Chapter 9 — Live towards the light

12 The final threat Luu Ngoc Mai stood on the balcony railing, her body shaking. The night wind blew her gray hair, making her look like a desperate ghost.

“You guys go back!”

She screamed madly.

“If you dare to leave, I will die right in front of you!”

Co Thanh paused. His whole body stiffened. His face was pale.

"Mom! Get down! Mom, get down!"

His voice trembled, filled with panic. No matter how resentful, that is still the person who gave birth and raised him. He couldn't stand by and watch her die. Co Vi and Vuong Le were also frightened and quickly ran to the balcony.

"Mom! Don't do anything foolish!"

"If there's anything, take it slow. Mom goes down first!"

The atmosphere in the living room was tense to the extreme. Seeing that the threat was effective, a distorted smile appeared on Luu Ngoc Mai's face.

“Want me to come down?”

Her eyes were like venomous snakes, fixed on me.

“Tell Khuong Nghien to hand over the phone and all the evidence!”

“Tell him to erase it in front of me!”

“Then kneel down, bow your head and apologize to me!”

“If not… you guys prepare to pick up my body for me today!”

The demands are both cruel and unreasonable. She wanted to use Co Thanh's filial piety as her final card. Don't just want to win. But he also wanted me to lose to the point where I no longer had any dignity left. All eyes turned to me. Co Thanh turned his head to look at me. In his eyes there was struggle and pleading. He knew how unreasonable this request was. But he was even more afraid that his mother would really jump down. He wanted to speak, but his lips trembled and he couldn't make a sound. He was pleading with me with his eyes. Begged me to take one more step back, save his mother, and also save himself - the son who was being pushed to the brink. I looked at him. It's cold to the core. Up to this point, he still isn't really on my side. There is still hope for me to continue to sacrifice, continue to endure, to maintain this rotten family. I looked again at the crazy woman on the balcony. She… didn't want to die. She's just using her own life to tie us all down. Bind her son, bind my marriage, bind the rest of my peaceful life. If I give in today. What awaits me will be a never-ending nightmare. I will forever live under her control, never to raise my head again. As for my son, he will forever be locked in this distorted family, never seeing the light of day. I absolutely do not allow it. I took a deep breath, under everyone's gaze, slowly shook my head.

“I will not erase evidence.”

“I also won't… kneel before her.”

My voice was not loud, but like a thunderclap ringing in everyone's ears. A ray of despair flashed in Co Thanh's eyes. As for Luu Ngoc Mai, it was as if she heard the most ridiculous story and burst out laughing hysterically.

"Okay! Well done, Khuong Nghien!"

“You really have a hard heart!”

“You want to force me to death!”

"Co Thanh, do you see! This is the good wife you married!"

“Not even your mother's life matters!”

She laughed and cried at the same time, almost crazy.

“If that's the case... then I'll complete it for you!”

Having finished speaking, her body shook, pretending to want to jump down. Co Thanh screamed in despair, almost collapsing. Right at that moment, thousands of pounds hang by a thread. I did it again something that surprised everyone. I didn't pull Co Thanh. Also do not advise Luu Ngoc Mai. I just calmly… held up the phone. Head straight towards the swaying figure on the balcony. Then, press the record button. The red light of the recording mode, flickering in the dark living room, was terrifyingly dazzling. I spoke up, my voice cold as ice.

“Don't you want to die?”

“Just jump.”

“I will film the whole process.”

“After that, I will hand over this video, along with the recording when you forced me to kneel, to the police.”

"I will tell them how you, in order to appropriate your daughter-in-law's property, in order to hide your youngest son's sins, gradually forced yourself into a dead end."

“I believe, outsiders will see clearly.”

“Who was the one who forced who to death?”

"You're dead, just so you can help your beloved son maintain his 'filial' reputation."

“It's just that 'filial piety'... the price is a bit expensive.”

“He may have to live his whole life with the name 'forcing his biological mother to death'.”