Chapter 10 — The Husband's Secret

I closed the door, leaned my back against the door and slowly slid down to sit on the floor. My mother carried Vien Vien and walked out. There were still tears in Vien Vien's eyes. When she saw me, she immediately reached out and asked to hold her. I picked her up and hugged her tightly. My mother asked, did he admit it? I nodded. My mother cursed once, her voice trembling. Lawyer Trinh has not left yet. She immediately told me to write down the entire conversation just now. She said, as quickly as possible, the time, the place, the words verbatim. I held Vien Vien and used my phone to type. The fingers trembled. But I never stopped. After nine o'clock in the evening, Aunt Khuong arrived. She stood outside my mother's house, her hair blown by the wind. In her hand she was still carrying a bag of medicine. As soon as my mother saw her, she was about to slam the door. But Aunt Khuong knelt down directly. In the hallway, someone opened the door and looked out. She didn't care either. She said, Mistress, I beg you. I looked at her. She said, Tieu Du bled a lot today. She said, since childhood, the boy's health was not good. When Ms. Lam passed away, the boy was only about this size. She made a gesture that showed her smallness. Her tears kept falling. She said, I'm not a bad person. She said, I just watch him grow up, I have no way to stand by and watch him wait to die. I asked, so my aunt came to my house to take care of Vien Vien. Aunt Khuong cried and shook her head. It wasn't originally for this purpose, she said. She said, the boss just asked me to come see my sister. She said, Tieu Du always asked what her sister looked like. I said, and then what? Aunt Khuong bowed her head. She said, then the doctor said, relatives with the same bloodline have a greater chance. She said, the boss said not to tell her for now, wait for the results and talk later. I laughed. I said, if the results are suitable then talk, if the results are not suitable then continue to hide it, isn't that right? Aunt Khuong was speechless. I asked her if Vien Vien's teething ring had been taken away by her aunt. She raised her head suddenly. Her expression gave me the answer. My mother was so angry that her whole body trembled. I was strangely calm again. I said, Aunt Khuong, you have been taking care of Vien Vien for three months. I said, she used to sleep in her aunt's arms, used to hold her collar, used to smile at her. I asked, when she took the girl's things to give them to someone else to test, did she feel sorry for her at all? Aunt Khuong's shoulders slumped. She knelt on the floor and cried. She said, I'm sorry. She said, I really have no other choice. I say, there are many people who have no other choice in this world. I said, but you can't use other people's children as medicine. At this moment, the elevator door opened. I thought Tham Nghien was back. But the person who came out was my mother-in-law. She was wearing a dark coat, and there was no surprise on her face. She glanced at Aunt Khuong kneeling on the floor, then looked back at me. She said, isn't enough chaos? I hugged Vien Vien tightly. I said, my mother also knows about it. She walked to the door, her voice very cold. She said, there's nothing wrong with the Tham family's descendants helping each other. I looked at the file bag in her hand. She put that file bag in front of me. She said, tomorrow morning at nine o'clock, take Vien Vien to the hospital. She said, if you don't agree, we will follow legal procedures. The file bag is not sealed. Inside revealed a piece of paper. At the top, clearly state the Application for kinship assessment. In the applicant column, Tham Nghien's name was already signed. 10After my mother-in-law finished saying that sentence, the hallway was so quiet that only the sound could be heard.

the sound of Vien Vien's soft breathing. I looked at the file bag she gave me and didn't accept it. Her hands hovered in mid-air, her face carrying certainty. Like she didn't come to negotiate. Which is coming to announce. Lawyer Trinh came out of the house. She had just been in the living room arranging documents. When she heard a noise outside the door, she turned on the recording on her phone. She glanced at the file bag. "Who told you that you can follow this procedure?" My mother-in-law frowned. "Who are you?" Lawyer Trinh said. "Diep An's lawyer." My mother-in-law's face darkened. "In our family matters, it is not the turn of outsiders to interfere." Lawyer Trinh did not give in. "Regarding taking body samples of minors and medical decisions, the mother, as a joint guardian, has the right to refuse." "The father does not give in." must be a universal travel document." My mother-in-law sneered. "Yuan Yuan's last name is Tham." I said. "She is also the child born to me ten months ago." My mother-in-law looked at me. "Diep An, don't say such unfaithful words." "Tham Du is also a blood relative of the Tham family." "The child has been without a mother since childhood, and his health is not good." "Vien Vien only did a compatibility test, yes." I won't force her to pay for her life." My hand holding Vien Vien tightened little by little.