My Wife Stopped Me From Saving My Mother-in-law

Willow’s hesitation dissipated. She pointed at me and said, “You got caught lying red-handed, George! Aren’t you embarrassed?

“What kind of grudge do you have against Max that you have to destroy his career?”

I got even more anxious. I yelled, “Why would I lie to you?! Willow, if you don’t put out that fire and save whoever’s in there, you’re going to regret this!”

Willow was provoked by my words. She kicked me in the back of my leg and said coldly, “Regret? The only regret I have is marrying you!

“Apologize to Max right now! Otherwise, don’t whine at me for throwing away all the years we’ve had together.”

My leg hurt terribly. I looked at her and pleaded, “There really is someone in there! Even if it’s not Susan, you’ll still get fired if there happens to be someone in there!”

Willow said confidently, “It’s just one life. I have done a lot of good things. Even if someone dies, I can get away.”

Maximus approached me. He looked like a smug and petty villain.

“Just apologize! That’s a lot easier than paying a fine. Don’t tell me you don’t know how to apologize, George!”

He leaned down and looked at me viciously. He then whispered to me, “Susan really is in there! I tricked her into going inside.

“That old hag was so loyal to you! She just had to keep getting in the way of Lolo and me being together.

“Once she’s dead, no one will ever be able to stop Lolo and me from living happily ever after.”

I shuddered with rage when I heard his cruel words. I swung my fist at him and yelled, “I’ll kill you, you monster!”

I was overwhelmed with guilt. Susan had been dragged into this because of me.

Maximus covered his cheek and said pitifully, “Honey, I was just trying to be nice and telling George to move on. He started hitting me for nothing!

“I’m not going to make a big deal out of this. All he has to do is get on his knees and apologize to me. Then, I might consider not pressing assault charges.

“My face is insured, you know! It’s worth twenty-eight million dollars.”

Willow looked at me coldly.

“Max is being gracious by not holding this against you. Go on, apologize to him now!”

Everyone looked at me like they were ringside at a spectacle.

I bit my tongue from anger. My mouth filled with the taste of blood. I looked at her and said deliberately, “Fine, I’ll apologize. But none of you are allowed to stop me from going into that fire after that.”

Willow frowned.

“If you want to walk into that fire and get yourself killed, go ahead.”

Once she agreed to it, I knelt and mumbled apologies to Maximus.

Maximus picked his ear and said innocently, “Huh? That’s too soft. I didn’t hear a thing.

“Show him how it’s done.”

Two tall bodyguards walked over. They brutally forced my head down and smashed it against the ground.

A large gash opened on my forehead. Blood streamed down my face.

After that, I felt dizzy and lightheaded. My face was completely covered in blood.

I used all my willpower to get up. Then, I sprinted toward the fire.

Soon after I reached inside, a team of police officers walked over sternly.

“We received a report. Someone here deliberately set a fire and burned a civilian.”

Willow stepped forward and said without hesitation, “Someone’s trying to sabotage our shoot by filing a fake police report. You can arrest him when he shows up.”

As soon as she said that, I came rushing out with Susan in my arms. Both of us were completely blackened from the smoke and fire.

My eyes lit up when I saw the police. I said urgently, “Officer, I’m the one who reported Maximus for deliberately setting the fire and for attempted murder. He tried to burn my mother-in-law to death inside that factory.

“I want to report Willow, too. She’s the fire chief, but she abused her power and broke the law to cover for Maximus. My recording pen has all the evidence.”