The Thousands-Dollar Bride Money That Vanished

When my mother heard that I was going to go to jail, she waved her hands in fear. “No, we can't go to jail, Leta, what's going on?”

“What's going on? Isn't she your good daughter? She stole my family's betrothal money and now she's pretending to be ignorant.”

My mother-in-law's sarcastic words made my mother's face even paler. She breathed in big gulps of air and trembled uncontrollably with anger.

I was afraid that the nightmare from my previous life would happen again, so I quickly begged the police, “My mother is not feeling well. Can you send her to the hospital first?”

The police officer nodded and was about to agree, but my mother-in-law grabbed my mother's arm and said rudely, “What do you mean? Do you two want to run away? 

“I'll tell you! If you don't return the money today, no one will be allowed to leave!”

I could npt stand it anymore and pushed her.

“What nonsense are you talking about?! I said I didn't take your money. I haven't touched that card since I was given it!”

“Ouch! Look everyone, she dared to hit me. Is there any justice in this world?”

I just pushed her gently, but my mother-in-law screamed like a pig being slaughtered. She took two steps back weakly and fell into Fredric's arms.

When Fredric saw that I dared to hit his mother, his face suddenly changed.

He slapped me hard and looked at me with disappointment. “Leta, you really went too far this time.

“I know you grew up in a single-parent family and have a weak sense of family affection, but you shouldn't disrespect my mother.

“You must apologize to my mother immediately, otherwise I will really hold you accountable.”

Most of the guests in the audience were originally relatives of the Noble Family. 

So, when Fredric said this, everyone became furious and shouted at me that I must apologize to Fredric and his mother. 

Some people even threw leftover drink bottles at me. In an instant, I went from being a glamorous bride to being in an embarrassed state.

“Pay back the money!”

“Apologize!”

“She is really a whore who wants to pretend to be a saint! She has the guts to take 40,000 dollars from someone else, but she doesn't have the guts to admit it?”

“You still say you're not a gold digger, but you've emptied out the savings of this family for half their life.”

“She transferred the betrothal gift within two days of receiving it. She is obviously a professional. Who knows how much she spent on entertainment outside. Now she is just looking for an honest person to take over!”

“Oh my god, how disgusting! How can there be such a woman?”

“Isn't this how her mother raised her? This is how the daughter follows in her mother's footsteps.”

The guests' insults became more and more unpleasant and some even took out their phones to broadcast the scene live.

Was it true that my rebirth was meaningless, that I could only suffer such humiliation and harm over and over again?

In a split second, I suddenly figured something out and shouted, “Police comrade, I want to report a crime.”