Margerie definitely wouldn't return the money she received, so this five-hundred thousand dollar was probably something Jude had to scrape together desperately.
I didn't care how he managed to fill that hole, Belle's life-saving money could not be short by even a cent. "There's also the thirty-eight thousand dollar luxury seven-day trip," I reminded him.
Jude gritted his teeth and promised to cancel it the next day. Taking advantage of the time after I had kicked Jude out, I installed hidden cameras all over the house.
That night, I sent a message to my best friend, Susan Green, asking her for a favor. The next day, while I was taking care of Belle in the hospital, I suddenly received a video from Susan.
When I opened it, it showed Jude at the travel agency, trying to get a refund. In the video, a large crowd surrounded Jude and Margerie, pointing and gossiping.
Susan's voice was loud and clear, "Your daughter is lying in the hospital and you're signing up for a luxury trip? Margerie, how shameless can you be? Divorced and now seducing a married man!"
Jude tried to flee but was blocked by the crowd.
"So, you're abandoning your wife and child to rekindle your old flame with your high school sweetheart? If I hadn't run into you today, Rosie might have continued to be deceived by you. I'm going to tell Rosie right now so she knows exactly what kind of person you are," Susan yelled angrily.
Everyone around was condemning Jude and Margerie.
Some of Margerie's colleagues mentioned that she was always flirting with clients and Jude, who frequently brought her tea and flowers, turned out to be a married man.
Susan also told me that she deliberately chose a busy time to go there, causing a big scene. Since Margerie already had a bad reputation, she was fired on the spot.
Watching the video, I couldn't help but laugh.
"Mom, you finally smiled." From her hospital bed, Belle raised her small hand and touched the wrinkles on my face.
"It's all my fault. When I got sick, Mom stopped smiling. Mom, you should smile more. Mother's Day is coming soon and I've prepared a gift for you," my daughter said.
Thinking of that gift, my heart clenched tightly. In my previous life, the doctor asked me to collect Belle's belongings. Under her pillow, I found a pile of unfinished paper star.