“If my son isn’t here, neither are you”: she threw her seven-months-pregnant daughter-in-law out onto the street, but when he returned and discovered the truth, he broke the silence his mother had used to destroy his marriage

Jenna turned even paler when she looked up at the second floor window. She saw Edith standing behind the curtain with a satisfied smile on her face.

At that moment, Cassandra realized this was not the end of the conflict. It was only the beginning of a nightmare that no one would believe.

Jenna acted quickly and helped Cassandra into the passenger seat of her car. She drove straight to the nearest medical clinic while Cassandra sat in total silence.

Cassandra gripped the edges of the seat and tried to regulate her breathing. She refused to let Edith see her break down into a complete sob.

At the emergency room, the doctors confirmed that the baby was currently safe. However, Cassandra’s blood pressure was dangerously high due to the extreme stress.

The medical staff ordered her to stay on bed rest and avoid any further confrontations. They warned her that returning to a hostile environment could trigger an early labor.

“As if I have a choice in the matter,” Cassandra thought to herself.

She spent the night at Jenna’s small apartment. The room smelled of fresh coffee and clean laundry, providing a sense of peace she hadn’t felt in months.

She couldn’t sleep because she was waiting for Wesley to call back. Finally, her phone rang early the next morning.

“Wesley!” Cassandra gasped as she answered.

“What more do you want from us?” a cold voice asked. It was Edith, not Wesley.

Cassandra felt her blood turn to ice. “Why do you have my husband’s phone?”

“Because he called me, and he was absolutely horrified after hearing about what you did,” Edith lied. “He knows the truth now.”

“What did you tell him?” Cassandra whispered.

Edith let out a dry, haunting laugh. “I told him you left the house screaming and that you disrespected his father’s memory.”

“I told him you said you were too good for this neighborhood and that you were leaving with a friend to find a better life,” the woman continued.

“That is a complete lie and you know it!” Cassandra shouted.

“Well, your husband believed me,” Edith said before hanging up the phone.

Cassandra tried to call back a dozen times, but the line was busy. Eventually, a single text arrived from Wesley’s number.

“I need time to think, please do not contact me today,” the message read.

That sentence felt like a physical blow to Cassandra’s chest. Jenna wanted to go to the house and scream at Edith, but Cassandra wouldn’t allow it.