Chapter 65 - Chapter 65: Chapter 65: Revealing the Truth (2/2)

Only then did Mrs. Wang sense that the situation was becoming dire. Regardless, Mrs. Yang was still Han Lin’s birth mother. If she disclosed the truth, she didn’t know what Han Lin would think. But if she kept silent and the matter escalated to the involvement of the government, things could be much worse. Either way, it was a dilemma. Mrs. Wang’s forehead started to sweat with anxiety.

Seeing her like this, Han Lin could hardly fail to see the truth, although he was angry. There was also the matter of the baby Mrs. Wang was carrying, “Aren’t you going to tell me the truth? Don’t think I don’t know it’s about your brother. You’ve been scheming about how to meddle with the Fourth daughter-in-law’s dowry. Now trouble has come. If you don’t speak up, I’m really going to stop meddling.”

With no other option left, Mrs. Wang knew she had to confess, relying on Han Lin to devise a solution, “Don’t be like that, Husband. I’ll tell you. This indeed has something to do with me, but I truly never intended for Mother to get hurt. It wasn’t on purpose. Actually, it was my brother who went into the Fourth house that day. Suddenly, Mother came back, and my brother, afraid of being caught, accidentally knocked Mother over. It really wasn’t deliberate.”

“Mrs. Wang, do you even regard me as your husband? I let it slide when you caused a scene with your mother’s family last time. But this is about my birth mother! Thankfully she wasn’t badly injured this time, but what if something serious had happened? And you never think to discuss things with me. Have I ever opposed you dealing with the Fourth son and his wife? If I had known about today’s plan earlier, I would have stopped Mother from coming back, preventing it from reaching this point.”

If it weren’t for the baby in Mrs. Wang’s belly, Han Lin might have been contemplating divorcing her; he recalled Su Wenyue’s offer of fifty taels of silver to fund another marriage.

“Husband, I know I was wrong. I didn’t mean to deceive you; I was just afraid you’d be angry. After all, the Fourth child is your younger brother, and I didn’t want to make things difficult for you. Please forgive me this one time,” Mrs. Wang looked at Han Lin with tears in her eyes, pleading earnestly.

Han Lin felt a surge of pity. Thinking back over the years he and Mrs. Wang had been together, their relationship had been good. She was tender and considerate towards him, and he did have affection for her, but she had changed a lot recently, especially since the Fourth daughter-in-law entered their household. Ultimately, the blame lay with the Fourth daughter-in-law.

“Enough, no more crying. What if you harm the baby inside you? We’ve been looking forward to our precious son for so long; we can’t afford any mishaps. As for this incident, I’ll give it some more thought to see if there’s a way out. If there isn’t, we’ll just have to be honest. Fortunately, Mother doesn’t have any serious injuries right now. With a baby on the way, our parents might not be too hard on you, in consideration of the child. Apologize to the Fourth daughter-in-law, and maybe things can be smoothed over. We certainly can’t

let them report this to the authorities, waiting for the constables to come and

investigate our home. That would be a real problem.”

“But, but I’ve made a lot of mistakes before. If everyone finds out that this incident is related to me, I’m afraid it won’t be so easy to be forgiven,” Mrs. Wang knew well that she had wronged the Han family many times, and while they might forgive once or twice, could they do it a third time? Besides, she had caused Mrs. Yang’s injury, which was her mother-in-law, and such wrongdoing could brand her spine with infamy.

“Right now, this is the only option. Otherwise, once the Fourth son and his wife go to the authorities, we won’t be able to keep it a secret. By then, it wouldn’t just be a private matter for the Han family, and you and your brother might both be taken by the government. Fortunately, you’re carrying a child, and our Father and Mother would be lenient for the baby’s sake,” Han Lin said, trying to calm her..