A Debt Repaid In Blood, A Marriage Paid In Silence Chapter 04

A Debt Repaid In Blood, A Marriage Paid In Silence Chapter 04

Silence fell over the room once more. Julian 

snapped out of his shock, his eyes filled with utter 

disbelief. 

“Do you really have to keep making a scene?! Why can’t you just be quiet for once!” 

His friends immediately chipped in, 

“Come on, Wren. It’s Lila’s birthday today. Don’t 

steal her thunder.” 

“You had the baby–you have a responsibility. You can’t leave her without a complete family.” 

“Stop acting petty and jealous. Can’t you just get 

along?” 

They all talked over each other, pinning all the 

blame on me. 

I knew it. Ever since I married Julian, everyone had 

looked down on me. 

“Gold digger.” “Manipulator.” “Trash.” 

The insults were endless, and they cut deep. 

But I wasn’t the weak, crying Wren Hale I used to 

1. be. A few cruel words no longer made me fall 

apart. 

“Julian Hartford, I’m serious about the divorce. 

Nola’s a girl, and we both know your family doesn’t 

care about her. Let’s end this amicably.” 

With that, I picked up my mother’s urn and headed 

for the door. 

Julian’s eyebrows furrowed. He grabbed my wrist 

tightly. 

He was about to say something when Lila’s best 

friend let out a shrill scream. 

She pointed at the urn in my hand and shrieked, 

“No wonder Lila’s been having heart palpitations 

lately! You evil woman! You’ve been cursing her 

with this dark magic!” 

My head spun. I had no idea what she was talking. 

about. 

The others looked just as confused. Lila’s face 

turned deathly white, and she explained in a 

terrified voice, 

“I’ve been throwing up nonstop these days, and my 

heart races for no reason. So I went to a psychic, 

and he said someone in this house is putting a 

curse on me!” 

Tears streamed down Lila’s face as she looked at 

me with a pitiful expression. 

“If you hate me this much, I’ll leave. But please, 

spare my life. I’m carrying Julian’s baby!” 

With that, she stumbled to her knees in front of 

me, looking utterly helpless and abused. 

The room erupted in anger against me. 

“Wren Hale, you’re a monster! How could you do something so evil!” 

“Get her out of here! She’s shameless, completely 

heartless!” 

I wrenched my arm free and shouted in anger, “What are you talking about?! This is my mother’s ashes, not some cursed object! Are you all brain dead to believe Lila’s lies!” 

As soon as the words left my mouth, a few 

people’s faces turned bright red with 

embarrassment. 

But someone still sneered, “She’s just a shameless 

liar, refusing to admit what she’s done.” 

I tasted blood in my throat, sick to death of 

arguing with them. 

But Julian blocked my way and snatched the urn from my hands. 

Panic shot through me. I stretched out my hand 

and screamed, “Give it back! Give me my mother’s ashes back!” 

Julian pushed me away, his eyes filled with disappointment. 

He tried to open the urn, but it was sealed shut 

tight. 

Lila’s best friend let out a cold snort. 

“If it won’t open, then smash it! Let’s see what’s really inside!” 

My heart hammered so hard it felt like it would 

jump out of my throat. My voice cracked with 

tears, 

“Please. Just give it back to me.” 

Mocking laughter broke out around me. Someone 

shook their head and drawled, 

“What a good actress. Putting on a whole show 

for us.” 

Julian was about to smash the urn to the ground, 

but his eyes fell on my teary eyes, and he 

hesitated for two seconds. 

Finally, he said coldly, 

“You want the urn back? Apologize to Lila. Sincerely. Or I’ll flush the ashes down the drain.” 

My blood turned to ice in my veins. I stared at Julian with bloodshot eyes. 

Without a second thought, I bowed at a 

ninety–degree angle to Lila, as everyone around 

me muttered insults and stared at me with disdain. 

“I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have hurt you, shouldn’t have hit you. Please forgive me.” 

Everyone held their breath, waiting. Those endless 

seconds felt like an eternity, and I felt like my dignity was being trampled into the dirt. 

Finally, Lila let out a soft laugh and helped me up. 

“I forgive you, Wren. We’ll be good friends from now on.” 

Julian’s face softened a lot. He held out the urn to 

1. me. 

“Don’t hurt Lila again. I hope-” 

“AH!” 

Lila suddenly let out a scream, clutched her chest, and collapsed to the ground. 

Her body slammed straight into Julian’s hand. 

The urn slipped from his fingers and crashed to the floor, shattering into a million pieces. My mother’s ashes spilled everywhere.