Julie unleashed her rage, her eyes burning with genuine hatred.


    Joseph''s face twisted in displeasure, his pride wounded. He hadn''t expected to see himself as such a failure in Julie''s eyes. To avoid marrying him, Julie had gone to the extreme of killing Granny Anita, the sweet olddy who had tried to set them up. "You''re insane! Completely out of your mind!" Feiman shouted, anger boiling over. "You''re beyond help."


    "Ha!" Julie spat on the ground, her eyes zing. "It''s all because of the Salstrom family pushing me too far. Where''s Katelyn today, huh? She''s the root of all this, insisting I''d be the perfect daughter-inw and pushing me towards Herman. I went on that date full of hope, only to be met with nothing but scorn from the Salstroms. What gives you the right to treat me like trash?"


    Aftershing out at Katelyn, Julie turned her fury on Anastasia. "What makes you better than me? A street vendor with no college degree, knocked up before marriage, and yet you waltz into the Salstrom family. Are they blind? Preferring someone like you over me?" Flynn snapped back, "With your jealousy, hypocrisy, and cruelty, you don''t deserve to set foot in the Salstrom household. You''re not even fit to tie Anastasia''s shoces."


    "She might be wonderful, but she couldn''t even protect her own child. And me? I''m carrying the Salstrom heir. Anastasia, your child was unlucky tond in your womb-heard it was a boy, ha! Died by the hands of that old hag and me. Do you hate me? Come on, take your revenge for your child if you dare. If you don''t have the guts, you''re not even worth my contempt."


    Julie deliberately provoked Anastasia, hoping to make her lose control andsh out in front of everyone. That way, even Herman wouldn''t be able to stand by Anastasia.


    But Anastasia remainedposed. There was hatred in her eyes, but she wasn''t about to lose control.


    She stared coldly at Julie and said, "Your actions will be judged by thew, not by my hands."


    "Hypocrite," Julie snarled. "Anastasia, don''t pretend you didn''t want Granny Anita dead when you stabbed her. I just finished what you started. I''m so disappointed in you. If you had just finished her off, I wouldn''t have had to step in. You''re a hypocrite, a murderer just like me. We''re in this together. How can you face Herman now?"


    Julie''s words struck at Anastasia''s guilt. She had indeed harbored thoughts of killing Granny Anita, even if she hadn''t gone through with it.


    Herman sensed Anastasia''s turmoil and stepped forward, taking her hand before the gathered crowd, showing their united front. "Anastasia has nothing to feel guilty about and owes the Salstroms nothing. I understand all her actions, and as her husband, I failed to protect her and our child."


    With these words, Julie was defeated.


    What could she possibly have topare with Anastasia?


    The guests admired Herman for his clear sense of right and wrong. After all, who wouldn''t feel rage if their child had been harmed?


    Human emotions are not like nts and trees, unfeeling and stoic.


    Women may seem fragile, but as mothers, they are fierce protectors, ready to sacrifice everything for their children.


    Many mothers in the audience empathized, imagining themselves in Anastasia''s shoes, possibly acting even more drastically.


    Flynn raised his voice: "Julie, Herman rejected you from the start. It''s your own obsessive desire that''s led you to this point. You think you can just have whatever you want? Matters of the heart can''t be forced, and frankly, you''re just selfish. You can''t stand losing, but it''s not about love for Herman."


    "I''ve lost, so whatever you say is right," Julie spat bitterly, ring at Joseph. "Joseph, you spineless coward, your woman and child are attacked, and you do nothing? You''re not a man."


    Joseph stepped forward, his face indifferent, hisugh mocking. "A mere ything, I couldn''t care less. I''ve had women who could offer me a fresh green hat every day without repeating. I never said I''d marry you. Don''t tter yourself. Herman''s discarded rag is of no interest to me."


    With that, Joseph turned on his heel, striding defiantly towards the exit.


    Julie cursed him: "Joseph, you''ll never know peace, you scum..."


    Breaking free from her bridesmaid''s grasp, she pulled a hairpin from her hair and lunged at Joseph''s back, screaming, "You can die!"