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The insults online were getting worse. It wasn’t just Lily being cursed out… Both Owen and Oscar were being dragged into it as wel. People were saying their whole family was dishonest for hiding a person’s medical conditions
Elsie was heartbroken. They’re going too far. It’s one thing to <b>insult </b>Mom, but why are they attacking Oscar and Owen too?”
Owen gripped the iPad tightly. He didn’t me <b>the </bizens. This was all Yunice’s fault for being so rebellious. If she hadn’t acted <b>out</b>, none of this would’ve ended up online. He turned around and started pounding on Yunice’s door.
As soon as Yunice stepped out, Owen grabbed her. “How much more trouble are you nning to cause this <b>family</b>?”
Yunice looked at him. I’m not getting married.
“What woman doesn’t get married? You think you can just stay in this house forever?”
Yunice remembered how Elsie had once yfully said she didn’t want to get married. And what had Owen said back then? He had told her she didn’t have to, <b>that </b>the family <b>could </b>afford to take care of her.
Yuniceughed at herself. “If you think I’m a burden<b>, </b>I <b>can </b><b>move </b>out of the Saunders <b>family</b>”
Owen said, “You think it’s that simple? If you move out, people will just say we abandoned you and kicked you out
So they wanted to get rid of her, but they also wanted to keep up appearances. The only way to do both <b>was </b>to find a man to <b>take </b>her in. Yunice didn’t respond. She just took the iPad from Elsie’s hands, scrolled through thements, then turned the screen toward Owen “So if you marry me off to a man with CAIS, that would make you all look good?”
Owen froze. His eyesnded on one particrment. That woman isn’t any better. Her son has CAIS, is prone to violence, and can’t even have kids. <b>And </b>she still insists on a grandson? What a <b>joke</b>. No wonder they got kicked out
Owen was shocked. He turned to Lily. “Mom, <b>the </b>guy you picked for Yunice has CAIS?”
<b>Lily </b>looked bewildered. I. I didn’t know. But <b>Genna </b><b>is </b><b>a </b>nice person…”
A woman who groped <b>people’s </b>butts to test their obedience? How nice could she be?
Lily still ined to justify it. “Their family is well<b>–</b><b>off</b><b>, </b>and her husband works at the health bureau. Yunny isn’t actually mentally ill. If we exin things properly, they won’t <b>hold </b><b>it </b><b>against </b>her.”
Yuniceughed. How little must Lily think of her, to believe that as long <b>as </b>others didn’t look down on her, that was all that mattered, never once considering whether she looked down on <b>them</b><b>. </b>
Yunice sneered. “What’s more important to you, Genna or the health bureau <b>that </b>can help Owen’s career? As long as it benefits Owen, it’s okay to marry me off to someone with CAIS <b>and </b>turn me into <b>a </b>baby–making machine, right?”
Lily’s face burned with embarrassment.
Elue immediately chimed in. “If it helps Owen’s career and benefits our family’s hospital, then I’d be willing to marry a disabled person and take care of them myself”
Yunice shot her a look. Since you’re so self–sacrificing, why don’t you marry him?”
<b>Pal</b><b>! </b>Owen pped Yunice <b>across </b>the face. The pain <b>was </b><b>sharp</b>. Yunice closed her eyes for a moment, then opened them again, her expressionpletely alm
He <b>must </b>have been holding that p in for a long time. He had probably wanted to hit her before but had been suppressing it under a <b>fake </b>sense of morality. It was only now, in the midst of defending Elsie, that he finally let loose.
Yunice smiled. “Mom <b>and </b>Owen picked such <b>a </b>great family. If Elsie marries into it, she’ll be living the good life. Owen, why are you so mad! Shouldn’t you be happy for her?”
Owen was still furious. “Are you evenparable to Elsie? She’s in grad school and has won multiple provincial–level awards.
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Even though Yunice <b>had </b>told herself n
to care about what anyone in the Saunders family said, words could still cut deep. <b>Even </b>knives stabbed into the bould hurt. She regretted trying to argue. Bias ran too deep… People like Owen would never think they were wrong. To <b>them</b>, the only problem <b>was </b>that she didn’t <b>know </b>her ce.
Seeing that Owen had gone too far. Eksic tugged at <b>his </b>sleeve and gently said, “Yunice, you really misunderstood Owen isn’t forcing you to get married. It’s just that business <b>is </b>tough. The hospital had a medical dispute, and the impact <b>has </b>been huge. Owen’s been stressed about it for days.”
A medical dispute? Before Yunice could ask what <b>had </b>happened, Owen pulled his arm away. “<b>Why </b>are you telling her that? Someone as vicious as her would love to see the hospital shut down.
With that, he stormed <b>upstairs</b>.
Yunice <b>turned </b><b>a </b>scrutinizing gaze on Elsie. <b>Was </b>it your mistake that caused the ident?
A flicker of guilt shed through Elsie’s eyes before she turned and followed Owen.
Yunice went back to her room and checked the news about Saunders Hospital on her phone.
That was when she found out that Saunders Hospital had been exposed for surgical malpractice, leading to a patient’s sudden cardiac arrest. Though the patient had been resuscitated, their family had set up banners outside the hospital, demanding an apology andpensation.
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