The moment Jim’s mom, Mrs. Jackson, saw her son return, she immediately pulled Jim aside and started whispering to him.

I couldn’t hear what she was saying, but I had a vague idea — she was probably asking Jim whether what I said earlier was true.

After listening, Jim furrowed his sharp brows tightly together. His voice wasn’t loud, but it was just loud enough for me to catch every word.

He said, “Mom, what are you doing? I will never divorce Linda in this lifetime! Why are you stirring up trouble?”

I pulled the blanket over my head, not even wanting to waste a single word on this toxic...