Chapter 10: Mother?

I was lying in bed, staring blankly at the ceiling, feeling the heavy burden of guilt weighing down on me. I had told Eddie that I was married, but I hadn't had the chance to explain that it was only a contract marriage.

That's what had been bothering me at the office earlier. I had scribbled down notes about the contract marriage on a piece of paper, trying to make sense of it all. But now, here in my in-laws' house, the situation was even more frustrating. I was trapped in this contract marriage and finding it difficult to get out.

I sighed and closed my eyes, trying to push those thoughts out of my head. But it was no use. Living in my in-laws' house was a living nightmare. They treated me like a maid, never letting me forget that I was nothing more than a burden to them.

Suddenly, I heard footsteps outside my door and my heart began to race. The footsteps grew louder and louder, and then I heard something being dragged across the floor. My door was being banged loudly, as if someo