Why Don't You Just Die
"This..." Grandma Evans and Susan Evans looked at each other, both feeling reluctant.
Although May Parker's disgraceful actions brought shame upon them, they couldn't bear to see a girl they'd watched grow up be drowned in a pig cage.
"How about... we just let it go?" Grandma Evans looked at Susan Evans. "Third daughter-in-law, if we really force May Parker to her death, we'll be branded as vicious for life. Simon's still young—why not wait a few years until this blows over, then find him a better wife? What do you think?"
Susan Evans sighed, glancing at Helen Parker, who was covered in blood and tears—truly pitiful. Though Susan Evans usually didn't get along with Helen, she wasn't so cruel as to want someone dead. Seeing this, she decided to back down. At worst, they'd split the family and live apart from now on.
"Sigh..." Susan Evans sighed, agreeing to compromise.
Helen Parker saw that May Parker's life was spared and finally relaxed, collapsing to the ground in a daze.
But just then, Samuel Evans burst out of the study, his face dark with rage.
"Samuel, where are you going!?" Helen Parker wiped her tears and chased after him, grabbing his sleeve.
Samuel Evans turned back, his eyes full of malice and venom. "Do you know what the other students at the Academy say about me? They call me the brother of a prostitute, ask if my mother sells herself, and curse me as a bastard born of a whore! All because of that wretched May Parker! She's ruined my reputation at the Academy—even the teacher looks down on me! Today, I'm going to tie up that wretch and drown her in front of the whole village!"
"No, Samuel! May Parker is your own sister!" Helen Parker never imagined Samuel would want to kill May Parker. She clung desperately to his arm, crying, "Samuel, it's all May Parker's fault! She did something shameful! But for the sake of your sibling bond, spare her! May Parker has always been closest to you—she always gave you the best food first. How can you be so heartless as to take her life?"