Amanda’s face turned pale, her lips trembling as tears of humiliation burned in her eyes. She glanced at her husband, Paul, hoping for support—but he only smirked at the wall, cold and detached.
“You’re useless!” his mother’s sharp voice cut through the receiver.
“Margaret, what do you want?” Amanda asked carefully, gripping the phone.
“You know very well! Give my Paul a child!” Margaret barked. “It’s been four years and still nothing. Do you think my son will take care of a barren woman forever? We’re a respectable family. We need heirs, not excuses! Your mother, a cleaning lady, was probably more useful than you with all your so-called degrees!”
Every call was torture, every word a wound. Amanda whispered, “We’re doing everything we can.”
“Words, always words!” Margaret snapped. “My Paul’s a police captain. He can always find a younger, fertile wife!”
Amanda slammed the phone down, tears stinging her eyes. Paul sat beside her, scrolling his phone. He’d heard everything—again.
“She’s gone too far,” Amanda murmured.
Paul shrugged. “Why do you react like this? Mom just worries about us. She wants grandchildren. Put up with it.”
Those words cut deeper than any insult. Amanda had built a career in marketing, worked tirelessly, and was her mother’s pride. Yet her greatest dream—motherhood—had become her deepest torment.
The truth was darker than Margaret knew. Amanda had passed every medical test; she was perfectly healthy.
But Paul refused his. “I’m fine!” he’d snap, hiding behind pride.
When he finally agreed, the results mysteriously vanished: “The lab lost them,” then, “The doctor’s on leave.”
But Amanda’s mother, Mary, didn’t buy it. Through a nurse friend at the clinic, she learned the devastating truth: Paul suffered from severe infertility. He’d lied, letting Amanda shoulder the blame while his mother spewed venom.
Mary kept silent, waiting for Paul to confess.
On Amanda’s 30th birthday, she wanted a night of joy, free from Margaret’s cruelty. At a cozy restaurant, surrounded by friends and colleagues, the evening sparkled with warmth.
Paul invited his police buddies, proud to show off his elegant wife.
Then the door burst open. Margaret stormed in, lips pursed tight.
“Mom, you said you wouldn’t come,” Paul stammered.
“I changed my mind.” She marched to the center table. “Turn down the music! I want to toast the queen of the evening.”
The room froze. Amanda’s heart sank.
“My dear Amanda!” Margaret began, her tone sugar-coated, eyes sweeping the crowd.
“How lucky you were to land my son! Paul is a pillar of this community. And you—you’re just the daughter of a cleaning lady. What have you given him after four years? No child. Too busy chasing your career!”
Amanda’s eyes filled with tears. Paul stayed silent.
But then Mary rose. Her voice was steady, sharp as steel.
“Yes, my daughter is the daughter of a cleaning lady—and I’m proud of it. She earned her degree, built her career. What about your son? He bought his grades, skipped classes, paid bribes to become captain. That’s your so-called hero!”
Gasps rippled through the room.
Mary’s eyes locked on Paul. “And as for children—maybe tell your mother why you hide your test results. Or shall I say it?”
Paul’s head dropped.
“He’s the infertile one!” Mary declared. “Not my daughter! That’s the truth.”
The room erupted. Phones captured everything. By morning, the video had gone viral: “Mother-in-law humiliated—son exposed as sterile.”
Paul hid at his mother’s house. Neighbors mocked Margaret openly: “So proud of your son? Now we know the truth!” Ashamed, she shrank from public view.
For Amanda, the pain was still raw, but the weight was gone. Her husband’s betrayal had crushed her—but her mother’s courage had set her free. She was no longer alone.
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