By now, the neighbors had come to the hospital to watch the commotion.
“You kicked him in his most vulnerable spot, and he didn’t even fight back—he just begged you not to divorce him. Girl, aren’t you being too unreasonable?”
“Exactly! Everyone says he has nothing going on with Emily, the college student. Why won’t you listen?”
But I gritted my teeth and stood firm.
“I don’t care. I still want a divorce.”
Margaret’s face went cold.
“Neighbors, friends, you’ve all seen this with your own eyes. Jason is innocent. The one at fault is you, and still you insist on divorce.”
“Then you’ll have to leave with nothing. Take your name off the house deed!”
“Mom, no! I don’t want to divorce Rachel! What are you doing?”
“Better to tear down a temple than destroy a marriage. Why are you tearing us apart?”
Jason wept in pain.
“You useless thing! You can’t even keep your wife. Can’t you see she’s dead set on divorcing you? And you’re still spoiling her?”
“What kind of spell has she put on you? Why are you protecting her like this?”
Margaret looked at him with bitter disappointment.