I took a deep breath, holding back my tears, and said, "Come back with me to see Mom off on her final journey. You know her greatest wish was for us to be by her side when she passed."
A staff member moved to cut the livestream, but the director raised his hand to stop them.
"What? Did Jeff's mother pass away?"
"Does that mean this woman is really Jeff's wife?"
"So what does that make Ida?"
For a moment, Jeff's gaze towards me turned ice-cold, filled with disgust and hatred.
He grabbed my chin harshly and spat, "Diana Smith! You can cause trouble all you want, but now you're cursing my mother's death, aren't you?!"
"My mom was always so good to you, and you dare bring her into this for some other man. You're so vile!"
"Yeah, Diana," Ida chimed in, disapprovingly shaking her head at me.
"Auntie always said she treated you like her own daughter. It was you who forced Jeff into marriage. Now, how can you joke about her death?"
"Turns out this woman forced him into marriage!"
"And she's even joking about someone else's mother? Despicable!"
"No way could a crazy woman like her compare to my little angel, Ida."
"Just divorce already! The one who's not loved is the real third wheel!"