---- Chapter 121 "Seriously, what's wrong? Do you need my help with something?" Liam cleared his throat. Right then, Wendy could vaguely hear a faint voice calling his name. "It's nothing. I'll call you by then. Oh, I have something urgent to do, so I have to go now." It was currently 4:30 am. Hearing the faint female voice in the background made Wendy's face go red. "Why are you calling me at this hour?

Aren't you worried that your girlfriend might get jealous?" Even though he knew she had misunderstood , he didn't make any attempts to clear it up. He simply said, "See you then." After hanging up, Wendy replayed their conversation in her head. Something felt off, but she didn't dwell on it. On her way back from the hospital, Wendy received a call from an unfamiliar number. ---- The moment the call connected , Ethan's high-pitched voice came through. "Mommy, where are you? I don't feel so good.

Come take care of me already." Although he had a youthful voice, his tone was commanding, which made Wendy frown. The way he spoke felt unusual . She could tell that there was probably someone beside him, telling him what to say. "Is Zelda there with you?" Wendy probed. No one else responded other than Ethan, who snapped impatiently , "Am I not allowed to call you when I want to?

Stop asking so many questions and come take me to the hospital right now!" There was no childlike innocence in his words-he sounded more like a tiny adult. Pressing her lips together, Wendy tried to keep her cool." Where exactly are you feeling discomfort ? I'll let Zelda know and have her call the family doctor." "No! Why should the family doctor come? Aren't you my mommy? Don't you know my body better than anyone? ---- You don't even care about your child!

You must hate me!" There was no way a five-year-old could come up with such manipulative remarks on his own, and Zelda would never coach him to say such things. Abad feeling started to settle in her chest. Sure enough, when Wendy didn't respond right away, Ethan began to shriek, 'Do you not even want to see me anymore? I'm so disappointed in you, Mommy!" Wendy said nothing in the face of Ethan's sudden yelling. Meanwhile , Jenna, who was sitting next to Ethan, gave him a proud thumbs-up.

The emboldened Ethan got even more worked up and tearfully lashed out at Wendy. "Other mommies care about their kids... You're the only one who's abandoned me, and that makes you bad. You're a bad mommy! Even Auntie Jenna treats me better than you. At least she takes care of me when I'm sick. You won't even come see me. I hate you!" Ethan's shrill cries were accompanied by his unreasonable comparisons and complaints. Wendy frowned, the noise giving her a splitting headache.

---- Then, amidst Ethan's theatrical sobbing, she heard someone say softly, "Good job." It was Jenna. So there really was someone feeding Ethan lines. Wendy's face darkened . She warned, her voice cold and sharp, "Jenna Sanders, if you keep teaching Ethan to lie and do such things, I'll tell James all the things you've done." No sooner had the words left her mouth when Wendy, distracted while driving , noticed the car in front of her had abruptly halted. It was too late to stop the vehicle.

As her car rear-ended the one in front, a crash rang out. Her phone flew from the passenger seat and onto the floor.