Bernie was shocked compared to the rest of the people present.
He sprang up from the sofa and pointed his trembling finger at Fiona. "What the hell are you saying? Did you really do it?"
He didn't expect that Fiona would do such a thing. His anger reached its pinnacle. "Fiona!" he bellowed, pounding the table. "How could you do such a thing?"
The Lind family members were decent people with good values.
Bernie had married Fiona only because she was gentle and obedient.
Fiona wiped her tears and sniffled loudly. "Bernie, I know I made a mistake. I was too disappointed in Janet that I lost my mind. I was just thinking about apologizing to her now."
"That's unbelievable! Do you think I'm dumb enough to believe you? You've been humming a happy tune all afternoon. You were even denying it when Janet showed up here to accuse you. What the hell is wrong with you?"
Bernie frowned. The wrinkles on his forehead grew more prominent, making him look ten years older.
His wife suddenly seemed like a stranger to him. He didn't think Fiona would be such a ruthless person.
"You know I married you because I thought you were a kind, virtuous woman. When we first adopted Janet, I knew you were angry and you had suffered a lot because we couldn't have a child of our own. I felt sorry for you and never argued with you. I just wanted to make it up for you. You... I didn't expect you to be such a ruthless person!"
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