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After Ella's wife learned the truth of the matter,she resolutely divorced him,took half of the property,and left for another city with their son.
Ella's music store ended up closing down,and he was kicked out of all his other partnership businesses.
Ella was put under investigation.The next time I saw him was at the police station.
"Ella,I bet you didn't expect to end up like this,did you..."I shot him a cold glance.
You carried out a soul-killing on me,making me live like a walking corpse during my most beautiful youth.
Those scenes often appeared in my mind as nightmares and flashbacks.
I was confused,self-deprecating,afraid,ashamed,desperate,and in so much pain that I wanted to die.
You destroyed my trust in others.I had no friends,I was afraid to fall in love,and I lived a lonely and helpless life.
Humiliation and despair haunted my entire teenage years.I had been waiting for this day in my dreams.
"Amanda,do you know why I've been pestering you?There are plenty of little girls I've molested,but only your family was stupid enough to hold up banners and cause trouble,ruining my reputation and spoiling my plans."
"Your father,that idiot,wouldn't stop until he made a big scene.Even when he was brutally beaten by the hooligans,he was determined to get justice for you."
"Your father threatened me.He said he would even make a fuss in the city and the province.Who does he think he is?He took my 500,000 dollars and immediately stopped causing trouble.He didn't even make a peep.I thought he loved you so much,but in the end,it was all about the money...I actually quite like your fiery temper.The more fiery it is,the more it stirs up my desire to possess you..."
I suddenly stood up and let out a pained scream,"Shut up..."
"Your father used the 500,000 dollars I gave him to keep a mistress.I'm a scumbag,but your father isn't much better.Using the money from his daughter's suffering to support a woman.Tsk tsk..."
My anger surged like a tide.
Ella's words were like a sharp sword,piercing my heart deeply.
I trembled slightly all over,as if bearing the weight of endless heartache.It felt as if something was blocking my throat,making it difficult to breathe.
I was plunged into a bottomless pit of despair.I didn't know whether I should hate Ella or my father.
The pain they caused me spread through my heart.
I don't remember how I got home.What kind of pain is it to be hurt by the person you love the most?My mother seemed to have aged a lot.
Wrinkles had crept up the corners of her eyes,and white hair had appeared on her temples.I threw myself into her arms,and tears streamed down my face before I could even say a word.
I told my mother about the time when I was 15 and saw my father shopping with another woman and going to a hotel with her.I also told her about my father's tearful promise.I had expected my mother to be extremely heartbroken,but she just gave a faint smile and said,"Amanda,I already knew."
It turned out that my mother had known about my father's betrayal for a long time.
She had just endured it all this time for my sake.Then I told my mother about the 500,000 dollars that Ella gave my father.
My mother slumped to the ground,her shoulders shaking uncontrollably,and tears streamed down her face like rain.She murmured sorrowfully,"Amanda,I want a divorce..."
My parents got a divorce,and I once again used the law to defend my mother's rights.
Since he was the one at fault,he left the house empty-handed,and all the property,including the house and the car,was left to my mother.
We sold the house and the car.I quit my job,and my mother and I moved to a new city to start a new life.
I applied for a job at a law firm and became a lawyer.I also worked part-time as a psychological counselor.
I wanted to use the legal and psychological knowledge I had learned to help and protect more women.
My mother met a widowed dance partner while dancing square dance.They got along very well and fell in love,starting a new in her life.I don't want to get married,and I don't plan to.I just want to stay with my mother for the rest of my life.
I never contacted my father again,and I didn't want to hear any news about him.
As for Ella,his wife left him,his children were separated from him,his music store closed down,and he was thrown into prison for the serious crime of raping a young girl.
He will spend the rest of his life behind bars.
