Chapter 2
Act II
The husband’s anger exploded without warning.
One second, the mother was protecting the money.
The next, she was on the wet market floor beside the flower buckets.
The sudden violence shocked everyone around them.
The flowers that had been carefully arranged moments earlier were scattered everywhere.
Colorful petals covered the ground.
The beautiful stall had become the scene of a family betrayal.
Her son froze.
He was only six years old.
He did not understand why the person who was supposed to protect his mother was the one hurting her.
“Mom…”
His voice was small.
The mother’s first instinct was not anger.
It was protection.
Even while sitting on the ground, she reached toward her child.
She wanted him to know she was still there.
The husband looked down at the scene without regret.
Instead of realizing what he had done, he focused only on the money.
“Trash. I need that money more than you do.”
The words hurt almost as much as the cruelty behind them.
The crowd around the flower stall watched silently.
Some people looked away because they were uncomfortable.
Others stood frozen because they could not believe what they were seeing.
The mother had spent years trying to hold the family together.
She worked long hours.
She sold flowers every morning.
She made sacrifices so her child would have what he needed.
And now the person who should have appreciated those sacrifices was humiliating her in public.
The husband stepped closer.
He wanted control.
He wanted fear.
But what he did not realize was that everyone was watching.
Every insult.
Every cruel decision.
Every moment where he chose power over compassion.
Then he said the words that revealed exactly what kind of person he had become.
“You and that kid are nothing without me.”
The sentence hung in the air.
And just as the crowd began to realize the situation was much bigger than an argument over money, something changed at the entrance of the market.
Several luxury vehicles slowed near the walkway.
People began turning their heads.
The atmosphere shifted.
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Because someone important had arrived.
And he had seen enough.
