Amidst the Ashes of Our Love — Episode 4

I waited at the ER entrance for a day and night, only to receive news of my mother's death. When I called my husband Adam, a woman's moans came through the phone. He must have been lost in another's arms. As I fought to keep my voice steady, tears streamed down my cheeks. '$100,000,000.' His voice on the line was filled with rage. 'Elizabeth, have I given you too much leeway in the last three years? Does that give you the right to threaten me like a robber? Don't tell me your mother just had a minor shock. Even if she were dead, she wouldn't be worth $100,000,000, got it?' Before the line cut, I heard the woman's voice again: 'Baby, I can't wait any longer...'