Accidentally meeting my ex-husband’s new wife, I was stunned when I heard her say something shocking to her mother-in-law

Because we live in the same small town in Batangas, I still occasionally meet my ex-husband and his mother.

I went through a broken marriage and then remarried. Currently, I have a 1-year-old son and a husband who loves and takes care of me very much. My current family life makes me satisfied, but every time I remember the past, my heart still aches.

My ex-husband – Roberto – and I have known each other since we were young. Among many suitors, including rich men, I chose him – an ordinary man – because I believe in love.

After 2 years of dating, I became pregnant. When Roberto heard the news, he happily informed his mother – Aling Rosa. She was pleased at that time because they wanted a grandchild to continue the family line.

But when the two sides discussed the wedding, Aling Rosa cried, saying that her family was not well-off, had spent all their money to buy a house for their son, so they wanted to skip the dowry. However, on her hand was a brand new gold bracelet. My mother was angry but still kept her dignity, agreed to prepare all the wedding items, only hoping that the groom’s family would have a proper dowry. But they still refused. My mother and I understood clearly: they deliberately took advantage of my pregnancy to force me to cancel the dowry.

I painfully decided to go with my mother to the hospital for an abortion. When holding the surgery certificate, Aling Rosa was stunned, not believing that I dared to do it. Only then did she understand that my family was not easy to bully.

Half a year later, they had to give 100,000 pesos as a dowry and then held a wedding. But after the marriage, I could not get pregnant again despite trying. Aling Rosa began to feel upset, constantly blaming me, forbidding me from taking my husband to the doctor for fear of being criticized.

Once I was tired during my period, Roberto took care of me and made me hot milk. Seeing that, my mother-in-law rushed in and scolded:

“Mag-asawa na kayo pero wala pa ring anak! Noon, humingi ka ng malaking dote, ngayon bakit wala? Ginagawa mo ba ito nang sadya?”

I couldn’t stand it, and argued that they were the ones who forced me to abort my first pregnancy. Now I wanted to go to the doctor but was forbidden. My mother-in-law got mad, threw the cup of milk on the ground and shouted:

“Kung hindi ka makakapag-anak, gawin mo lahat ng trabaho sa bahay hanggang maayos! Noon gusto mo ng pera, ngayong wala kang anak, ikaw ang magiging alipin dito!”
Roberto, whom I used to love, slapped me and shouted:

“Siya ang nanay ko! Noon ayaw mong ke con, ngayon may ganang magreklamo? Kung ganyan ka, lumayas ka na!”

I was speechless. After a big fight, I moved back to my mother’s house. Not long after, we divorced.

Roberto quickly married a young girl named Clarisse, determined to have a child, but it was unsuccessful. Meanwhile, I remarried a man who had pursued me before. He loved and cherished me. We lived in a nice house in Tagaytay, drove a new car, and I quickly became pregnant, giving birth to a healthy baby boy.

Because we were still in the same small town, I sometimes ran into Roberto and Aling Rosa. Each time, their eyes were confused. My ex-mother-in-law looked at my baby with longing.

Once, when I went to the supermarket, I unexpectedly saw them with Clarisse. Seeing my ex-mother-in-law staring at my son, Clarisse angrily pulled her away and coldly said a sentence that made me freeze:

“Tumingin pa kayo, eh hindi naman makakapag-anak ang anak n’yo!”

I was stunned. Only then did I learn that Roberto had weak sperm and had a very low chance of having children. No wonder I only got pregnant once during the previous years of living together without using contraception. His new wife knew about it and was upset every day. Her husband’s family was worried that she would get a divorce, so they had to pamper her and endure her.

If I hadn’t heard that sentence, I would probably still blame myself. But that chance encounter untied the knot in my heart.

Now, I am living a happy life, loved and respected in the true sense. And I understand that, if I hadn’t made up my mind back then, my life would never have been as happy as it is today.