I went to sleep at my friend's house that night.
When I returned home the next day, my father-in-law and mother-in-law, my great-uncle and brother-in-law were all there.
As soon as I entered the door, I felt an extremely strong sense of oppression coming at me. Especially the mother-in-law's fierce eyes. As if she wanted to eat me alive.
I looked at Lindsay again. Her eyes were red and her face was haggard, she looked like she hadn't slept all night.
"William, you son of a bitch, where did you go last night?"
Lindsay’s mother, Lilian Cyrus, was the first to get up, her hands crossed and she questioned angrily with a cross-eyed look.
"I went to Peter's house to sleep." I faintly returned a sentence.
"Put your nonsense bullshit."
My Brother-in-law, Louis Cyrus, used to be a social mixer, with a gangster's air on his body and a particularly loud voice.
His face was gloomy as he pointed at me and asked angrily, "Lindsay said that you cheated on her and last night when you guys had a fight, you even hit her with your hands, is there such a thing?"
I glanced at Lindsay and asked, "Louis, she told you so?"
"Do you admit it?"
"Of course I don't do it."
"William, when you guys got married, I warned you that if you dare to bully my sister, I'll waste you, how dare you turn a deaf ear to what I said, you're fucking looking for death!"
Lindsay’s second brother, Lucas, copied the ashtray on the table and stride towards me.
Looking at his stance, he didn't look like he was joking at all.
"Lucas, Louis, punch him!"
Lilian wasn't afraid of making things worse at all. She only knew that her daughter had been wronged. So she thought, I had to be taught a hard lesson.
"Brother, wait a moment." Lindsay hurriedly spoke out to stop it.
"Lindsay, what are you waiting for? Let me smash his head and he'll know he's wrong," Lucas said angrily.
"I have something to say to him."
Lindsay walked up to me, her back to her family, the corner of her mouth raised in a smug arc, then she choked, "William, go to the balcony and make things clear."
She thought I would agree.
Instead, I smiled bashfully, "No, just say it here."
"My big brother's anger isn't a joke." Lindsay reminded.
"It's fine."
"You're not afraid?"
"The big deal is to be killed and maimed by him."
"What I said last night, do you compromise?"
"No."
"I advise you to think about it seriously."
"I would donate my bone marrow to a dog, but not to your first love."
"You'll regret it!"
I laughed without saying anything.
The next second, Lindsay suddenly got emotional and pointed at me.
She tearfully said to her family, "Mom, dad, Louis, Lucas, last night William not only hit me with his hands, he ... he also ...."
Lindsay was in tears and wanted to say something.
"Lindsay, what did this bastard do to you besides beating you?"
"Lindsay, don't cry, speak out boldly, mom and dad will make the decision for you."
"Lindsay, go ahead and say it, big brother will back you up!"
Lindsay's family was furious.
Lindsay wiped off her tears and pointed at me, "William raped me!"
"What?"
"This asshole!"
"This beast, how dare he do something so unconscionable."
"It's tolerable!"
Lilian was so agitated that she picked up the fruit knife on the table and headed straight for me.
Louis hurriedly grabbed his mother's hand.
"Let me go, I'm going to stab this beast to death!" Lilian exclaimed.
"Mom, I will teach this brat a lesson, you don't need to do it, don’t let the blood splatter on you," Louis said.
He first took the knife from his mother's hand.
