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  • I walked in. “What are you doing here?

  • My mother in law and Sarah jumped

  • “I’m here to collect my son’s belongings.“

  • “What’s it to you?” my mother in law snapper

  • “You being here is fine, but she being here is a problem,” I said, glaring at Sarah.

  • “Sarah’s here to help me sort through my son’s things,” my mother in law said.

  • Looking at the mess they’d made, I was furious.

  • “You call this sorting through his things? It looks like a tornado hit the place. Get out of my house, both of you!”

  • “Emily, this house is half my son’s. I’m not giving you a single penny of his estate,” my mother–in–law

  • said defiantly.

  • “You don’t get to decide that. Legally, I’m the first heir,” I said coldly.

  • Sarah stepped forward, smugly patting her round belly.

  • “Emily, I’m pregnant with David’s child. This baby is the rightful heir.”

  • “Emily, you didn’t expect this, did you? My son left a legacy,” my mother–in–law said proudly.

  • I laughed.

  • “Let’s go to the lawyer’s office right now. I’ll renounce all claims to David’s estate. It’s all yours.”

  • They clearly didn’t know about David’s massive debts, or they thought they could inherit the assets without the liabilities.

  • At the lawyer’s office, they signed the inheritance papers, grinning from ear to ear.

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  • As we left, my mother–in–law pulled me aside and whispered, “Emily, have you seen a lottery ticket? David bought it for me, and it’s worth over $500,000. If you give it back, I’ll give you $100,000.”

  • seen any lottery

  • “$200,000, then.”

  • seen it.” I smirked inwardly.

  • life meant nothing–money was all that

  • said, “I’ll sell this house and give you

  • I agreed.

  • truth was, David had already maxed out our home equity loan.

  • be sold.

  • I was sound asleep when my mother–in–law and Sarah started

  • door.

  • bitch, open

  • over, you heartless witch!”

  • opened the door, only for my mother–in–law

  • grabbed her wrist and shoved her

  • lay a hand

  • me when David was around, knowing he’d always intervene.

  • she realized I wasn’t

  • “Emily, how

  • understand why you gave up David’s estate

  • a million dollars! We’ll never be able to

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  • you need to come with us to the lawyer’s

  • the inheritance back to you,” Sarah

  • the fire after

  • replied with

  • evil,” Sarah spat.

  • had an affair with a married man, thinking you’d hit the jackpot with

  • David.”

  • dreams are shattered. Maybe you

  • you dare abort that baby! It’s the last of

  • ay the face

  • miserable, tears streaming down her

  • us into inheriting the debt. We’re suing you.”

  • these debts were incurred during your marriage, you’re responsible for them,” my mother–in–law declared, a new plan forming

  • We’ll only inherit David’s

  • to the lawyer right

  • ahead. I’ll be

  • received a

  • day, I brought my lawyer to their office.

  • their lawyer explained their side, my lawyer replied, “My client had no involvement in

  • incurred in David’s name or through his company.”

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