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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.”

  • haven’t seen any lottery

  • “$200,000, then.”

  • seen it.” I

  • David’s life meant nothing–money was all

  • this house and give you half the

  • I agreed.

  • truth was, David had already maxed out our home

  • couldn’t be sold.

  • when my mother–in–law and Sarah started pounding on my

  • door.

  • you bitch,

  • us over, you

  • only for my

  • grabbed her wrist and shoved her

  • lay a hand

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

  • he was gone, she realized I wasn’t about to take her crap.

  • floor, she wailed, “Emily, how could you be so

  • understand why you gave

  • million dollars! We’ll never be able

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  • need to come with us

  • you,” Sarah added,

  • I jump back into the fire after finally getting rid

  • replied with a

  • evil,” Sarah spat.

  • affair with a married

  • David.”

  • shattered. Maybe you should consider

  • don’t you dare abort that baby! It’s the last of

  • ay the face

  • looked miserable, tears streaming down her face.

  • us into inheriting the debt. We’re

  • your marriage, you’re responsible for them,” my mother–in–law declared, a new plan forming in her

  • inherit David’s

  • We’re going to the lawyer right

  • I’ll

  • I received

  • brought my lawyer

  • “My

  • incurred in David’s name or

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