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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.”

  • it.” I smirked inwardly.

  • mother–in–law, David’s life meant nothing–money was all that

  • looked skeptical but then said, “I’ll sell this house and give you half the

  • I agreed.

  • truth was, David had already maxed out

  • couldn’t be sold.

  • morning, I was sound asleep when my

  • door.

  • bitch,

  • over, you heartless witch!”

  • only for my mother–in–law to try

  • grabbed her wrist and shoved

  • you dare lay a hand on me.”

  • she’d bullied me when David was around, knowing he’d always

  • he was gone, she realized I wasn’t about

  • she wailed, “Emily, how could you be

  • why you gave up David’s estate so willingly.”

  • about the debts–over 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 added, desperation

  • into the fire after finally getting rid of that

  • replied with a smirk.

  • evil,” Sarah

  • evil? You’re the one who had an affair with a married man, thinking you’d

  • David.”

  • shattered. Maybe you should consider

  • 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

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

  • David’s assets, not his

  • lawyer right now,” Sarah insisted, not backing

  • ahead. I’ll be

  • days later, I received a lawyer’s letter.

  • following day, I brought my lawyer to their office.

  • replied, “My client had no involvement in

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

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