The Ruined Bride of Velvet Nights by Brick Moving Ant

Chapter 4

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.”

any lottery ticket.”

“$200,000, then.”

really haven’t seen it.” I smirked

David’s life meant

skeptical but then said, “I’ll sell this house and give you half the proceeds.”

I agreed.

truth was, David had already maxed out our home

be

asleep when my mother–in–law and

door.

you bitch, open

us over, you heartless witch!”

groggily opened the door, only for my

wrist and shoved her to the

dare lay a hand on

me when David was around, knowing he’d

was gone, she realized I wasn’t about to take her

on the floor, she wailed, “Emily, how could you

you gave up David’s

debts–over a million dollars! We’ll

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with us to the lawyer’s

the inheritance back to you,”

the fire after finally getting rid of that debt?”

with a smirk.

Sarah spat.

one who had an affair with

David.”

you should consider

It’s the last

ay the face

miserable, tears streaming down

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

your marriage, you’re responsible for them,” my

inherit David’s assets,

We’re going to the lawyer right now,” Sarah insisted,

I’ll be

I received

I brought my lawyer to their

lawyer replied, “My client had no involvement in David’s

in David’s name or