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One Dinner, One Disaster: Mother‑In‑Law Sold My House

One Dinner, One Disaster: Mother‑In‑Law Sold My House

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Marriage

Bias

Feel-Good Story

Plot Twists

Hypocrisy

Freak

When my husband and I drop by his childhood home for Christmas dinner, my mother-in-law, Melissa Potter, is the only one busying away in the kitchen. Everyone else is on their phones. I've just taken a seat when Melissa begins to lecture me. "What, are you just going to sit your ass down and wait for food to come? Don't you know when to lend a helping hand? Am I supposed to exhaust myself for your sake?" From time to time, she keeps rattling the pots and pans loudly. "I can't believe those with healthy bodies want a 70-year-old like me to serve them! Does anyone here have any conscience?" Feeling a little uneasy, I gave my husband a tiny nudge. "Why don't you help Mom out?" After Melissa hears my suggestion, she gets even more pissed off. Thinking that this is my first Christmas with my in-laws, I don't really want to cause a scene here, so I get up to my feet and help her out. But the moment I enter the kitchen, Melissa delegates all the tasks to me. I endure my fury as much as I can while finishing the Christmas dinner preparations. When I'm about to head back to the dining table and dig in, Melissa suddenly speaks up. "Hold up. We got scores to settle before dinner."

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10 Chapters
Chapter 1
I was surprised. What was my mother-in-law, Melissa Potter, talking about?My confusion was soon answered when she set a small stack of receipts on the table."The Christmas dinner tonight costs 652 dollars," she said flatly. "We need to split the bill."They were even splitting the bill for Christmas dinner? Was this family so distant and estranged from each other?Despite feeling a little uncomfortable at that thought, I didn't pay much heed to her words. After all, it wasn't like they would count me in when dividing the bill, right?Besides, the gifts I had bought for everyone already cost tens of thousands of dollars. Going after me for a little over 100 dollars would be strange and ridiculous.We had traveled for hours to get here, and after cooking up a feast, I was starving. Hence, I didn't hesitate and immediately helped myself to the food.Unexpectedly, Melissa smacked my hand away and shrieked, "Have you no self-control? You haven't even paid for the meal yet, you pig!
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Chapter 2
I tried to yank my bag back, but Melissa refused to let go.Our tug-of-war ended when the strap tore with a sharp rip, sending the bag crashing to the floor. The force of the impact deformed the metal accessory adorning it.My mind went blank."Do you have any idea how much that bag cost!" I shouted.That bag had cost me over 100 thousand dollars, and to even qualify to buy it, I had to spend close to 120 thousand dollars more. I had only just gotten my hands on it, only for her to ruin it.Melissa planted her hands on her hips and retorted, "I don't give a damn how much that cost. All I know is that you have enough money to buy a bag, yet you refuse to pay for the Christmas dinner. You're absolutely shameless!""And you're being unreasonable!" I snapped back. I bent down to pick up the bag and stared at the damage. Sheer, unadulterated fury surged through me. "I'm not paying for this meal, and that's final! In fact, I won't even eat the food! What can you do about it?"With t
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Chapter 3
From what the man revealed, I gleaned that it was Melissa who had sold him the house, and they were even relatives.As I suspected, Melissa had indeed stolen the property deed from my suitcase.I immediately called her. "Who said you could sell my house behind my back?" I demanded.Instead of feeling even the slightest bit guilty, Melissa sounded smug when she answered, clearly delighted that she had gotten one over me. "So what if I sold it? You refused to pay for Christmas dinner and even talked back to me. I simply thought I needed to teach you a lesson!""That's my premarital property! It has nothing to do with the Zink family! What you did is theft! It's illegal!" I screamed back, so incensed that my whole body was shaking."Illegal?" Melissa scoffed and began spouting her twisted logic. "You're my son's wife, which means what is yours is his, and what is his is mine! How is it illegal to sell what belongs to me?"Either way, I already sold the house and received the money
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Chapter 4
One evening, Shawn called to tell me he couldn't pick me up. He had to work overtime, so I returned home alone.As I arrived at the guardhouse, the security guard said, "A group of fierce-looking men came looking for you earlier. They had an access card, so I had no reason to stop them from entering."My brow furrowed at that. I hadn't given an access card to anybody else, so perhaps the guard had made a mistake.After complaining about it to my parents, I went straight home.To my surprise, the moment I opened the front door, I was greeted by the sight of several men. They swiftly closed in on me the second I stepped inside.I hurriedly backed away in a panic, yelling, "Who are you people? Why are you in my house? I'm calling the police and have you arrested for trespassing!"Someone was quick to shut the door. Meanwhile, the fiercest-looking man grabbed my hair and violently slammed my head against the wall."You bitch! Do you think I'm scared of you?"Pain exploded through m
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Chapter 5
After Melissa finished speaking, she backed away, allowing the men to surge forward. Their hands stretched out to touch my body greedily.Rage and revulsion had me biting down on the leader's wrist before I bit off a chunk of flesh.The man yelled in pain and jerked his hand back. Then, he slapped me with such force that my teeth cut into my lips, causing blood to trickle out.Not satisfied with just that, he straddled my body, wrapped his hand around my throat, and started punching my face.Excruciating pain dominated all my senses while blood stained my vision red.Just as I thought I was about to die, I vaguely heard someone opening the door before the man was shoved off of me."Mom, stop it! How could you do this to Jennifer? She's my wife!"Jennifer! Jennifer! Are you alright?"The leader was so consumed by his rage that he kicked Shawn away without any mercy. "Get lost! How dare she bite off my flesh? I can't call myself a man if I don't kill her today!"Melissa quickly
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Chapter 6
Mom took off her cashmere coat and wrapped it tightly around me. Even though the material was incredibly soft, that still didn't stop my body from shaking uncontrollably. Every inch of my skin screamed in pain.Seconds later, Dad came charging into the house as well. When he saw me curled up on the floor—clothes torn, body covered in wounds—his eyes turned red with rage. Gone was his usual gentle demeanor as he snatched up the solid wood coat rack by the door and swung it at the men."You animals! If anything happens to my daughter, I'll make sure you all pay dearly!"The coat rack cut through the air with a sharp whistle and struck them with dull thumps.Caught off guard, the men had no time to react and could only yelp at the painful blows. The leader tried to fight back, but the police were already swarming forward to slap cuffs onto their wrists. In no time at all, all my assailants had been arrested.Melissa's knees went weak before she slumped to the floor on her back. S
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Chapter 7
The police officers began processing the crime scene. One of them noticed the surveillance camera I had previously installed in the corner of the living room and asked for the footage.Everyone fell silent once they had seen the footage.Melissa could be seen barging into the house with the group of men. Everything was recorded—Melissa ordering them to beat me up, the leader forcing me to sign the house sale agreement, the men trying to force themselves on me, and Melissa spitting in my face. And every single word she had said about how she wanted Shawn to marry a new wife could be heard loud and clear."Since we have such concrete evidence, you'll have to come with us."With a blank expression, the police officers turned off the computer before herding Melissa and the other men into the police cars.Melissa was still struggling, her salt and pepper hair flying around wildly as she whipped her head around to yell at Shawn. "Shawn! I'm innocent! You have to save me! Tell the po
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Chapter 8
After hanging up, Dad pinned Shawn with a frosty glare."Shawn Zink, from now on, you are no longer married to my daughter. My poor Jennifer can't handle any more torture from your family, nor does she deserve it."Shawn's face fell as he collapsed to his knees with a thud. Hands clutching tightly at the hem of my pants, he pleaded with me in a voice thick with tears, "Jennifer, I know I was wrong! I genuinely know my mistake now! Please give me another chance."I promise to protect you better from now on, and I won't let my mom hurt you again! So please, don't divorce me! I can't live without you!"I instinctively took a step back to avoid him. Just the thought of his touch was enough to make my stomach churn. "It's too late, Shawn," I said flatly. "Where were you when your mom had those men beating the living daylights out of me? When they tore at my clothes because she wanted them to utterly ruin me?"You were standing off to the side, hesitating, too scared to step forward a
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Chapter 9
Dad busied himself with handling the aftermath of what happened. He contacted the media outlets and kept himself updated on the case's progress. He was determined to make those who hurt me pay the price.Every day, Shawn would come to the villa and camp outside in hopes of seeing me. However, Dad had already given the order that Shawn wasn't allowed to set even one foot into the villa. Shawn could only stand outside the gates, relentlessly calling my name. His voice was full of regret and desperation, yet I never once responded.Mr. Lawson was highly efficient. It didn't take long before he had submitted all the necessary documents and evidence.The court was quick to process the case, what with the surveillance footage showing everything that had happened, the evidence gleaned from the crime scene, the doctor's injuries report, and the statements from those men. Besides that, I had also submitted proof of the purchase of my bag and the damage report.With so much concrete eviden
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Chapter 10
I later learned that Shawn had a hard time after that, especially at work.His colleagues kept talking about him behind his back, calling him a coward and a mama's boy. It didn't take long before he resigned from that job.He went to visit Melissa in prison a few times. Every single time, she would berate him relentlessly and call him useless for being unable to rein in his wife or save his mother.As for his father and siblings, they thought of him as a shame to the family and cut off all ties with him. They even refused to let him return home.All I had to say to that was that cruelty and wickedness ran in that family.Since the leader of those men was the son of Melissa's relative, that family was utterly furious at his imprisonment. They sought out Shawn and broke his leg.Shawn tried to win me back. Day after day, he would wait outside my company building for me, his broken leg dragging behind him. He would give me flowers or buy breakfast for me, but I always ignored him.
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