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Refused to Split Dinner

Refused to Split Dinner

Maikling Kwento · Emotional Realism
By:  FurryKumpleto
Language: English
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Synopsis

Feel-Good Story

Plot Twists

Melodramatic

Male POV

Bias

Family Emotions

Face Slapping

After returning to my in-laws' home for Christmas Eve dinner with my wife, Winona Zachary, only my mother-in-law, Jenny Stroll, was busy while the others were all on their phones. I had just sat down when Jenny started cursing, "They just sit there and wait to eat. They didn't even offer to help. Are they trying to exhaust me?" She would even slam the pots and pans from time to time. "How heartless for young people to let an elderly person like me serve them!" I felt a bit restless and nudged Winona. "Maybe you should go help her?" Jenny's insults escalated after hearing that. Remembering it was my first time spending Christmas at my in-laws' house and not wanting things to get too ugly, I got up to help. However, Jenny dumped everything on me as soon as I entered the kitchen. Suppressing my anger, I finished cooking dinner, served it, and got ready to eat. Jenny suddenly spoke up. "Wait, we need to settle some accounts before we eat."

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Kabanata 1

Chapter 1

I was stunned. Settle accounts? What accounts?

Jenny Stroll took out a pile of receipts and placed them on the table. "The total cost of tonight's dinner is 652 dollars. Everyone should contribute equally."

Everyone needed to split the cost of Christmas Eve dinner? Were my in-laws so cold and distant with their family? I felt a bit uncomfortable, but I did not take it seriously. I thought I had nothing to do with it anyway.

After all, the gifts I had bought cost a few thousand dollars. It would be strange if she were to argue over a hundred dollars with me. Besides, I had travelled for hours and prepared a huge Christmas Eve dinner. I was starving, so I just picked up my plate and started eating.

Unexpectedly, Jenny snatched the plate from my hand, her voice sharp and piercing. "Why are you acting as if you've never eaten in ages? We haven't even split the cost of the dinner yet! Why are you eating? 326 dollars. Pay me now!"

I thought I misheard her. "Did you say 326 dollars? I'm paying half by myself?"

Jenny spoke as though she were utterly justified. "Yes! You're an outsider. You can't just come to our house and eat and drink for free, can you?"

The word 'outsider' pierced my heart like a thorn.

The gifts I brought totaled over 4,000 dollars, enough for dozens of meals like this.

She actually started arguing over a few hundred dollars for the meal, calling me an outsider!

"Jenny, we're a family now that I'm married to your daughter. What do you mean by calling me an outsider? Even if we're splitting the bill, it should be evenly distributed among all six of us. Making me pay half is unreasonable!" I suppressed my anger.

Jenny glared at me with a mean expression. "You have to pay me for this Christmas Eve dinner!"

Seeing the situation escalating, my wife, Winona Zachary, grabbed my arm and pleaded in a low voice, "Darling, forget it. It's just a little over 300 dollars. I'll pay her. Making a scene like this during Christmas will make us a laughingstock."

"No!" Jenny stood up abruptly, spitting as she spoke. "Winona, if you consider yourself my daughter, you won't pay for him! He has to pay!"

She grabbed my laptop bag from the couch and began rummaging through it roughly.

"Jenny! Why are you going through my bag like that? What if you break my laptop?" I stood up too, my anger somewhat subsiding, but my voice still carried some anger.

Jenny did not stop. She dumped everything from the laptop bag onto the floor, yelling, "It's your fault for not wanting to pay up! I'll get my payment myself then!"

I angrily reached out to grab the bag from Jenny.
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10 Kabanata
Chapter 1
I was stunned. Settle accounts? What accounts?Jenny Stroll took out a pile of receipts and placed them on the table. "The total cost of tonight's dinner is 652 dollars. Everyone should contribute equally."Everyone needed to split the cost of Christmas Eve dinner? Were my in-laws so cold and distant with their family? I felt a bit uncomfortable, but I did not take it seriously. I thought I had nothing to do with it anyway.After all, the gifts I had bought cost a few thousand dollars. It would be strange if she were to argue over a hundred dollars with me. Besides, I had travelled for hours and prepared a huge Christmas Eve dinner. I was starving, so I just picked up my plate and started eating.Unexpectedly, Jenny snatched the plate from my hand, her voice sharp and piercing. "Why are you acting as if you've never eaten in ages? We haven't even split the cost of the dinner yet! Why are you eating? 326 dollars. Pay me now!"I thought I misheard her. "Did you say 326 dollars? I'm
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Chapter 2
Jenny just refused to let go. The laptop fell to the ground with a loud crash, and the screen shattered right away. My head went blank immediately. "Do you know how much this laptop costs?"This laptop cost over 5,000 dollars and was an Alienware top-of-the-line model.She broke it right after I got it. Jenny crossed her arms and scolded me, "I don't care how much it costs. All I know is that you have the money to buy a computer, yet you refuse to pay for Christmas Eve dinner. You're really shameless!""You're completely unreasonable!" I bent over to pick up the laptop. Looking at the damaged parts, I was furious. "I won't pay for this, and I won't eat the meal either! I'll see what you can do about it!"After saying that, I wanted to grab my luggage and go home.Winona caught up to me and grabbed my arm, pleading in a low voice, "It's too late now. We're in a remote area, and it's not safe to go now. How about we go back tomorrow morning? "I was exhausted and could not bear t
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Chapter 3
I called Jenny to question her, "Who said you could secretly sell my house?"Jenny did not show the slightest guilt. She even sounded smug, as if she had a hold on me. "So what if I sold it? It's all because you refused to pay the 326 dollars for Christmas Eve dinner! How dare you talk back to me? Watch how I'll deal with you!""It's my pre-marital property. It has nothing to do with the Zachary family! This is stealing. It's illegal!" I shouted furiously as I trembled with anger.Jenny argued stubbornly, "Illegal? You're my daughter's husband. What's yours is hers, and what's hers is mine! How is it illegal for me to sell my own things? Anyway, I've already sold the house and received the payment. Do you really think I can't handle your spoiled brat attitude?"I had been giving in, but all I had gotten in return was Jenny's defiant attitude. It was impossible to reason with an unreasonable person like her, so I hardened my heart and called the police.When I arrived at the local
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Chapter 4
I frowned and thought to myself that I had not given my access card to anyone. Maybe the security guard made a mistake. Thus, I sent a message to my parents and complained a bit before going straight home.Unexpectedly, I saw quite a few people in the house as soon as I opened the door. They immediately surrounded me the moment I entered.I panicked and hurriedly backed away, shouting angrily, "Who are you? How did you end up in my house? Believe it or not, I'll call the police to sue you for trespassing on private property!"Someone quickly closed the door. The most menacing-looking person among them, Jake Farlow, who looked just like what the security guard described, came up to grab my hair forcefully and slam my head against the wall. "Bastard! Do you think I'm afraid of you?"A sharp headache erupted. I struggled to take out the phone in my pocket, wanting to call the police directly.Jake saw me and grabbed my hand. He had someone pull out the phone and smash it into pieces.
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Chapter 5
Jenny stepped back after saying that.Several men approached me and forced me to kneel down."How could a pet stand? It should be on all fours.""Come on, bark twice."I was furious and disgusted. I bit onto Jake's wrist and managed to bite off a piece of flesh. Jake let out a scream and slapped me in the face after breaking free. The slap split the corner of my mouth open.Still unsatisfied with the slap, he straddled me and strangled my neck, punching me in the face with one punch after another. The pain overwhelmed all my senses, and blood stained everything in sight. I felt like I was about to be killed.Someone seemed to open the door and push Jake away."Mom! Stop it! How could you do this to Aaron? He's my husband! Aaron! Aaron! Are you okay?"Driven by rage, Jake kicked Winona away. "Get out of my way! How dare he bite off a piece of my flesh? I'm not a man if I don't kill him today!"Jenny grabbed Winona too. "Why feel sorry for a vicious man who'd send your mother to
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Chapter 6
My father took off his coat and tightly wrapped it around me. The soft fabric could not stop my trembling all over. Every bone was hurting severely.My mother rushed in from behind. Seeing me injured and disheveled as I curled up on the ground, my usually gentle and refined mother's eyes turned red. She grabbed the wooden coat hanger at the door and threw it at those men. "Bastards! If anything happens to my son, I won't spare you!"The wooden coat hanger landed on people with a dull thud, accompanied by the sound of the wind.The men who had not reacted yelled in pain. Jake wanted to get up to resist, but the police had already rushed in. The handcuffs clicked several times, locking the several men firmly.Terrified by the sight, Jenny collapsed to the floor, pounding her fists and screaming, "Officers, you've arrested the wrong people! He was disrespectful first! He didn't pay me for Christmas Eve dinner, and now, he's trying to make me break my promise to our relatives! This is
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Chapter 7
A police officer saw the surveillance camera I had previously installed and asked for the video footage.When everyone saw exactly what had happened, they fell silent.The footage clearly recorded the entire process of Jenny leading a group of men inside, commanding them to beat me, forcibly pulling my hand to sign the sale and purchase agreement, and even allowing them to humiliate me. Even her spitting at me and saying she would make Winona marry a rich husband were clearly audible."We have solid evidence. Come with us." The police officer turned off the computer and expressionlessly took Jenny and the other men into the police car.Jenny was still struggling, her graying hair disheveled, looking like a madwoman as she turned around and shouted at Winona. "Winona! I'm being framed! You have to save me! Tell the police that this man sowed discord and provoked me first. I was just teaching my disobedient son-in-law a lesson!" Winona looked distressed. "Mom! You've gone mad! This
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Chapter 8
After hanging up, my father looked at Winona, his eyes showing no emotion. "Winona, you're divorced from Aaron from today on. The son of the Quincy family can no longer withstand the Zachary family's torment. Nor can it tolerate such abuse from you."Winona's expression changed abruptly as she fell to her knees, her hands tightly grasping the bottom of my pants. She was sobbing. "Aaron, I'm sorry. I'm really sorry! Can you give me another chance? I'll protect you well from now on and never let my mother hurt you again! Let's not divorce, okay? I can't live without you!"I instinctively took a step back, avoiding her touch. I only felt a wave of nausea. "Winona, it's too late. When your mother let those men beat me up, when they treated me like a slave, and when your mother said she wanted to ruin my reputation, where were you? "You hesitated at the side, too scared to step forward to stop them. You were even easily persuaded by your mother. You watched me get bullied. I don't want
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Chapter 9
Winona would come to the villa gate every day to wait, wanting to see me. However, my father had given an order that she was not allowed to even step near the villa.She could only repeatedly shout my name through the gate, her voice filled with remorse and pleading. However, I never responded to her.The lawyer was efficient, submitting all the lawsuit materials quickly.The court quickly accepted the case. Since the surveillance video completely recorded the entire process. Along with the evidence from the on-site investigation, the doctor's injury assessment report, the sale and purchase agreement, the damage assessment report, as well as the confessions of those men. The evidence was conclusive, and the trial process went well.Half a month later, the court held a trial for this case. I did not appear in court. I had entrusted the lawyer to handle everything.On the day of the trial, Winona also went. This time, she did not plead but only promised Jenny that she would take car
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Chapter 10
Winona visited Jenny in prison several times, but each time, she was scolded by Jenny, who called her useless for failing to control her own husband, let alone save her mother.Her father, sister, and brother also found her humiliating and directly cut off their relationship with her. They would not even let her return home.It could be said that this family's cold-bloodedness and viciousness were inherited.Also, because the son of the relative who bought the house with Jenny was sent to prison for this matter, the relatives were infuriated and took their entire family to break Winona's leg.She tried to pursue me again, dragging her broken leg downstairs in front of my company every day, sending flowers and breakfast to me, but I always ignored her.One of my colleagues could not stand it and yelled at Winona."You and Aaron weren't a good match in the first place. You must have saved the galaxy in your previous life to save him! But you didn't treat him well and almost killed
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