All Chapters of My Husband Died, the Debt Didn't: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

"Fine… So a broke guy like Julian Harlow has no savings to speak of. But why should you be the one to pay off his five-million-dollar gambling debts?"Maribel, you might as well give up your inheritance rights. If you don't inherit the assets, you naturally won't inherit the debts either. The debt collectors won't be able to do anything to you."Outside the door, the debt collectors were furiously pounding on the door, banging so loudly it made my chest ache.On this side of the door, my best friend, Evangeline Frost, was earnestly urging me to renounce my inheritance.In my previous life, I had believed her. I gave up my inheritance rights because I didn't want to be responsible for my husband's debts.But the debt collector, Leo Hunter, was a lawless thug who didn't care about any of that. He was convinced I had money and was simply refusing to pay. He kidnapped my son, Shawn Harlow, and used the most extreme methods to force me to settle the debt.Those harrowing moments were

Seeing that I was even willing to put the house on the line, Evangeline realized I was serious and immediately flew into a rage."What good does putting the house up do? You're still short over four million dollars! How are you supposed to come up with that?"Forget about three days! You and Shawn won't even have a place to stay. Are you planning to freeze to death on the street in this weather?"As soon as she finished, she shoved a new copy of the agreement right up in my face.But I just slipped my arm through hers and pretended to be all sad and pitiful. "Evangeline, you're my best friend. I know you wouldn't have the heart to see me and Shawn end up on the streets, right?"Her eyes widened a fraction as she instinctively pulled her arm back. "I… I…"The neighbor slapped her thigh. "Maribel, your friend here looks like a really loyal friend. I remember you used to help her look after her kid before, right?"I nodded. "Yeah. Her son is about the same age as mine. They even ha

I had slapped and kicked Evangeline so hard that her eyes were bloodshot with fury. Before I could even finish speaking, she lunged at me."How dare you hit me, Maribel?" she screamed. "You don't have a husband or a child right now. You don't even have a house! If I hadn't let you stay at my place, you'd be out begging on the streets right now! Who do you think you are, hitting me?"The last few days, I'd been resting up at her house, conserving my strength, waiting for this exact moment. I grabbed her wrist, twisted it, and flung her aside.She crashed heavily onto the floor and couldn't get up for quite a while. She'd lived a pampered life, so she was naturally no match for someone like me, who was used to doing hard housework regularly.I didn't even have a washing machine at home. The strength I used to wring out bedsheets by hand alone was enough to put her down."Who says I don't have a child right now?" I snapped. "Shawn's doing just fine!"A look of confusion crossed he

In my previous life, I had been completely preoccupied with Shawn's kidnapping, so I had no time or energy to deal with Julian's funeral.Thus, Evangeline, under the prompting of her lawyer, managed to run a paternity test.But this time, I had watched Julian being cremated until only a handful of ashes remained. And Sean had been taken by Leo, too, so even if she wanted to run a DNA test, she couldn't.Not to mention, no one knew whether Sean was even still alive at this point.Leo's call came in once again."Maribel Grant! Do you really not give a damn anymore? Where's the money? If you can't produce the cash, you can come and trade your life for your son's!"Like before, I had my phone on speaker. But this time, it was Evangeline who panicked.She snatched the phone and screamed herself hoarse, "Leo, you've grabbed the wrong kid! Sean is my son! Quick, let him go!"On the other end of the line, Leo flew into a rage. "You stupid bitch. Do you think I'm an idiot? Shawn this, a