Lahat ng Kabanata ng Widow on the Doorstep: In‑Laws Want Me Out: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

"Noah, does your wife think she's better than the rest of us?" Matthew had asked. At the time, I didn't want to make things hard for Noah, so I stayed quiet. And yet, less than three months after Noah died in that car accident, they were already trying to kick me out and even wanted to take over my apartment. Only now did I understand that they already treated this place as if it were theirs. I stared at my name on the property deed and recalled Matthew and Pamela's conversation from earlier. Without missing a beat, I took out my phone and carefully photographed every page of the deed. Then, I uploaded the files to the cloud as backup.Once I finished, I hid the deed in an even safer spot. …The next evening, at the dinner table, I had barely taken two bites when Pamela sighed dramatically. "Business at the factory has been terrible lately. They still haven't paid our wages this month. We can barely keep up with the household expenses."Matthew added with a frown, "I h

In the next instant, Pamela shot to her feet and pointed at me. "This apartment belongs to the Campbell family. It's only right that you leave!"And introducing you to someone is for your own good! We just wanted you to have someone to settle down with. Don't be ungrateful!"Matthew's voice hardened. "I'll make this simple. Either you remarry, or you move out. Don't blame us if things get ugly!"I took a deep breath. "Get it right. This apartment—"Before I could finish, Lily, who had been standing silently nearby, suddenly went limp and collapsed to the floor."Mom!"Everyone gasped in shock.…When the ambulance arrived, the paramedics said only one family member could come with her. I didn't hesitate and climbed in. At the hospital, the doctor gave Lily a quick check and said, "There's nothing seriously wrong. She's just been under a lot of stress. She was overcome with emotion and passed out. "As her family, be gentle with her. Don't upset her again. We'll run a full ch

As Matthew spoke, he pulled a crumpled pack of cigarettes from his pocket and tried to offer one. But the officers waved him off. Embarrassed, he withdrew his hand. Then, he rubbed his palms together and explained, "This is my sister-in-law. We're family. We just had a disagreement, that's all. "I didn't expect this to get the police involved. It's just a family dispute. We can sort it out ourselves. There's no need to trouble the authorities."I looked at Matthew. "A family dispute? Mr. Campbell, that's not what your wife was saying a moment ago. She claimed that the apartment belonged to the Campbells and had nothing to do with me. "She even told me to get out. Worse, she changed the locks while I was away. That's trespassing. It's not something you can dismiss as a family dispute."Matthew's face turned ashen in an instant. He glared at Pamela before turning back to me with an obsequious smile. "Come on, Veronica. Saying it like that makes us sound like strangers. Pamela i

After signing the contract and receiving the deposit from Robert, I never returned to that apartment. I found a hotel near my office that offered short-term rentals and moved all my important belongings and documents there. On the third afternoon, Pamela called, her voice breaking with panic and sobs. "Veronica Bennett! Y-You sold the apartment, didn't you?" she screamed. "A group of rough-looking men came today and claimed the apartment as theirs! They demanded we leave immediately! Was this your doing?"I leaned against the hotel window and watched the bustling traffic below. I replied lightly, "Yes. It's my apartment. So what if I want to sell it?""How can you be this cruel? You're trying to destroy our whole family!" Pamela wailed. "T-They've thrown all our things out! They said they'd get violent if we didn't move! "Veronica, you have to talk to them! Tell them this apartment isn't for sale! Hurry!""I already told the new owner to give you three days to move, but you

Once, I overheard a couple of coworkers whispering in the break room. One muttered, "I never would've guessed she was like that. She always seemed so respectable.""You never know what people are really like. Just look at how she destroyed her husband's family," another said under their breath. I walked in with my mug in hand, and they went silent at once, their faces flushing with embarrassment. I realized Pamela's outburst at the office had only been the beginning. If I didn't put a stop to it, it would never end, and my work and life would be in chaos.I didn't confront the people spreading the rumors. There was no point, after all. Instead, I contacted a lawyer.Gathering evidence was easy. The surveillance cameras outside my office caught every insult and all the slander Pamela had thrown my way.On top of that, several coworkers were willing to testify, and the police report from that day provided further confirmation. My lawyer told me Pamela's actions clearly constitu