Fighting for inheritance with sister-in-law

Alfred came over and looked at the shards of glass on the floor, asking, "What happened? Something's wrong?"

I replied, "Well, Lisbeth said if we dare to take the money, she would no longer look after our mom."

When Alfred heard that it was my family matter, he immediately kept his mouth shut and fetched the broom to clean the shards on the floor.

Mom's eyes had become swollen from crying these days. She said to Lisbeth hoarsely, "You haven't taken care of me much. Every time Lamont and I were hospitalized, it was Lacey who came to take care of us."

Lisbeth interrupted impatiently, "Alright, alright. Stop it. How much money did you give her behind my back? You think I know nothing about it?"

She brought up this matter again.

I really couldn't stand being slandered by her like this anymore.

She told everyone in the village that I took my parents' money, making me a disgrace.

"Lisbeth, stop it."

"Stop what? Telling the truth? Why don't you go tell all the villagers to stop gossiping? You're really a drama queen, Lacey. If you really care about your mom, why not take care of her yourself?" Lisbeth shouted angrily.

I retorted loudly, "It was you who said you were too busy with work and couldn't come to take care of my parents, remember? Why are you bringing up these things again? I didn't do anything wrong!"

I felt Lisbeth was really unreasonable. When Lamont was in the hospital, I took out my own money to help out.

But in the eyes of Lisbeth and her family, I was the one who took benefits from it.

At that time, neither Ralph nor Lisbeth was willing to go to the hospital to take care of my parents. That was why I had no choice but to stand out and help out.

But now, Lisbeth distorted the fact.

She snorted, "You said you could take leave to take care of them at that time. Since you can, why don't you ask for a leave again this time?"

I pointed at her nose angrily and snapped, "Just wait. I not only want that one million dollars, but I also want a share of your family's houses!"

The next day, I found a lawyer and said I wanted to sue Ralph and Lisbeth.

Lisbeth came out cursing and drove us away with a broom in her hand.

Ralph came out, wanting to pull her back.

He told Lisbeth that it was too embarrassing to act like this in the village.

But Lisbeth sat on the ground and started making a scene again.

She wailed, "Oh God! Please help me! Someone is being shameless, wanting to rob my family!"

In a short while, a crowd gathered around.

Some people tried to calm Lisbeth down, advising her to negotiate with me and not to make a scene like this.

But Lisbeth didn't listen and became more and more unreasonable.

Seeing this, I changed my mind and also began to act like a crazy woman.

I wailed, "When my parents were in the hospital, Lisbeth refused to go and look after them, saying that they were not her parents.

"She also said that even if she married into our family, she still had to give money to her own parents. I know she has taken a lot from my parents over the years.

"Her family has always been very stingy. They used to buy their pots and many other necessities using my parents' money.

"Now, she even wants to take all the money that my dad left for my family."

I cried loudly and sadly.

My neighbors, who had watched me grow up, came over and helped me up.

One of them pointed at Lisbeth and accused, "You're her sister-in-law after all. How could you be so harsh to her?"

Another person added, "Well, I heard from Lacey's mom that her family is very poor. They even need Lacey to buy them food or some other necessities."

The crowd started to discuss in a clamor.

Seeing that the situation was not good for her, Lisbeth stopped crying.

Then, she stood up and said, "But you must've got some money from your dad when he was in the hospital."

I retorted, "Even if I did, so what? I needed money to hire a carer for him."

Others echoed, "That's right. That's right. We all know that it was Lacey who always came here to take care of her parents. But you, Lisbeth, haven't visited them for more than a year at least."

Lisbeth didn't know how to refute at this time.

I exchanged a look with the lawyer and threw the lawsuit paper at Lisbeth.

"Lisbeth, if you don't follow the will, the court will teach you what to do."