Fighting Wits with the Scumbag Brother-in-law

After graduating from college, I returned to my hometown, a small and quiet town, to work. During my internship, I stayed temporarily at my sister Janet's house.

At first, my brother-in-law, York Kingsley, was quite unhappy with my stay. He frequently picked fights with Janet, both openly and subtly, trying to drive me away.

I had even found a new place to live.

But then his attitude suddenly changed. He began to show me constant care and attention, always looking out for me. He even made sure to have hot syrup ready for me when I was on my period.

It was strange—how did he know when I was on my period?

One day, with a sly smile, he finally revealed his intentions. "Yvonne, how about you help your sister and me have a child?"

So that was what he was after all along.

Janet and York had been married for seven years without having a child. My sister had seen numerous doctors and endured a lot of hardship, especially facing scorn from York's family.

Of course, it was always my sister facing the brunt of it, not him.

"York, medical science is very advanced now. You and Janet can have your own child. If necessary, there are medical procedures like IVF."

I refused him.

"How can that compare to a natural pregnancy? Yvonne, why don't we live together for a month and see if we can conceive naturally? If it doesn't work out, we'll think of another way."

"I'll pretend I didn't hear that. If you bring this up again, don't blame me for turning hostile!" I said, turning to go back to my room.

"Yvonne, you eat my food, live under my roof, and I even paid for your college education. What's wrong with helping me have a child?" York's tone shifted, his true colors showing.

I was fuming.

"This house was left by my parents, not yours! And my college tuition was covered by dividends from the hotel, which my sister sent to me. It was rightfully mine. Don't forget, I own shares in the hotel too!"

"Shares? Without me working tirelessly to secure clients, the hotel would've gone under long ago! And those dividends your sister sent you were my hard-earned money. Without me, the hotel wouldn't be thriving, and you wouldn't have finished college.

"Now that you've graduated, you don't need to worry about the hotel. Since your sister can't have children, why not have one for her? She's your sister, after all; she wouldn't mistreat your child."

I've never seen someone so shameless!

"York, don't think everyone else is a fool. If it weren't for my sister, you wouldn't be where you are today. And about those dividends, just because I haven't asked doesn't mean I'm clueless. Shall we go check with the accounting department?"

York's expression shifted.

"Do you think you can just walk into the accounting department? And what do you, a literature major, know about financial statements..."

"What's going on here? What are you two arguing about?"

Just then, Janet walked in from outside.

2

Janet carried a large grocery bag in each hand as she entered the house.

"The supermarket had a big sale today, so I bought a lot of groceries. York, why don't we invite your parents over for dinner tonight?"

"All you think about is eating. Do you think it's easy for me to make money? I work my tail off at the office every day, and all you do is shop. Your allowance is cut in half this month!" York Kingsley snapped at Janet with a look of disdain on his face.

He shot me a nasty look.

I ignored him and rushed to help Janet with the bags.

"Janet, don't worry about it. I've already found a place, and I'll be moving out this Sunday."