After My Husband Died, The Mistress Had A Baby To Fight For The Inheritance

After the car accident that claimed my husband's life, his mistress showed up with a newborn boy, claiming he was my husband's son and demanding a share of the inheritance.

My mother-in-law pressured me to compromise for the sake of the eldest grandson.

I laughed!

Did they think they could bully a widow and her orphaned daughter?

Little did they know, I studied law in university.

I immediately countered by suing the mistress.

She'd been taking what was mine for too long. It was time to make her pay it all back!

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"What did you just say?"

I stared in disbelief at the woman standing before me, claiming to be my husband's mistress.

She held a newborn baby in her arms.

"This child is Leo White's," she said. "He deserves a share of the inheritance. Don't think you can keep it all to yourself."

I had been married to Leo for seven years, and he died in a car accident a year ago.

Looking at this woman who appeared out of nowhere, I laughed. "My husband has been dead for a year. Even if you had been pregnant for ten months, you couldn't have given birth to such a small baby now."

"And besides, how can you prove this child is his?"

Up until this moment, I didn't believe my husband had ever betrayed me.

But the woman smirked and said, "You know Leo always dreamed of having a son. But you refused to give him one. Now that he's gone, don't you think I should fulfill that dream for him?"

After saying that, she gently stroked the baby, then handed me an envelope.

Inside were records of her and Leo's hotel stays—a thick stack of them.

My fists clenched in anger.

Years of love and longing dissipated in an instant.

It was true Leo had wanted a second child, but I had always refused.

As an only child, I wanted to give all my love to our daughter, just as my parents had done for me.

I never imagined he would betray me over something so absurd.

Seeing my face darken, the woman, Rita Green, continued smugly, "So, do you believe me now? Oscar is his son, and he has a right to inherit his father's house and company."

"If you don't give me the money, then I guess we'll see each other in court."

I laughed in disbelief. It was the first time that I had heard a mistress sue the wife.

Didn't she know that without me, Leo would have been nothing? If she thought she could take what rightfully belonged to my daughter and me, she was dreaming!

Suppressing my anger, I calmly sat down on the sofa. "Do you think you can take what's mine with that child of unknown origin? Miss Green, you're far too naive."

Rita's face twisted with rage. "Olivia Smith, don't think I won't make you leave with nothing. You're just asking for trouble."

I couldn't help but laugh at her ignorance.

"I'd like to see how a mistress plans to make me leave with nothing."

"As for where you got that child, I don't care. But let me tell you this. If you think you can use him to get a share of the inheritance from me, it's absolutely impossible."