At this point, Chloe didn’t try to stop her mom. Instead, she quietly pleaded with me, “Alex, don’t take it to heart. Mom just cares about Kyle.”Cares about Kyle?What about me?For her, I left everything familiar behind, coming alone to this place where I knew no one.To spare her hardship, I bought an apartment outright near her company.
Didn’t I deserve some care too?Seeing Chloe’s attitude, Brenda seemed to gain confidence. She stated firmly,”Anyway, this apartment has to be vacated!””Move out tomorrow! I’ve already told Kyle, he’ll be coming to see the place the day after tomorrow!”I didn’t want to argue with Brenda. I just tossed out, “This is my apartment.
No one touches it,” then got up, paid the bill, and left.Completely ignoring Brenda’s shouts and curses behind me.I had just sat down at home when the doorbell rang.I opened the door, and it was Kyle.I didn’t expect him to show up so soon.He leaned against the doorframe, a cocky smirk on his face. “Hey, bro-in-law, don’t be so stingy.
I need a place to live when I get married, right?”Before I could say anything, Brenda squeezed in past him and headed straight for my bedroom.”What are you doing!”I tried to follow her, but Kyle grabbed me.”What else? Looking for the property deed, of course! This apartment rightfully belongs to our family!”My heart seized. How did Brenda know where I kept the deed? Did Chloe tell her?As I was thinking, I saw her emerge from the bedroom, holding my property deed.I shook off Kyle and rushed forward to snatch it back, but Brenda dropped to the floor, clutching the deed, and began to wail hysterically.
“Oh my God! What kind of world is this?! My son-in-law isn’t just disrespectful, he’s bullying his poor mother-in-law!””He married into our family just to bleed us dry! The Davis family is so unlucky!”Just then, Chloe came home. Seeing the scene, she immediately pulled me aside. “Alex, calm down. Mom’s not feeling well!”I glared at her. “Your mom is rummaging through my stuff in my own home, and you’re stopping me?””Mom’s just stressed. Tiffany’s really pushing for the wedding…”
