Part 3Mother-in-Law’s Outburst Left My Brother-in-Law’s Family In Ruins

Thad and Ollie froze in their tracks, turning to look at me.

Thad had a puzzled look on his face.

Ollie, having just been reprimanded by her son, scowled at me and demanded, "What now?!"

I didn’t respond. I walked over with a serious face and pulled the key from the lock.

Then, with a loud clatter, I threw it on the floor.

Ollie’s eyes widened in shock.

Upon seeing the key on the ground, her expression flickered, her eyes darting, clearly feeling guilty.

I confronted her, "How do you have a key to our room? I don’t recall ever giving you one!"

"Did you sneak into our room while we were gone?!"

As soon as I finished speaking, Ollie jumped as if I’d stepped on her tail.

"Don’t accuse me!"

"What would I want to do that for? I’m not just sitting around twiddling my thumbs..."

Thad and I exchanged a glance.

The louder Ollie got, the faster she defended herself, making her seem even more suspicious.

I narrowed my eyes, "Still not admitting it? Fine, our room has a camera..."

"Camera?! I didn’t see any camera!"

Ollie’s eyes widened, her confession slipping out as she unwittingly revealed the truth.

Thad’s face turned pale with anger. He scolded, "Didn’t I tell you that no one is allowed in our bedroom or office? Are my words just falling on deaf ears?"

Having been caught, Ollie dropped her act.

She straightened her back, adopting an unreasonable attitude, and even turned the blame on us.

"Who told you not to lock all the doors?"

"You only locked the office but left the bedroom unlocked, so that clearly means you allow people in there!"

Good grief.

I couldn’t believe her twisted logic.

We locked the office because it contained important documents and files.

We didn’t lock the bedroom because we valued our privacy and simply felt it was unnecessary.

Who would have thought Ollie would overstep so badly!

I pointed my finger at her, "Do you have any sense of boundaries?"

"Who barges into someone else’s bedroom without permission?"

Ollie erupted in response.

"Who’s the outsider here? Am I the outsider?"

"Seraphina, I’m your mother-in-law, Thad’s biological mother! If anyone is the outsider, it’s you!"

With that statement, Thad couldn’t help but laugh in disbelief, "You think you’re justified for being in the wrong!"

Ollie genuinely believed she hadn’t done anything wrong and stubbornly replied, "So I stepped into the bedroom; is it really that serious?"

"Are you sure that’s all you did?" I coldly continued to confront her, pointing at the key on the floor, asking, "Where did that key come from?"

I kept the bedroom key in the drawer of my nightstand and rarely took it out.

If she had a key, it was clear she had rummaged through our room.

There was no denying it.

Sure enough, Ollie faltered again.

Thad, gritting his teeth, clearly felt hurt by his mother’s actions. "Enough talking. I’m taking you back home this weekend. You can’t stay here any longer!"

"Don’t, son!"

For some reason, hearing she would be sent back home genuinely frightened her.

"Wait! I won't go in anymore!"

Thad remained unmoved, and Ollie quickly turned to plead with me.

"Sera, I was wrong this time. I promise I’ll behave and won’t cause trouble for you two!"

After saying that, she swiftly picked up the key from the floor and handed it to me.

"Here, I’m giving the key back. I’ll go rest now."

Just as she took a step away, she turned back, her expression conflicted.

"You two... still shouldn’t use that position. It really will ruin our fortune..."

I was instantly infuriated again.

Before Ollie could turn to leave the room again, Thad blurted out:

"Wait!"