240: Chapter 240

Chapter 240

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"Sell them, of course!" Mary replied. "That cash cow wife of yours actually bought a lot of expensive stuff for her mother. Can you believe she bought an Italian-made sofa, an authentic Chinese vase, and a grand piano? There are also many other things in this dusty house worth a lot of money!"

"Damn, really?!" Matt was surprised by the revelation. Kate never talked about buying anything expensive for her mother all this time. She simply said that Hilda got an allowance from her because she was old and didn't have enough pension money, unlike Mary. 

"Yes! God, I'm so angry at her for hiding this stuff from me!" Mary yelled. "How come she sends a lot of money to her Mom but not to her mother-in-law? I am her dying mother's caretaker. I should be paid at least ten grand per month too!"

"That's why, Son. You shouldn't hesitate when you ask for more money from her!" Mary encouraged her son even more. "She never shares money with us, so it's time for us to take our rights! She needs to send us as much money as possible as compensation for five years of financial damage!"

Matt got encouraged by his mother's words. 

'She is right. How come I have to beg or even blackmail her so that she could give me my money? How come Hilda gets everything she wants? It's unfair!'

Matt felt guilty when he asked for more money from Kate, especially when she was crying in front of him.

But now, he could freely shed those guilt as he was claiming his rightful money!

"You're right, Mom. You should empty Hilda's house. After all, there is almost zero chance that Hilda will ever return. She was sent to a nursing facility far from us, and nobody knows except Kate," Matt said. "So sell everything and leave nothing behind. It's your right!"

"I will sell all of this expensive stuff tomorrow morning, son! Your Mom will have a lot of money!" Mary said. "Though, I still want you to send money to me, okay? Just send me four thousand. That should be enough since I'm also selling the furniture."

Matt was a bit relieved that his Mom didn't ask for more. After all, he used at least a grand just now to buy the game, pay the utility bills, and eat in his favorite restaurant.

"I will send four grand into your account tomorrow, Mom. Then, I will send the same amount next month, okay?"

"Sure! Thank you so much, Matt. I know you're still my amazing son!" Mary said proudly. "Don't listen to what others say, okay? Even if you're not a successful actor or director, as long as you can give me monthly money through whatever means, you're still my great son!"

Matt's eyes widened. 

He got a bit teary because he felt relieved.

All this time, he was scared that his mother would not accept him because he wasn't the successful actor or director he claimed to be.

He was just a useless man who couldn't find an acting gig, and he refused to find a regular peasant job that would dirty his handsome and expensive face. 

But now that his mother finally accepted him, he had nothing else to hide.

He would get all the money he deserved from Kate!

"I'll talk to you later, Matt. I'm still busy cleaning these things. I might not be done by evening at this point," Mary said. 

"Mhm, goodbye, Mom."

Beep.

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"YES!" 

Matt celebrated his newfound freedom. Now he didn't need to hide anything. He could return to his old lazy life of playing games all day and watching movies or anime. 

He also didn't need to worry about money because everything was back to normal, with Kate as his money making cow. 

"I am finally free!"

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Mary finished cleaning everything by dusk. She wiped the sweat on her forehead and looked at everything she wanted to sell tomorrow.

"Should I sell them somewhere or put them in a garage sale? I'm sure many will buy these expensive things without thinking twice."

Mary began to weigh the good and bad and decided to hold a garage sale for them all, "I'll call Harry and his friend to come and move everything to my garage tomorrow morning, then I will put up a garage sale sign and announce it on Facebook too!"

Mary thought that her plan was perfect. She imagined all the money she could get by selling Hilda's stuff. 

Little did she know Officer Bernard and his colleague had been parking his non-police car near Hilda's house. They had been spying on Mary, who came in and out of Hilda's house. She was so busy cleaning so much furniture that she didn't notice their car. 

Just like what Kate said on the call today. She got a report about a break-in, and Mary was the one who trespassed the whole time.

"Do you think we should arrest her now?" Bernard's colleague asked as she watched the movement inside the house. 

"Now is not the right time," Bernard said. "Mary has always been a problematic woman in this town. But we can't just arrest and accuse her of trespassing and stealing. She will defend herself by saying that she's Hilda's friend and just doing a clean-up for Hilda's home."

"We need to catch her when she sells all those expensive furniture. Hilda's house has too many big and expensive things, so I think Mary will open a garage sale."

The colleague nodded but asked, "But what if she said Hilda asked her to sell those furniture?"

"She can't use that alibi because that house belongs to Kate now, and as the rightful owner of the house, Kate told me to arrest Mary in case she got caught selling the furniture. Because Kate never gives her consent."

Bernard continued spying and chuckled as he imagined Mary's face when she got arrested later, "Let's see if she can pay the bail."

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