Tess was still unclear about the situation between her son and Sarah.
Hearing the curses outside the door, she asked curiously, "Charles, that sounds like Nita's voice. Did you quarrel with Sarah? "
The Smith family may not be able to compare with the aristocracy in Starbain, but they are still considered wealthy.
They ran a furniture store and lived a comfortable life.
However, because Sarah married Charles, she was constantly ridiculed by people in the family.
In addition, her peers all had positions in the furniture store, but she had to go out and make a name for herself.
This was also related to her mother's humble background, which makes it difficult for her to be accepted by the Smith family.
Mrs. Smith had already been disliked and even had a useless male nurse's aide as her son-in-law, which had become a complete joke in the Smith family.
Mrs. Smith, named Nita Rose. She clearly knew that her daughter had an affair, but she still came over to demand an explanation.
The problem was that her curses were so harsh, and all the neighbors could hear them clearly.
"Wendy, go open the door and see what's going on."
As soon as the door opened, Nita rushed in quickly and almost knocked down Wendy who was opening the door.
Seeing his younger sister being bullied, Charles suddenly turned cold.
Nita had also made ample preparations this time.
She brought her thug brother-in-law and a group of ruffians to intimidate the Johnson family and force Charles to clarify the situation today.
"You ungrateful brat! My Smith family has provided you with food, and clothes, and given you a place to live all these years. And is this how you repay us?!"
Nita came aggressively, making it clear that she was there to tear things up.
"Nita, it's normal for young couples to argue nowadays. And they always make up at the end of the day. I'll have Charles apologize to Sarah immediately."
"Apologize? He hurt Sarah's heart. Do you think an apology will do? No way!"
As she spoke, a group of thugs broke into the Johnson home.
There were spitters, smokers, and foul-mouthed people.
There were even those who looked fierce and directly scared Wendy into hiding behind Charles.
"Little brat, you're usually so quiet. You're doing this at the critical moment, right?"
"Sarah is my precious niece. Tell me, how do you plan to compensate her?"
This was Sarah's unemployed uncle, squatting on the steps with a cigarette in his hand like a rascal.
The Johnson family had just experienced harassment from debt collectors in the morning, which was caused by Nita.
Now that Nita came in person, Tess felt very tired.
She thought that no matter what happened to herself, she could not let her child be wronged.
"Nita, what do you think we should do to resolve this? What about I personally go and apologize to Sarah?"
"Apologize? Who do you think you are to apologize? You don't even have the right to set foot in my house!"
Nita's sharp tongue completely infuriated Charles, and he couldn't help but retort, "Watch your mouth!"
"Who are you to tell me to watch my mouth? You worthless piece of trash!" Nita cursed.
The biggest regret of Charles' life was not being able to take care of his mother and sister properly.
His father passed away early, and it was his mother who raised him on her own.
But he never fulfilled his filial duties for even a single day and chose to marry into the Smith family as a useless person.
During those years, it was as if he had completely severed ties with his family.
Sometimes, when he passed by the house, he didn't even go in to visit.
It wasn't that he didn't want to, but he didn't dare!
He was afraid of arguing with his wife, afraid of enduring his parents-in-law's mistreatment, and even more afraid of being called a worthless person by the other members of the Smith family.
It wasn't until he spent three years in prison and saw Sarah cuckolded him that he truly woke up and understood that there was no one in this world who could replace his mother and sister.
"No, Charles, don't!"
Tess worriedly rushed forward to stop her son from hitting Nita.
Wendy, who was hiding behind her, also held onto her brother's hand, crying and shaking her head. " Charles, listen to Mom, please!"
They were afraid that he would do something foolish, and even more afraid that he would get into trouble again.
As long as they could be together as a family in peace and safety, it was more important than anything else.
"It seems you hadn't behaved well after spending three years in prison. You even dare to hit me now?!"
Nita maintained her condescending attitude.
She crossed her arms and reminded him sarcastically, "I think you and Sarah can't get along anymore. If you want a divorce, I'll make it happen. But the condition is that you settle the debts of living off my family for all these years. After that, our two families will be even."
"How much?" Charles tried his best to control his emotions and asked.
He had known from the start that Nita had ulterior motives, and now she was finally revealing her true colors.
Tess didn't say anything; she just asked, "Nita, give us a specific amount. I will give it to you even if I borrow from others."
Charles's heart tightened suddenly!
But Nita mocked, "With your family's conditions, does it matter how much I say? Can you come up with 500,000 dollars?"
"500,000 dollars? We've already given a significant dowry, why do you still want 500,000 dollars?"
Facing Tess's questioning, Nita sneered, "It seems like you can't come up with it. Then today your son will have to suffer!"
"Will giving the money mean that there will be no more connection between the Smith family and us?"
Charles's voice was so cold that it sent shivers down Nita's spine.
"That's right, as long as you give the money. You and Sarah will no longer be husband and wife."
"Charles, what exactly happened between you and Sarah? Why did it come to the point of divorce?"
Charles sighed as he looked at his anxious mother.
He knew that this kind of thing couldn't be spoken out. It was best to keep it inside forever and never let his mother know.
It was a family disgrace, a great shame for the Johnson family!
Nita, on the other hand, impatiently asked, "Are you going to give us the 500,000 dollars or not?"
"We can give you the money, but let Sarah bring the divorce agreement and come to see me in person."
If it weren't for his mother and sister being present, he would have already made his move.
How could he tolerate this despicable woman's arrogance?
But getting a divorce would be a good thing too, to prevent endless entanglement.
"Do you think I'll believe what you said? Either give us the money now, or you and your whole family will have a hard time!"
Looking at the unyielding Nita, Charles's gaze changed instantly.
The coldness in his eyes made Nita shiver involuntarily.
Nita took a couple of steps back, appearing somewhat startled.
Before she could retort, Charles suddenly roared," Get lost!"
The force behind his voice was overwhelming, even the surrounding thugs and ruffians were too scared to speak for a moment.
"Fine, Charles, just you wait. If you dare to trick us, don't blame me for being rude to your family!"
Nita also knew that saying more at this point was useless.
She left in a hurry with her ruffian family, leaving only Tess and Wendy looking concerned.
"Charles, I'll help you come up with the 500,000 dollars. But you have to tell me what exactly happened between you and Sarah."
"That's right, Charles. You love Sarah so much. Are you willing to divorce her?"
Charles retracted his cold gaze and turned to look at the two of them with a smile. "You are the only ones I love the most now."
..
That night.
Nita told her daughter every detail of what happened at the Johnsons' house.
Sarah was so angry that she started smashing things around.
"So, did I give him face, huh? How dare he shout at you like that?!"
"It doesn't matter how he shouted at me. The main issue is the 500,000 dollars. Sarah, do you really think he will give it?"
"Him? A poor loser like him? Only you would believe that he can give money."
Unexpectedly, as soon as she finished speaking, Sarah's phone received a text message.
It notified that 1 million dollars was deposited into her bank account!