I raised my eyebrows, "I'm not talking nonsense.
This villa is indeed mine.
Ethan had already agreed with your brother back then because of Lily's matter to put this house under my name."
"Moreover, I have been contributing to this family all these years.
So the ones who should be paying living expenses are you, not me."
After hearing this, Sophia's face instantly turned pale.
Previously, when Ethan had brought Megan and Jayden to move into this luxurious villa, he had hinted to me more than once that the villa needed a large amount of funds for maintenance and renovation.
After my daughter passed away, we received a considerable insurance payout.
I thought we were all family, so I gradually transferred the money to Ethan to use for maintaining the villa.
At that time, I was still immersed in the pain of losing my daughter and didn't think too much about it, feeling that there was no need to be so clear about things between family members.
Later, when I started working, I would also regularly give some money to Ethan and Megan, hoping that they could enjoy their retirement.
Some time ago, I won 70 million in the lottery and originally wanted to bring the whole family to enjoy the fortune together.
But I never expected that a small joke would test their true feelings.
What shocked me even more was that I seemed to have touched upon some hidden truths about my daughter's death.
But Sophia obviously didn't believe what I said.
She shouted excitedly, "Olivia Quinn, you must be lying to me! How could you fabricate such a lie? How could this house possibly be yours."
Just then, Ethan and Megan came back from outside.
As soon as Sophia saw Megan, she seemed to see her savior.
She ran over and grabbed Megan's arm, saying urgently, "Mom, Olivia said this house is hers."
Ethan's face instantly darkened.
Megan quickly explained, "How is that possible? This house is of course meant to be left for you as a dowry.
Olivia must be joking."
As she spoke, Megan secretly gave me a look, signaling me to cooperate with her statement.
I snorted coldly and directly took out the property deed from my bag, throwing it in front of Sophia, "Instead of arguing here, why don't you open your dog eyes wide and see clearly whose house this is."
Sophia picked up the property deed with trembling hands and carefully looked at it.
Her face directly turned red.
She threw the property deed in front of Megan and roared, "Mom! You actually dared to deceive me! To think I believed that you sincerely wanted to give me this house as a dowry, to let me have a better standing in front of my in-laws, but I never thought you would backstab me."
At this time, Ethan also put away his usual kindness and questioned me with suppressed anger, "Olivia, didn't we agree that I would handle this matter."
If I were still as naive as before, I might have chosen to suffer in silence and listen to Ethan.
But now, I only wanted to expose these hypocritical masks.
I sneered, "Ethan, I think Sophia is right.
In the end, I'm not family with you.
Since that's the case, let's settle the accounts clearly."
"Didn't Sophia say she wanted me to give her 20,000 yuan in living expenses every month? I'll give you a 50% discount.
For your family of four, that's 40,000 yuan a month, which is 480,000 yuan a year.
Even if we start from the two years I moved in, that's already 960,000 yuan."
"This 960,000 yuan, do you want to transfer it to me via WeChat or Alipay."
Hearing my words, Ethan completely lost his temper, "Olivia Quinn, we treat you like our own daughter, and you actually calculate these things with us."
I coldly said, "You have the nerve to say that.
Didn't Sophia also ask me for money."
"Moreover, didn't Jayden say that even close brothers should settle accounts clearly? You wouldn't be trying to default on the debt, would you."
I paused, then added, "By the way, the 1 million yuan that Jayden borrowed from my husband before, saying he would pay it back in a year, it's been four years now.
Isn't it time to pay it back."
Upon hearing this, Jayden's face turned pale.
He staggered back a few steps, then directly fainted.
Looking at the scene in front of me, I felt mixed emotions.
I gently touched the pendant hanging around my neck.