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immediately ran outside.
Sonya knew that reasoning with Daniel was useless. He was deliberately bullying her because she was alone. Since reasoning was futile, she decided to take matters into her own hands. She turned around, grabbed a shovel from the yard, and swung it at Daniel.
Daniel, seeing her wielding the shovel, was terrified
“You unfilial daughter! How dare you fight against your own father! “Everyone, have any of you ever seen a daughter who dares
“This is how her mother raised her! No sense of filial piety, no morals!” Sonya chased Daniel out of the yard and then stood guard at the gate, determined not to let him back in. Naturally, the neighbors sided with Sonya, scolding Daniel for abandoning his wife and daughter and now coming back to fight over the house. Shameless!
to hit her own father?
Daniel, a grown man, was being berated by a group of women, and soon, he couldn’t bear the humiliation. “For so many years, I never fought over this house with her. But now I’m in a tough spot,” Daniel coughed awkwardly.“If I don’t fight for it, she must give me 300 thousand dollars.”
“300 thousand dollars?” one of the neighbors gasped. “How dare you even say that? You might as well rob a bank!” “Exactly! If you rob a bank and get shot, Sonya will surely burn the money for you. Not just 300 thousand, but even 3 billion!”
The
aunties‘ sharp
“Hurry up and leave! I‘
tongues
embarrassed for you!”
made Daniel’s
face turn
pale,
then red, then green.
“If you don’t leave now, we’ll all grab shovels and chase you out!”
The neighbors helped Sonya drive Daniel away.
Just as Daniel, with a dark expression, was retreating, an elderly woman with grey hair came running from the end of the alley.
“Who dares to bully my son!”
The old lady charged forward, and the neighbors, seeing her age, didn’t dare to stop her, fearing they might accidentally hurt her.
The old lady rushed all the way to Sonya’s doorstep, saw Sonya holding the shovel, snorted, and then lay down right in front of her.
“Who are you trying to scare with that shovel? If you have the guts, hit me! Either you kill me today, or you give the house back to us!”
Meredith lay flat on the ground, acting like a complete scoundrel.
Sonya was SO angry that she wanted to grab the shovel, but the neighbors pulled her aside.
“Don’t even think about hurting her. If you so much as touch her, she’ll make a scene. Don’t act impulsively!”
“That’s right. Even your mother couldn’t handle this old woman back then. Whenever she came around, your mother would hide at the hospital and work overtime.”
As the neighbors were telling Sonya about Meredith’s past antics, Sonya noticed Julissa arriving, struggling to pull two huge suitcases behind her.
over.
Daniel saw her and hurried over to help, and together they dragged the luggage Meredith, like a millstone, turned halfway to make room at the door and commanded them, “Put the luggage inside. From now on, we’re living here!”
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Daniel walked in with his chest puffed out. Julissa, more reserved, kept her head down as she entered.
Meredith
the was
last to enter, and as she did, she snorted triumphantly Sonya was so furious that her head spun. It took her a while to calm down.
at
Sonya.
“Sonya, this is a family matter. You can’t call the police or reason with them. You’ll have to talk it out,” the neighbor patted Sonya’s shoulder. “Maybe just give them some money to buy some
Sonya took a deep breath and walked inside, still holding the shovel.
peace.”
She set the shovel aside and walked into the living room, where the three members of the Ella family were seated. Meredith was in the center, with Daniel on her left and Julissa on her right.
The luggage was beside them, making it clear they didn’t actually plan to stay. Their earlier words were just a threat.
Sonya sat down across from Meredith. She could see that Meredith was the one calling the shots.
“You weren’t born yet at the time, and your mother probably never mentioned it to you, so it’s understandable that you don’t know. This house was bought after your father and mother got married. It’s marital property. Our Ella family emptied our savings to buy this house. You can’t deny that our family has a share in it,” Meredith said with a heavy tone.
Sonya
lowered
her
eyes,
to
she
say.
giving Meredith time
to wanted say everything “After their relationship fell apart and they divorced, your father left the house to your mother out of sentiment. Now that he’s in trouble and needs this house to save his life, as his daughter, you can’t ignore that sentiment, can you?”
Sonya raised an eyebrow.“Finished?”
Meredith snorted.“Think carefully about what I’ve said.”
Sonya turned to Daniel.“Do you have anything to say?”
Daniel, seeing Sonya’s attitude, snorted again. “You don’t acknowledge me as your father, so how can you have the nerve to keep the house I bought? I’m not unreasonable. If we sell the house, I’ll only take half. Your mother’s share will still be yours.”
Sonya scoffed and then looked at Julissa. “Do you have anything to say?”
Julissa kept her head down and sighed.“Sonya, we really have no other choice. Please, lend us a hand.” Sonya crossed her arms. “So, regardless of the house, you’re really here to ask me for money, right?” Meredith was surprisingly frank and nodded. “Yes. As long as you give us 300 thousand dollars, we’ll leave immediately.”
“I remember you said the same thing back then–that you’d leave immediately and never disturb my life again, right?”
“This time…”
“This time? Why should I believe you?”
“Believe it
or not! If you don’t give us
Sonya stood up
the
and glanced
at
money,
of the three
we’ll just stay here and
them.“I won’t give you a
never leave!”
single cent.”
“Sonya! I’m still your father!” Daniel slammed the table.
It’s up to you.”
“You’re my biological father, but you didn’t raise me, so I owe you nothing. As for this house, it’s under my name and has nothing to do with you. You can stay here as long as you want.
With that, Sonya turned and walked out.
After leaving the house, Sonya went to the local plumbers and electricians to cut off the water and electricity to her home. She also contacted the heating company responsible for the area and told them not to provide heating
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“If anyone comes to ask you to restore the heating, as long as it’s not me, they’re the ones forcibly occupying, my house. Ignore them.”
The winters in New York were bitterly cold. She didn’t believe they could survive without water, electricity, or heating.
Calvin found a suitable place to open a clinic. Sonya went to take a look and thought it was decent. After discussing it, the two of them decided to rent it.
For the next two weeks, Sonya was busy with the renovations and didn’t bother with the Ella family.
That evening, Calvin had to leave early for an errand. Sonya stayed behind to oversee the completion of the water and electricity renovations before leaving the new clinic. The parking lot was a bit far from the clinic, but there was a shortcut–a small alley.
Sonya walked into the alley, but after a short distance, she noticed two men blocking the way ahead. Sensing trouble, she quickly turned back, only to find two tall men blocking her path from behind.
