My Greedy Mother-in-law

“No. I’m not offended at all. I beg you. Please go through with the wedding first, okay?”

Amelia did not listen to Emerald. Instead, she turned to me.

“If you still want to marry me, apologize to my mother. Also, you need to return the wedding gift to us!”

Emerald’s relatives gave her an approving thumbs-up.

“That’s right. You only have one mother. If your husband doesn’t behave himself, you can always remarry.”

“I wonder what makes Jonathan think he’s so special that he’s worth an 880,000-dollar wedding gift.”

“Don’t let an outsider break your mother’s heart.”

The more Amelia heard statements like this from the guests, the more convinced she became.

“Jonathan, apologize and return the wedding gift now!

“Otherwise, I’ll call off our wedding!”

Emerald tried to say something, but her relatives pulled her back.

All she could do was look at me with pleading eyes.

I almost found it amusing. If she had the nerve to do all this, why the need to be scared of the truth?

I figured she had learned her lesson this time.

Amelia and I had shared moments of genuine affection before. Even though I no longer planned on going through with this wedding either, I wanted to show her family some dignity.

Hence, I said to Amelia, “Arguing about this in front of so many people is really embarrassing. We can ask everyone to leave first. Then, we’ll talk things through in private.”

To my surprise, she was about to slap me across the face again.

“Don’t even think about it! I’ve given in to your whims so much that you think you can mistreat my mother so willfully!

“You’re apologizing to her today no matter what. You also need to return the wedding gift to us, or else, I won’t let this go!”

Emerald stopped holding back and broke free of her relatives’ grasp. She charged at Amelia and grabbed her hand just in time to stop her from slapping me.

“Jonathan, why don’t you transfer the money for the wedding gift to me instead?” While saying this, she gave me a subtle wink.

Amusement flashed in my eyes, and I agreed.

The moment I opened the bank account on my phone, Amelia grabbed it.

She knew my ID and password, so she quickly checked the balance through the application.

After that, she showed everyone the balance.

She smirked. “Jonathan, how shameless of you! You only want to return 8,800 dollars to us when you’ve already received a wedding gift that’s worth 880,000 dollars.

“Let me tell you this. You’re returning all 880,000 dollars to us, not a penny less. If not, I’ll call the police.”

The situation came to a point of no return. Emerald gave up on trying to control things and said, “Jonathan, how could you do this? Just give us back 880,000 dollars. Taking this to the police would make you look bad, right?”

I had already given them a chance, but they failed to appreciate it. Fine. They could not blame me for not showing them mercy anymore.

I took out my phone and called the police.

“Fine. I’ll call the police, then. Let them confirm if I’ve spent any of this money at all.

“Spreading lies and defaming someone can get you jailed!” Emerald screamed in a high-pitched voice. She charged at me and smashed my phone.

I was so angry that I laughed.

“You’re not letting me call the police. Fine. The bank statement can prove my innocence just as well.”

Emerald’s calm facade shattered, and she started to throw a fit.

“I’m just a country bumpkin! How am I supposed to know what a bank statement is?! Who knows if you’ve tampered with it?!

“I get it now. You hate me. Fine. I’ll take my own life right now!”

Right after that, Emerald slammed her head against the pillar. She was scheming because she sneaked glances at everyone’s reaction before doing it.