My husband called me saying, "I demolished your house." I laughed because that house was...

finally I'm free from that burden starting today my parents are moving in with me at my house when my parents passed away my husband Scott demolished our family home and stood in front of its sight he blurted out hurry up and bring the inheritance to our place I stood there in shock and asked what are you talking about have you lost your mind at his words I couldn't help but laugh I realized what this was all about why are you laughing don't you understand Scott and my in-laws looked at me puzzled that's when I told

them the truth my name is Amy Jackson I was born the eldest daughter of ordinary office worker parents I have one brother and we were a very normal family I married Scott when I was 30 and we had two kids balancing work and parenting I suddenly found myself at 52 my son Eric and daughter Judy had grown up to be adults each living on their own and starting their careers now was the time to relax with my husband it was an ordinary life but I was happy I thought I would continue to age like this

but my SIMPLE LIFE changed one winter day my father was in a car accident and suddenly passed away he was only 68 at the time our whole family was overwhelmed with grief especially my mother who was so depressed she couldn't even eat mom mom I know it's hard but you have to eat I told her again and again I know but I just don't have the appetite it feels like there's something stuck in my chest she replied my brother and I thought she was just emotionally distressed and watched her for a while however she rapidly

lost weight in just 3 weeks worried I took her to the hospital the diagnosis from the doctor was shocking cancer the cancer was Advanced and surgery wasn't an option she had about a year left to live I hadn't had the chance to really take care of my parents yet when I thought I had lost my father now my mother was facing this illness I was even more devastated than when my father passed but I couldn't grief forever my brother lived far away and couldn't help so it was up to me to take care of my

mother I told Scott that I wanted to live with my mother I couldn't leave her alone both emotionally and physically during her Illness but Scott's reaction surprised me we just finished dealing with your dad's funeral and now I have to be dragged into more of your family's issues he said with a sigh clearly annoyed you don't have to say it like that can't you just drive her to the hospital and back do we really have to live with her I asked I think she might feel lonely if it's not okay maybe I can just live

at my family home for a while I suggested Scott became indignant and who's going to take care of my meals while you're gone I'll come and cook of course what about cleaning who's going to do the laundry he demanded I fell silent I intended to do what I could but I couldn't do everything as before being confronted with this reality hurt if someone said I was being selfish for wanting to care for my mother I wouldn't be able to argue back I'm sure my mother being considerate would say everything is fine as it is but

I really wanted to do something for my parents fine but I'm not helping with anything you hear Scott grudgingly said to my silence his attitude was arrogant but he had ultimately agreed I'm sorry and thank you I said although I thought he was being awful he had agreed to my wish I suppressed my desire to argue back and thanked him despite the trouble Scott and I started living with my mother at my family home we had originally been living in a house provided by Scott's employer Scott was an only child and since his father really

wanted us to live together we didn't plan on buying our own home we were going to eventually move in with Scott's parents living in the company housing was more convenient for work and the rent was only about $11,000 a month so it wasn't a big burden but now that we've moved to my family home we don't have to pay that anymore and we have more space I think living together wasn't all bad for Scott true to his word Scott didn't help with anything but I'm glad I could live with my mother she seemed energetic but

she often felt weak and spent a lot of time lying down during the day I prepared her meals fed her and managed her medication it would have been impossible for her to do all that alone I'm sorry Amy thank you it's a big help that you're here with me I should thank Scott too my mother said expressing her gratitude many times she was unaware of the harsh words Scott had said about living together so she was grateful to him too one evening after my mother had gone to bed and Scott returned home I brought up

the subject of my mother's treatment while serving dinner Scott glared at me and said I don't know what you want me to say I told you I'm not helping with anything refusing even to listen I needed someone to vent to someone to consult all I wanted was for Scott to listen even after 2 months 3 months Scott's attitude didn't change he constantly complained about living together acting as if he was doing a great favor and his behavior became more obnoxious day by day but I couldn't say anything against it between worrying about my mother and

being considerate of Scott I was becoming more stressed around the time of the 2-year prognosis my mother's condition worsened rapidly and she was hospitalized 5 days later she passed away although I had prepared myself mentally I was devastated my brother's family and my children came right away and helped a lot but in times like this you really want your spouse by your side however Scott was laughing and chatting with his parents in a corner not helping with the funeral preparations at all my brother had taken the lead role in the preparations and somehow we got

everything ready for the funeral but Scott who should have been sitting in the family section was at the very back of the relative section Scott I want you to sit in the family section I said he replied no I'm fine here I'm not a blood relative after all but you're my husband I said then his mother chimed in he's your husband but he's not your mother's son Scott is our son so he's an outsider you know Amy should sit in the family section hearing this from my in-laws was painful I was left speechless where I

come from it's common for sons-in-law to sit in the family section at funerals though this might vary by area with Scott not in the family section distant relatives started whispering wondering if we had divorced it's one thing for people to gossip but all this could have been avoided Ed if Scott had just sat there feeling a bit upset that Scott wasn't by my side we still managed to see my mother off peacefully after the funeral my brother's family my children Scott and his parents returned to my family home thank you for coming especially at such

a busy time I said to my in-laws offering them some tea they laughed and replied really it's something first your father now your mother the these funeral expenses are a burden for us too but at least that's the end of it I was stunned by their words what do they mean by that I couldn't believe they would say such a thing I forced a smile and excused myself then I overheard Scott talking with his parents it must have been tough for you Scott living with Outsiders yeah dealing with Amy's whims was a pain a husband

shouldn't just follow his wife's demands if you don't like something you have every right to refuse scottt said I clenched my fists their voices laughing and chatting were unbearable but this wasn't new Scott's parents had always been insensitive and rude when Scott and I got married his mother said couldn't you find someone more attractive I can't expect much for grandchildren his father joked they say beauty gets boring after 3 days with Amy you won't get bored and Scott just laughed reflect in back neither Scott nor his parents had said a single comforting word to me

either at my father's funeral or after my mother's passing instead they ridiculed me I had felt sorry for imposing on Scott but now I questioned his behavior as a person I had been too concerned about Scott while just wanting to do right by my mother I realized I shouldn't have felt so guilty towards Scott especially since he wasn't supportive well I simp in Anger Scott and his parents continued to laugh and chat in another room if my brother's family and my kids had heard them they would have been upset but fortunately they were in the

kitchen I was relieved to be the only one who heard Scott and his parents conversation then my mother-in-law spoke up Amy she called yes I replied startled can I have this she asked holding my mother's purse confused I stammered oh well your mother won't be needing it anymore right Scott suggested I take it home maybe I'll just keep it she said holding up the purse and inspecting it I couldn't believe her audacity especially right after the funeral I took the purse from her and said firmly no you can't her expression changed not because of the

purse but because I her daughter-in-law stood up to her yet I stood my ground we're not ready to sort through my mother's belongings yet we'll distribute her keepsakes among the family later my mother-in-law turned red with anger what do you mean are you saying I'm an outsider you said earlier at the funeral that even Scott was an outsider to my mother how come Scott is an outsider but your family isn't I retorted hearing this Scott and his father also turned red what are you saying apologized to Mom how disrespectful of a daughter-in-law to talk like

that their commotion Drew everyone from the other room I didn't expect to be called an outsider after all the effort we put into attending the funeral let's go home Dad my mother-in-law shouted at me in front of everyone and stormed out of our house for some reason even Scott was angry and left with his parents what happened did you really call your mother-in-law an outsider everyone asked me having heard only her side taken out of context it might have seemed like I was the one being harsh but I explained the situation to everyone and not

a single person blamed me Grandpa and Grandma should be more considerate of other people's feelings that's just how Dad Grandma and Grandpa have always been my children sighted with me but I still couldn't forgive those three Scott hadn't come home for a while since that day and I hadn't contacted him either I didn't think I should be the one to apologize and I wasn't sure if I could forgive him even if he did but I knew things couldn't stay this way forever then one day Scott came back welcome home I greeted him suppressing the anger

that flared up at the sight of him it's been tough huh his Gruff words were an attempt at showing concern and I was taken aback take the kids and go on a trip it'll be a good ch of scenery for you he said handing me travel vouchers I was speechless instead tears started to stream down my face it might have been the kid's idea but I was touched that Scott went along with it I immediately contacted the kids to plan the trip really Dad suggested this it's surprising isn't it the kids were astonished by my

proposal it seemed like it really was a gift from Scott I wonder if Dad feels bad about what happened happened I said laughing I gratefully accepted the travel vouchers from Scott I'll be off then yeah take your time stay with the kids at their places too why not really I can't be away that long don't worry about me I'll relax at my parents just enjoy yourself with that Scott sent me off Judy was happy to have me visit so before the spa trip I stopped by her place and then Gary's I hadn't been a able

to visit them while caring for my mother so I helped out by cooking and freezing meals for them mom you should relax but thanks this really helps they both said delighted to have my cooking at home this opportunity was all thanks to Scott's suggestion then came the eagerly awaited Spa trip I spent a relaxing time at the hot springs with my children the weariness from caregiving and the sorrow of losing my parents seemed to have healed quite a bit I was away for almost a week but both my kids returned to their homes with Bright

Smiles that was fun we should thank Dad for once true just this once but I wonder if he's up to something Judy joked don't say that Dad thought about us in his own way I laughed when I returned home planning to share the memories with Scott and start our life a new as a couple I was speechless what the house is I looked around in disbelief despite recognizing the location the family home that should have been there was gone then out of nowhere Scott appeared followed by his parents they were grinning at me standing there

dumbfounded Scott what's going on I asked with the same sickening smile Scott said finally I'm rid of that baggage starting today my parents are moving in with me at my house what are you talking about about I replied trying to stay calm have you lost your mind your family home has been demolished bring the inheritance to her place quickly whatever you inherited it's Scotts now I realized then that The Disappearance of the house was Scott's doing and it was all for the inheritance such betrayal after thinking about the future on my way home I was

filled with Indescribable sadness and anger but demolishing the house won't go Scott's way I won't let it I burst into laughter at the sight of their smirking faces my laughter baffled Scott and his father why are you laughing what a weird woman has she gone crazy my mother-in-law said looking at me as if I were Eerie facing the three of them I spoke up don't you guys know what you're talking about I haven't inherited a single penny so there's no inheritance after saying that I burst into laughter again they had mistakenly thought they'd become rich

from The Inheritance their wild imaginations and actions had me in uncontrollable laughter what do you mean explain yourself Scott demanded but I kept my mouth shut I felt no need to Enlighten them before that I'm not going to live with strangers if you want to live together go ahead alone ignoring Scott's question and rejecting his suggestion made my mother-in-law Furious you helped with your parents parents housework but you can't do ours you're aware of the circumstances right I agreed to live together didn't I she yelled I told you I didn't want to live together have

you forgotten that you chose to live together to avoid housework I refuted them one after another also demolishing the family home like that there are things you just shouldn't do I yelled at them and then left behind me Scott's voice called out where are you going but I didn't look back right now I needed to find a place to sleep for the night and I really didn't want to see Scott's face I immediately consulted a lawyer demolishing a house couldn't be that easy the house was still in my mother's name as I wondered which company

had done it an Unbelievable Truth came to light Scott and his father had demolished it themselves his father who worked in demolition Enlisted the help of acquaintances and even rented heavy Machin machery the planning was meticulous moreover they even gave me travel vouchers to get rid of me tears welled up in my eyes at the realization of being deceived the frustration was unbearable is there any way to punish all three of them I tearfully explained my situation the lawyer smiled at me kindly Scott unlawfully demolished the house in your mother's name he could be charged

with property destruction and held liable for damaging is let's start by demanding a formal apology from Scott and his parents I nodded in agreement and the lawyer quickly took the necessary actions a few days later Scott called me Furious about the legal notice he received what's with this certified letter he yelled oh you got it you destroyed my precious house so of course you have to compensate I replied compensate we said we were moving to my parents place I demolished a house that nobody was going to live in you should be thanking me not asking

for compensation now bring the inheritance and come back home he said arrogantly thank you for demolishing my house don't make me laugh and what inheritance it's not even settled yet I shouted back Scott was silent seemingly taken aback by my anger which I rarely displayed the reason I laughed when the house was demolished was exactly this I had a whole year with my mother it was obvious that we would discuss matters of inheritance so I told my brother I didn't want anything and to give it all to him as a result he inherited all the

cash and stocks he insisted that I should have the house since he lived far away and couldn't manage it if I wasn't going to live there it could be rented out that was the plan either you and your father restore the house to its original state or or pay the amount specified in the letter I was considering settling this amicably well fine if you can't pay I'll file a police report and sue you I declared I'm sorry I didn't think you'd get so angry Scott said starting to make excuses of course I'm angry what do

you expect I snapped Scott seemed to think that if my family home was gone he wouldn't have to live with his parents his father had always wanted to live lived together and had a fondness for Eric Scott had refused to live together before citing difficult commutes but his parents thought I was the one against it so he convinced them by demolishing my house and making it seem like I'd move in with them with the inheritance but I couldn't forgive him after hearing such a thing please give me a break I didn't mean any harm Dad

sorry too if he's truly sorry then agree to the settlement I said and hung up the phone Scott kept calling and sending messages apologizing if you're sorry just transfer the money I pushed him away I knew my childhood home couldn't be restored but this was the only way I could deal with my unbearable feelings I stayed at Judy's place my brother's family and my children knew about the situation although my brother must have been angry about our house being demolished without his consent he said I won't interfere but I'll help in any way I can

do what you think is best Amy everyone condemned Scott's actions and supported me a month passed without any compensation or aimon payment from Scott during that time there was no contact from him I couldn't stay with Judy forever I wanted to get the money as soon as possible to at least establish a living Foundation contrary to my wishes something unbelievable happened it was revealed by Judy this apron looks a lot like Grandma's she said showing me her smartphone screen I was surprised when I saw it it was a listing on a flea market app the

apron Judy mentioned similar to my mother's was a unique one I had made for her what this is Grandma's apron I made it so I'm sure I said Judy quickly checked other listings the seller seemed to have recently joined the app with no transactions or reviews yet the there were nearly 50 items listed and to my horror all of them belonged to my mother I immediately realized it was Scott he was the only one who could have taken my mother's belongings after demolishing the house I called Scott right away what's this about the app I

asked app Scott responded sounding annoyed don't play dumb you're selling mom's things without permission aren't you cancel those listings right now I demanded Scott sounding panicked replied what no it wasn't me who else would do such a thing I'm coming over right now to get everything back I said and hung up then I immediately headed to Scott's parents house with Judy where are mom's things I demanded as soon as we arrived confronting Scott at the door I I don't know anything about it he stuttered tell the truth dad Judy joined me in pressuring Scott he

seemed flustered Scott's parents noticed our presence and came out oh Judy you're here Scott's mom greeted smiling at the sight of her granddaughter angry Judy said Grandma tell Dad to tell the truth the truth Grandma's belongings that passed away recently dad seems to be selling them Judy said at Judy's words Scott's mom burst into laughter Scott with a troubled look kept repeating it really wasn't me then his mother loudly exclaimed Scott is selling them that's impossible I am the one selling them I felt my blood run cold Scott probably knew about it with a look

that almost said this is bad he turned to his mother despite Judy's shock his mother cheerfully continued what it's a lot of work you know I have to pack everything carefully and make sure the photos look good she seemed oblivious to the fact that she was selling stolen goods chatting happily about the app I struggled to restrain myself from lunging at her cancel the listings those are yours to sell Judy read with anger and Tears In Her Eyes pleaded with her grandmother however Scott's mother seemed displeased what's the big deal I finally found a hobby

I enjoy I use the things I can and sell the rest for a little pocket money it's good for preventing dementia I'm the only grandma left so Judy wants me to stay healthy and live long right she said nonchalantly pleading with her to stop had no effect there was no sign of remorse if talking won't help then action is the only option Judy let's go but it's okay let's go I insisted pulling Judy out of the house and heading straight to the police station I wasn't planning to file a report for the demolition of the

house but theft was a different story when I explained to the police that my mother's belongings were being stolen and sold they acted immediately and Scott's mother's account on the flea market app was suspended the items wouldn't be sold anymore I called Scott on the way back from the station I had your mother's account stopped you knew about it right you're complicit no I I filed a police report about this please cooperate with the investigation Scott became frantic what we're family right withdraw it please family you still haven't paid any compensation for the house or

alimony and there's no sign of remorse faced with my shouting Scott was taken aback despite everything I still had feelings for Scott having lived with him for so long sighing I said I'll wait for the money but I won't forgive the theft return everything and Scott your father looked quite unwell has he seen a doctor what I'm not a monster so just passing on that message I said and hung up Scott's father whom I had just seen was alarmingly thin and hadn't spoken much his complexion was more than just pale it was unnaturally dark his

ill health was obvious but that family probably hadn't noticed his wife was nonchalant selling stolen items and Scott only acted tough with me they lacked any real concern for others the next day I received a call from Scott's father expecting it to be a thank you call I answered I got the complete opposite reaction what do you mean by treating me like a sick person planning to dump me in a hospital to get rid of the hassle I need to protect Scott and my wife from you I'm not going to any hospital he scolded it

was shocking to be reprimanded when I was just concerned sorry for overstepping I was just worried hemp I'm not frail or short-lived like your parents don't make a fool of me he snapped I was infuriated by his words but a few days later he apparently felt unwell enough to visit the hospital the diagnosis was terminal cancer Scott called me in a panic dad's got terminal cancer what am I going to do I just snorted I don't know what did he say when I suggested going to the hospital he said I'm not frail or short-lived like

your parents so deal with it yourself how can you be so heartless Amy I never thought you'd be such a person did you ever say a single warm word when my mother was sick reflect on your own actions I said it hung up as expected Scott's father passed away soon after as a human being I didn't want to Harbor negative feelings towards the deceased but recalling everything that had been done and said I couldn't shed a tear after his funeral his will was found despite all this talk of not being short-lived he had made thorough

preparations the house goes to the granson Eric the rest of the estate is to be divided between my wife and eldest son I was surprised to see Eric's name Scott's father had always favored him wanting to live with him he must have wanted Eric to have the house even after his death it was a nuisance for Eric renounce The Inheritance you don't need that house do you I told Eric but he was happy to receive it inheriting the house was more of a burden than a benefit due to inheritance tax but if he was pleased

I had no right to say anything following the will Eric inherited the house his grandmother was happy and paid the inheritance tax he's our successor after all she said while that's not wrong I felt a bit sad as if Eric had been taken from me then something unbelievable happened next come over to our house Scott's call prompted me to head straight to his parents house when I arrived I saw Scott's mother and Scott himself standing in front of their house stunned just like I once had been the site was filled with heavy machinery and trucks

labeled with demolition company names workers were tearing down their house right before our eyes what's going on it's my house I can do what I want with it Eric said appearing from somewhere looking satisfied as he watched the demolition Eric what are you doing stop this right now Scott shouted stopping it now won't make it livable anyway Eric replied what have you done Scott's mother and Scott were begging Eric But Eric just laughed did you forget what Grandpa and Dad did to Mom Grandma you were awful to Mom too right did you apologize Eric's smile

turned into a sharp glare at Scott's mother and Scott they fell to their knees as the heavy machinery continued to noisily dismantle their house I finally felt relieved seeing the scene later Scott finally paid the damages and compensation from the inherited assets the stolen items that Scott's mother took from my mother were retrieved by Eric and safely returned to me you always have me and Judy Eric said and I finally shed tears of relief Scott's mother and Scott having lost their house and left with no money were now living in a company house again Scott

and I had moved out of the company house but now Scott and his mother had to return becoming the subject of rumors I explained the whole truth to Scott's colleagues wife who we were on good terms with Scott and his mother will likely have a hard life in the company housing but it's their own doing after Scott's retirement they'll be forced to save up for a new place to live I sometimes think about asking my friend how Scott and his mother are living now just to have something to talk about after that I continued to

stay at Judy's house then Eric got engaged to be married he was planning to build a house the land of the former family home sold for a decent amount and I was glad to see that even that house served a purpose mom come live with us Eric offered his fansa welcomed me warmly since I couldn't keep relying on Judy who lived alone indefinitely I decided to take Eric up on his offer I am thinking of living happily with my new family determined not to become a mother-in-law like my own mother-in-law