221: Chapter 221

Chapter 221

Harry left the house and slammed the door shut, leaving Mary in peril as she was scared that her beautiful love life with this young man would be destroyed.2

"Oh no, no-no! I don't want this!" Mary panicked. "Our love has been strong for months. How could it get destroyed just because of money?! What am I supposed to do without Harry?!"

Mary had been a widow about five years ago and felt lonely without a man by her side. Unfortunately, she was too old, and thus no young man wanted her. 

She thought she would never find a replacement for her husband in her senior year. 

But then, Harry came into her life. He said he loved her, which was love at first sight.

He was romantic, sweet, and vigorous.

But he was just a young man struggling to find a job and building his music career.

Thus, a month into their relationship, Harry began to ask for a lot of money. 

Of course, Mary, who had been madly in love with her young and handsome lover, couldn't refuse and began giving him all the money needed to build his music career.

"I'm so broke right now. I can't even feed myself at this rate. How am I supposed to make him happy?!" Mary asked herself. She looked around her house and noticed a few things that could be sold.

The TV, computer, piano, couch, bookcase, ornaments, et cetera.

"Should I do a garage sale for all of this?" Mary thought. 

She considered it but decided not to because she knew it shouldn't be enough.

Besides, she still loved many of her furniture. 

"Should I just give up on Harry then? Since my son can't send me money anymore…" Mary asked herself. "There is no way I can earn much money in a week. So, maybe I should just break up with him…"

Mary was thinking for a long time until she sighed in the end and shook her head lightly, "I can't. I'm in love with him. I can't bear to see him sleeping with another woman!"

She realized that she couldn't part with Harry. So she had to find a way to earn as much money as possible in a week.

Mary looked around her house again to see which one she could sell. But her eyes stopped at the window and saw Hilda's house across hers. 

It had been a few months since the last time Mary saw Hilda.

She was too busy making love with her young boyfriend when an ambulance escorted Hilda, and she never returned after that.

Kate said that Hilda had been admitted to an expensive nursing facility where she would be cared for for an indefinite amount of time since Hilda's health often deteriorated. 

And thus, that house was left untouched and uncared for months.

It was dusty, and the weeds were overgrown. Hilda's house was basically abandoned. 

Mary's lips thinned as she stared at the house. 

Hilda was her best friend since they were young, and she continued to be best friends after Kate and Matt married. Things soured because Matt said that Kate was barren, but they remained a good friend. 

Mary often visited her to see if Hilda was still alive since she was sickly.

But she couldn't care less now that she had a new boyfriend.

She was busy with her boyfriend. She didn't have time to take care of her dying friend. 

"Oh, Hilda…" Mary murmured. "I know you will hate me if you find out. So please, die peacefully in that nursing facility, so you will remain clueless about what I will do in your house."

Mary got up from her couch and then walked towards Hilda's house.

She paced through the overgrown weeds and used the spare key to unlock the door.

She had a spare key for easier access because she was the one who'd help whenever Hilda needed it in an emergency. 

Mary grabbed the door handle and took a deep breath before entering the house.

She coughed several times and flailed her hands in front of her nose because of the dust.

"Goddamn, this place is abandoned!" Mary yelled. 

She quickly opened all the windows and doors to get some air into the house. She then turned the lights on to better look at her surroundings.

Just like what she expected, this place was untouched after a long time, everything was dusty but still fully functioning, and with only a few wipes, everything was brand new and could be sold for a high price.

Hilda also had a lot of expensive furniture and electronics because Kate sent her a lot of money.

Back then, Mary thought that Kate was being too wasteful for using Matt's money, but now that she finally knew the truth…

…

Mary shook her head, "No, it's still her fault. So what if she earns a lot of money? And what's the point if she earns so much but still is not contributing to the household?"

"She is the so-called modern woman, right? Then she should work to provide for my son! That's her responsibility now!" Mary huffed as she still couldn't blame her son, thinking that Matt did nothing wrong.

After all, unlike this small town, they lived in Los Angeles, a huge city.

So Kate, who became the sole breadwinner, shouldn't be weird there. 

"And she dares to mock my son when she is still the same barren bitch! She doesn't deserve to mock my perfect son when she can't even give birth!"

Mary kept on throwing a hissy fit because she couldn't accept that Kate—who had always been the punching bag of their family—suddenly turned the entire narrative towards her favor, and now, that barren bitch was suddenly the real breadwinner and her perfect son was just a deadbeat man? BULLSHIT!

Mary was used to insulting Kate for the slightest inconvenience, so she had to find a way to keep that status quo no matter what!

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