Chapter 37: Bloodsucking Relatives
"Grandpa and Grandma are getting old now and want to move to the city. We’ve already found a property in town. You and your mom haven’t visited them in years. Tomorrow, I’ll send you the address. You should pay the down payment first, and we will share the remaining monthly loan equally.
"The house is already renovated. Once you pay tomorrow, we’ll bring Grandpa and Grandma over. You won’t need to pay for any fuel expenses, but you will need to take care of their daily needs since we won’t be able to visit often."
Frankie had it all planned out, and Jessie’s face immediately darkened.
Back then, she was only a child. After her father died in a car accident and the insurance company had compensated a large sum, all of her cousins appeared to divide most of the compensation. The more absurd part was that her grandparents, instead of mourning their son who had just passed, schemed to get more money.
Laura knew they were a bunch of scoundrels, so she simply gave them 180,000 out of the 200,000 they got, considering it as future support for the grandparents. After that, they didn’t have to bear any responsibility. Those people agreed wholeheartedly, even signing and stamping a contract.
With the remaining 20,000, Laura took her to start a business. Yet, they claimed that the 180,000 was only future support, and they demanded the past fees too. Laura paid 100,000, emphasizing that their relationship was now completely severed.
Now, they were asking her to pay for a house they wanted out of the blue. Knowing how shameless they were, it was no surprise they would pull such a stunt.
Jessie retorted bluntly, "I was only six back then, and all of you already took my father’s insurance compensation to build new houses and buy new appliances. Don’t forget—we already signed and stamped our commitment to fully pay Grandpa and Grandma’s support. Later on, you forced my mom to pay another 100,000 to sever ties with you.
"Whether it’s Grandpa and Grandma who want a new house or you, you know the answer yourself. In any case, we won’t pay a single cent, so just give up!"
She hung up the phone furiously and immediately blocked Frankie’s number.
