The Son-in-law they never wanted

Time alone

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Clara had being a pun used by Uncle to make me useless. He knew seeing her would bring memories, bad ones.

My question is, what does he want to do with the money he has been forcefully acquiring.

Something clicked in my brain.

Courtney has been protecting me all this while even at the expense of her life.

I remembered every liquid she had knocked out of my hands, every meal she had poured away before I took a bite, every glare she had sent to Uncle, the way she eats a lot and jumped at every single sound.

It was almost midnight when everything clicked to place.

I took my phone quickly and made a call to mother.

" Donald" she screamed excitedly into the phone then continued flatly "if you still want Courtney out of your hair, I'm not doing that"

Tears clogged in my throat, I really miss my mother, I miss her voice.

"Mother" I said into the phone "I'm sorry." I broke down "I didn't know you were protecting me"

"My baby, I knew you'd come to your senses