“Chrystal’s too softhearted. She’s raised Marci for five years—of course she’s attached. She’ll never abandon him.
“When she gets older, the Watts Family’s house, car and savings will all go to Marci.”
“Then Marci can bring Ashley back, mother and son reunited and I can finally rest in peace.”
He floated around, his tone becoming lighter, "So what if she takes the house back temporarily?"
"These things come later. It's all still Marci's place. Chrystal is just an outsider.”
“At most, she'll only benefit for a few more years."
Ashley's face flushed red. Her previous weak and pitiful appearance vanished, replaced by anger in her eyes, "Chrystal, do you have to be so ruthless?"
"Jimmy has only been gone a short time and you're already in a hurry to kick me out. It's just a house, why are you being so petty?"
"Aren't you afraid Marci will blame you? Last time I took Marci to buy candy, he said he liked me more. Do you, as his mother, deserve that treatment?"
Hearing her words, I didn't get angry but laughed instead.
She reminded me that the most important thing at that time was to deal with Marci's matter.
I glanced at her flushed face, ignoring her words and turned to the lawyer, saying, "Follow the procedure. If you don't see the house in three days, file a lawsuit."
Ashley was stunned, her momentum weakening slightly, but she still stubbornly shouted, "You dare! If Marci asks me, let's see what you say."
I ignored her completely, went straight downstairs and dialed the orphanage's number.
"Hello, is this the Sun Orphanage? I'm Chrystal Nichols, Marci's adoptive mother."
"There's a new situation. These past two days, I've found Marci's biological mother. According to regulations, I can no longer continue to raise him.”
“I'll bring the child over this afternoon to complete the formalities."
Clutching the orphanage's adoption certificate, I bent down to sign Marci's name when my mother-in-law grabbed my arm tightly.
"You think you can just send away a child you've raised for five years? Chrystal, what are you up to?"
"Jimmy just left and you're already in such a hurry to get rid of him and remarry?"
My father-in-law also scolded with a stern face, "Nonsense!”
“Even though Marci isn't your biological son, he's still a part of the Watts Family. If you dare touch him, you’ll see what happens."