3

In the following days, my future mother-in-law kept sneering at me day after day, and her words were full of sarcasm and harshness.

"Young girls nowadays are so shameless. They stay in other people's homes before they even get married, and they can't be driven away."

"It's fine if she eats and drinks for free, but now she even lost her job and she doesn't seem to be worried. I don't know what kind of drug she fed my son that she still keeps him around. It's really annoying."

Such words are heard every day.

If it were in the past, I would never endure this grievance in vain.

But Julian promised me that he would resolve the matter properly, so I decided to give him some more time and trust.

However, I ultimately underestimated the trouble-making heart of my future mother-in-law.

That day, I played with my bestie until late at night.

In order not to disturb my family's rest, I went into the bedroom in the dark without turning on the lights.

As soon as I lifted the quilt, I found a strange man lying on the bed.

I screamed, and then the light in the bedroom came on.

The future mother-in-law walked slowly out of the bathroom wrapped in a bath towel.

I was so frightened that my face turned pale.

"Auntie, why are you here?"

My future mother-in-law glared at me fiercely.

"Why can't I be here? This is my son's house, I can be wherever I want!"

Just then, Melinda, who lived next door, heard the noise and rushed over.

She glanced at her future mother-in-law and instantly understood what was going on.

She comforted me with a little embarrassment.

" Joyce , I forgot to tell you that my mom has moved into your and Julian 's room."

" My mom thinks her room doesn't have good lighting, and the doctor said that more sun exposure is good for recovery."

This bedroom does have excellent lighting. Every morning when sunlight fills the room, it is the happiest moment for me.

My future mother-in-law is an elder and she just had surgery, so she deserves more care.

But she occupied my room without my consent, which really annoyed me.

Seeing that I was silent and sullen, Melinda quickly grabbed my hand.

"Joyce, I was wrong for not asking for your consent. I apologize."

"But we're going to be a family soon, and I just want our mom to live more comfortably. You're so considerate, you won't blame me, right?"

I stared at Melinda , feeling mixed emotions.

My future mother-in-law is in poor health, so I can understand why she wants to live in a room with good lighting.

But did she really not even have time to notify me?

Or is she trying to intimidate me?

I was about to speak when Julian came back from his night shift.

As soon as he saw the layout of the room, he immediately understood what was going on and his face darkened.

"Mom, how could you just move into my and Joyce's room without telling me?"

"Change it back quickly!"

Seeing Melinda's embarrassed face, I quickly waved my hands.

"Forget it, Auntie, you can stay if you want."

"Sister, which room did you move Julian and I's stuff to? I'm sweating all over and want to take a shower first."

Melinda hemmed and hawed, glancing at her future mother-in-law.

The future mother-in-law stood up immediately.

"You and Julian are not married yet, so you can't live in the same room! It's unlucky!"

" From now on, you two should sleep separately!"

The corners of my mouth twitched slightly, but I was too lazy to argue.

So he said kindly,

"Okay, if you don't want to stay in one room, then don't stay in one room."

"Sister, why don't you tell me which room I can stay in?"

Melinda pointed hesitantly at the nanny's room at the end of the corridor and whispered,

"I put all your things in that room for you."

I looked in disbelief.

"Sis, are you sure you want me to move to this room?"

This nanny room is small and cramped, with very poor lighting and not even a separate bathroom. It is usually unoccupied.

As if she saw my dissatisfaction, the future mother-in-law started to mock me again.

"If you feel the lighting is not good, you can move to the attic. It's quiet there, and there are floor-to-ceiling windows."

I was a little speechless.

" Since the attic is so nice, why don't you move there, Auntie."

Seeing this, Melinda tried to smooth things over.

"Joyce, it's the hottest time of the year now. The attic is too hot and there's not even an air conditioner. How can you let Mom live in the attic?"

I laughed.

"Yeah, the attic is so hot, who would want to live in the attic?"

Melinda choked and said no more.

Julian on the side glared at her fiercely and then came to comfort me.

He assured me that he was just asking me to stay in the nanny's room for a few days.

He would make it clear to his mother as soon as possible.

A harmonious family is the key to success. I decided to endure it one more time for Julian.

But I didn’t expect that what happened next would completely overturn my three views.