There was a huge crowd at the funeral of her husband Ethan Smith. In addition to relatives and friends, there were also many of his former colleagues and business partners. When they saw Luna holding her pregnant belly and taking out the will, complex expressions flashed across their faces, like a silent drama.
Everyone looked at me secretly, but no one spoke up, as if they were all waiting for my reaction. Obviously, everyone was ready to be a bystander.
" Bella , I know that Ethan Smith and I have let you down. But I have his child now, and I have to live for him. This is the last gift Ethan Smith left for me and my child. You can't be so cruel to deprive us of our rights, right?" Luna's words were sincere, but it was hard to hide the cunning behind them.
" Bah! You shameless vixen! You've been entangled with my father behind my mother's back! Now you have the nerve to ask for the inheritance with your pregnant belly. I've never seen such a shameless person like you!" Joyce Smith, her daughter, was furious, her cheeks flushed, and the veins on her neck bulged, as if she wanted to cut Luna into pieces.
"Joyce Smith ! Do you have any manners? I don't remember your mother teaching you to be such a shrew!" Mother-in -law Sophia glared at me, "How do you educate your children?"
" Grandma... She destroyed my parents' relationship and interfered with their marriage. It's fine if you don't help my mother, but now you help outsiders to blame us. What are we in your eyes?" Joyce Smith changed her usual obedient behavior and protected me behind her like a female bird protecting her cubs. This touched me and made me ashamed.
Joyce Smith's words made the mother-in-law stunned, and then she showed an angry look: "What a rebellion! Little girl is starting to blame the elders? The elders in the family are still alive, it's not your turn to speak!" She turned to me and said, "I have said it before, giving birth to a daughter is useless!"
My father-in-law also stood up and said, "Children should not interrupt when adults are talking! If you don't listen, don't blame me for being rude!" He glared at Joyce Smith fiercely .
My father-in-law looked at Luna , then at me: " Bella , you have been married to our family for 13 years. We have seen how you are and have always treated you as a family member. I hope you can think about us."
I asked calmly, "What do you mean?"
The father-in-law hesitated for a moment and continued, "Luna said the child is a boy. Our family has been a single-line inheritance for generations, and we all hope that she can give birth to the child. But now that Ethan Smith is gone, it will be difficult for Luna to raise a child alone. We hope you won't fight with her for the inheritance."
The mother-in-law agreed, "Yes, she is pregnant with our blood. Although my son has let you down, our family cannot be without descendants."
