He'd hinted at this before.
Now, in the wreckage of my marriage, he finally showed his true colors—trying to strip my elderly parents of their retirement home and savings.
Their sheer audacity left me speechless.
If I handed over my parents' pension and home, how could I ever face them again? I'd be unworthy of the name 'son.'
I clenched my fist, shaking off my father-in-law's grasping hand.
"Just because you don't value me doesn't mean I'm worthless."
I turned and walked away without looking back.
Behind me, the Hensons erupted.
"Ungrateful wretch! Selfish to the core! We only asked for a pension and a house! No wonder my daughter is dumping you!"
"My daughter is a swan, and you're just the toad she was unlucky enough to land on!"
"Good riddance!"
"Caroline will marry into high society now. You can rot in the dirt!"
Her relatives piled on, their words dripping venom. They cursed me as trash who didn't know his place. Mocked my average looks and lack of fortune.