Chapter 5 - Margaret Explains Why The Family Home Must Be Sold
Margaret gently touched Caleb’s arm, pulling his hand down before he could press the call button on his screen.
“No, Caleb… let her take the money; that’s not why she’s really trying to force me out,” Margaret explained with a heavy sigh.
Alyssa smirked triumphantly, crossing her arms over her emerald green blouse as she watched Margaret tremble.
“Tell him, Margaret! Tell him about the massive second mortgage you took out behind his back last year!” Alyssa taunted viciously.
Caleb looked down at his mother in profound confusion, searching her tear-stained eyes for confirmation of Alyssa’s claim.
“Is that true, Mom? Did you take out a second mortgage on the house?” Caleb asked softly, his anger shifting to worry.
Margaret nodded slowly, fresh tears spilling over her eyelashes as she looked around the sunlit suburban living room.
“The medical bills from your father’s final months wiped out our insurance, Caleb… I had no other choice to save the estate,” Margaret confessed.
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“And the bank is foreclosing on the property at the end of the month unless we pay the arrears in full,” Margaret whispered.
Alyssa laughed bitterly, pointing a sharp, manicured finger directly at her trembling mother-in-law.
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