One Bill, Two Divorces

Summary

Lydia Leighton—my mother-in-law—and I had been grinding nonstop on an overseas project. We got back home two weeks early.

Before we could share the news, her phone rang. The renovation company.

"Mrs. Howe, the house is done per your request. But your card balance isn't enough. When do you want to settle the rest?"

I frowned. We'd been buried in work overseas. When did she even renovate a house?

A long invoice popped up on her phone. Lydia's face went cold. She dialed her husband.

"George, which 'Mrs. Howe' is renovating a house? You're cheating on me?!"