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"You're lying!You clearly bought a house.Why are you lying?"
Rose was stunned and asked me in disbelief,with a trace of fear in her eyes,"Linda,why don't you admit it?We've been to your house,and it's clearly a newly renovated house.It's obviously...Alas,we won't blame you.Why do you have to lie?"
No way.If I said that the money was spent on buying a house,Mia would definitely kill me.
Look at her eyes now.They're no different from a Gatling machine gun.
Although I firmly denied it,due to the filter of her being a mother,Mia still believed Rose very much.
In fact,if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes,I wouldn't have believed that Rose,who clearly loved her daughter so much,would have spent almost all of the compensation money.
Mia's eyes almost burst into flames when she looked at me,"Linda,tell me the truth.Did you take the money to buy a house?That's the money he left for our mother and daughter.How could you,how could you..."
Seeing that this huge blame was about to be pinned on me,I shook my head helplessly,"Mia,how could I be so unethical as to touch the compensation money that your husband left for you?"
I took out my phone.Fortunately,I had taken a photo of the rental contract signed with the landlord before.Otherwise,it would have been difficult to clear up the misunderstanding for a while.
"Look at this,we just signed it last month.The landlord just finished renovating the house and was then picked up by his children.He thought it was a pity not to live in the house,so he rented this new house to us."
I felt a little sad,"Mia,Jack and I are living frugally and want to help you.How could we possibly covet your money instead?"
"It's impossible.This can't be true!"
Rose let out a scream.A passing nurse glared at us and motioned for us to keep our voices down.
But Rose didn't notice it anymore.She rushed over,took my phone,and looked at the contract written in black and white.She seemed a bit dazed,"How could this be...It's not real.This must be fake.Yes,I'll ask Jack.I want to hear it from him.You must be lying to me..."
She took out her phone tremblingly.She was now eager to shift the blame.
The moment the phone was connected,she almost burst into tears,"Jack,tell ,me the truth.Did you buy that house?"
Jack was a bit confused.He was still at work and had no idea what was happening now.
He didn't understand why his mother suddenly brought up this matter.
Before,I told Jack that I was afraid Rose would ask us to return the house,so we said we bought it.Now I was afraid that he still remembered that stupid agreement,so I quickly said,"Honey,I showed mom our rental contract,but she doesn't believe it and insists that we bought the house."
"Stop!What are you trying to imply to Jack?"
Rose pushed me away a bit,but she was eager to shift the blame,so the phone was on speakerphone.
"Mom,I'm really not lying to you.This house is really rented.Think about the location.If we were to buy it,all our savings combined wouldn't even be enough for the down payment..."
I was helpless,but when she widened her eyes and was about to say something,I added,"Even with the compensation money,it's not enough."
Seeing that I had said this,Jack also understood what I meant and firmly said to Rose,"Mom,this house is really rented by us."
"Mom!"
Mia fell silent the moment she saw my rental contract.Seeing that even Jack said so,she finally realized that her beloved mother had deceived her,"Where's the money?Where did you spend the money?"
Rose was shocked.She didn't expect that her daughter,who had always been well-behaved and obedient to her,would actually shout at her.Her eyes instantly turned red,"You're yelling at me?"
"Mom,give me the money.Where on earth did you spend it?I'm begging you.This is the life-saving money for Lucy.This is the life-saving money her father left for her..."
Her eyes were bloodshot.She had already lost her strength from kneeling on the ground,but at this moment,hatred made her pounce forward.She tightly grabbed the hem of Rose's clothes,looking like a madwoman.
Jack also reacted and quickly asked,"What's going on?What's wrong with Lucy?Mia,tell me what's going on..."
"Her heart disease relapsed.She needs an operation urgently now.Mia left the money with mom,but now..."
Mia didn't have the energy to deal with Jack anymore,so I had to explain.
Rose was frightened by Mia's appearance and was a bit incoherent,"Mia,listen to me.I definitely didn't touch your money.How could I do that..."
Seeing that Rose said she didn't touch it,Mia regained some of her sanity and looked at her with a resentful gaze,"Then where's the money,mom?"
"Of course,of course it's at home..."
Rose was a bit guilty,but at this moment,fear took the upper hand,so she could only hold back her uneasiness,"Can you let me go back and get the bank card?I will definitely bring it back."
"Mom,you won't run away,will you?"Mia said faintly.
Rose was visibly flustered,obviously having such a thought.
"Linda,you go and get it.Mom,tell her where you put it?"
I was suddenly dragged into this.I knew that if I didn't handle this matter well today,Mia would go crazy on the spot.
If she went crazy,she might kill someone.
