I wasn't going to put up with her. I called security. This house still belonged to me and Henry, not Celeste.
Security arrived quickly. Celeste, who was all bark and no bite, left cursing. Before she left, she said she would divorce me on behalf of her son and make sure I didn't get a penny.
Ruby followed Celeste, giving me a triumphant look.
After the fight with Celeste, I skipped Henry's funeral arrangements and contacted a lawyer to handle the rest.
The lawyer was a woman named Marley Becker. After hearing my situation, she said, "You and your husband's mother both have inheritance rights. The distribution of the property, insurance compensation, and bank deposits will need to be resolved through litigation. However..."
She paused and smiled slightly. "We can first recover the money your husband gave to his mistress."
To prevent my parents and daughter from being affected, I called my mom and told her the situation. I asked her to take my daughter on a trip for a while.
My mom was angry. "Henry is heartless. If it weren't for you, would he have been able to make a million a year? He deserved death."