After losing her husband, Jason, only a month ago, Alice barely had time to process her grief before his estranged parents showed up—lawyer in tow—laying claim to the home Jason had purchased. In a single encounter, Alice was forced to defend Jason’s memory and stand her ground against the very people who’d abandoned him when he needed them most.
The Unwelcome Return
Growing up, Jason never felt embraced by his parents, Susan and Charles. At seventeen, they threw him out of the house, leaving him with little more than a backpack and shattered trust. He found refuge with Alice, who, with her family’s blessing, treated him like one of their own. Over the years, Jason and Alice built a life together. They worked hard, bought a house, and weathered Jason’s devastating cancer diagnosis. Through it all, he kept a tiny glimmer of hope that his parents might reconcile with him—yet they never did.
When Jason died, Alice was left not only with sorrow but also with reminders of his longing for parental acceptance. So it was a shock when Susan and Charles appeared on her doorstep as if they had a right to claim the home he left behind.
A Demand for the House
Instead of offering condolences, Susan and Charles—alongside their lawyer—made their intentions clear: they wanted Jason’s house, pointing out that as his next of kin, they should inherit his assets. Yet Alice was no stranger to the complexities of Jason’s family. Months before his passing, Jason had put the property in Alice’s name, anticipating the very confrontation now unfolding.
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