Celeste demanded, "Where's my son? Where is he? Take me to see him."

I pointed to the ashes scattered on the ground and the urn that Celeste had kicked to the side. "He's all around us."

Celeste saw it and cursed, "You bitch. You didn't even let me see my son one last time, and you did this to him. How could you be so cruel?"

I wasn't taking the blame for this. I told her, "I called you right away, but you didn't answer. And it was this lady next to you who scattered the ashes, and you kicked the urn."

Ruby tried to argue, but I pointed to the surveillance camera. "It's all on camera."

Ruby shut up.

Celeste slapped Ruby again and cursed, "After all my son did for you, you treat him like this? Both of you are bitches."

Then she started cursing at me and Ruby.

Celeste cursed to her heart's content, and I didn't stop her. As for Henry's scattered ashes, let them fly a bit longer.

Only after Celeste finished cursing did she remember she hadn't collected the ashes. Sadly, only fragments remained.

Celeste sat on the ground, holding the urn and crying, "Henry, what am I going to do without you?"

Ruby also wiped her tears and comforted Celeste, "You still have me, and I'm carrying your grandson."

The two of them started crying together, a heart-wrenching scene.

I mocked Celeste, "Mom, aren't you hugging the wrong person? Someone might think she's your daughter-in-law."

Celeste, displeased, said to me, "Ruby is also Henry's woman and my daughter-in-law. Besides, she's carrying my grandson. You, as his wife, should be more generous."

Her words made me laugh in disbelief.

Seeing that I didn't respond, Celeste thought I agreed. She continued, "Ruby is pregnant and needs someone to take care of her. Since your place is big, she'll stay here from now on. You must take good care of my grandson."

I was furious. "Get out, all of you. Take your son's ashes and get out of my sight. You make me sick."

Celeste got mad too. "This is Henry's house. Why should I leave? You should leave."

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."

I was originally in Henry's position, but I got pregnant unexpectedly and believed his sweet words. I chose to be a housewife. Looking back, I must have been blinded by love.

Now, it was my turn to fight back. The first step was to take Ruby to court, demanding she return the money Henry had spent on her. All of it was spent during our marriage, making it part of our marital assets.

Marley was efficient. The court accepted the case quickly.

After Ruby received the court summons, she called me. "Sofia, don't go too far. Henry was willing to spend that money on me."

I shot back, "That money is marital property. Do you even know what that means? You didn't just spend Henry's money; you spent mine too. Am I wrong to want my money back?"

Ruby angrily hung up. Soon after, Celeste called me. I hung up immediately. She called again. I hung up again. She called at least a dozen times, and I didn't answer any of them.

Later, an unknown number popped up. I answered, only to hear Celeste's voice, so I hung up again. Then came a barrage of text messages. I blocked her number right away.

Not long after, all of Henry's relatives started calling me. I just turned off my phone, bought a new one, got a new number, and gave it to my parents, Marley, and my daughter's school.

I turned on the old phone, put it on silent, and watched as the screen kept lighting up with calls and messages. I didn't answer one. I finally understood why Celeste always hung up on me. Watching someone one disliked get anxious was oddly satisfying.

On the day of the hearing, I was a new person decked out in a designer suit with a chic short haircut, looking sharp and capable. Marley had advised me that in cases against mistresses, I should dominate the atmosphere.

Before the hearing, there's always a mediation session. When Marley and I walked into the mediation room, Celeste and Ruby were already there. Surprisingly, they hadn't hired a lawyer.

I guess they were relying on the courage of ignorance.

Seeing me, Celeste finally had an outlet for her pent-up anger. "Sofia, you wretch. You caused my son's death, and now you're going after Ruby? Are you trying to kill my grandson too?"

Ruby touched her belly, playing the innocent victim.

Marley turned to the mediator and said, "As you can see, there's bad blood between my client and the defendant. The insults started immediately. I don't think there's any point in mediation. Let's proceed to trial."

The mediator looked at Celeste and Ruby with a weary expression and declared the mediation a failure, moving us to trial.

Celeste tried to act tough. "Fine, let's go to trial. My son's money is his to spend however he wants."

With Celeste backing her, Ruby got cocky too.

Ignorance truly was bliss.

Marley was all business in the courtroom. He laid out evidence showing that since graduating, Ruby hadn't worked a day. The house, the designer bags, and all her expenses were funded by Henry, making them marital property. She needed to compensate me.

Ruby disagreed. "All that money was earned by Henry. Sofia is just a housewife. She doesn't work, so that money shouldn't count as marital property. I shouldn't have to compensate her."

The judge shook his head at her words.

In the end, the court ruled that Ruby not only had to move out of the house she was living in but also had to compensate me over a million dollars.

Ruby and Celeste were stunned. They couldn't understand why money earned by Henry had to be paid to me. Celeste started causing a scene right there. "I'm going to appeal. This ruling is wrong."

The judge gave Celeste a look that said it all. There was no arguing with foolishness.