During Cancer, My Wife & Daughter Left Me. Years Later, They Returned For $8m Inheritance, But…

The Confrontation with Dorothy

My wife did not take kindly to this suggestion. She asked Dorothy who she thought she was and started screaming, asserting that Dorothy had no authority to interfere in her affairs. She also accused Dorothy of being nosy and demanded that she mind her own business.

I felt a deep sense of embarrassment. The people in this neighborhood had been nothing but kind to me, and here my ex-wife was making a scene and disturbing their peace. Part of me wanted to go out there and give her a piece of my mind, but I chose to stick with our plan.

Dorothy, bless her heart, apologized to them and explained that she was merely trying to be helpful. She returned to her own home, and shortly after, my ex-wife and daughter left. After finishing work, I went over to Dorothy’s place to apologize. She brushed it off, mentioning that while she found my wife’s behavior repulsive, she also found the outburst somewhat amusing.

The Attack

I wished I could agree with her, but I knew my wife could be hot-tempered when upset. If she ever returns, I am determined to confront her and ask her to leave me in peace.

She came back again yesterday. I was sitting in my home office when I heard a loud crash. Rushing out to the living room, I found my front window smashed and people were outside screaming. I thought there might be a maniac on the loose, and it turns out I wasn’t entirely wrong. It was my ex-wife.

She had smashed my window, and my neighbors were out there trying to stop her. Apparently, she had been causing a ruckus for a while, but I hadn’t heard it because I had my noise-canceling headphones on while doing some QA work. Frankly, I wouldn’t have heard her even if I hadn’t paused the mic for a break.

The Face-Off

When I got outside, two of my elderly neighbors were doing their best to restrain my ex from causing more damage. Both she and Layla were holding bats, and they had already broken a few of my potted plants. I grabbed her by the arm and asked if she had lost her damn marbles. Needless to say, she was shocked to see me—or rather, shocked to see me alive.

I told both her and my daughter to get off my property before I called the cops. Unbeknownst to me, my neighbors had already placed the call. She seemed hurt by my words and asked why I hadn’t contacted her after I got better. She insisted that she and Layla would have come back.

I told her: “When we got married, we made vows to stand by each other in sickness and health, and she broke those vows. I wanted nothing to do with her anymore. She’s no longer my wife. I sent the divorce papers months ago.”

Broken Vows

I asked her again to leave. Then she asked about our daughter and mentioned that she’s going to college next year and she can’t afford the tuition on her own.

I replied: “Your daughter was fine with abandoning me too, and I’m ready to give up all my parental rights to you. You should have thought of that before you abandoned me. I don’t want anything to do with either of you.”

After hearing that, she went from upset to angry, calling me selfish and heartless, which I found rather amusing given the circumstances.

“He’s the last person who should be calling anyone selfish,” I screamed back, called her an entitled jerk, and made it clear that I’d ensure she never got a dime from me again.

Justice Served

Then she swung at me with a bat just as the cops showed up. They immediately arrested both her and my daughter. They asked if I wanted to press charges, and of course, I did.

My ex and daughters started crying loudly as they were loaded into the back of the police car, but I felt no sympathy for them. I had everything that happened on camera, including my wife smashing the window, and I had already submitted it to the police.

After work, I ordered a new window and cleaned up the glass. Someone will be coming to deal with it tomorrow, but for now, a rigged-up tarp is keeping out the elements. Dorothy gave me some buckets to put my plants in until I can replace the pots.

The Truth Revealed

Curious about what had brought my ex-wife back, I did some digging. It turns out her mom passed away two months ago, and they found out that the house they had been staying in didn’t belong to her or her husband; it belonged to his cousin.

The cousin decided to kick them out because he wanted to sell it. With both of my ex-wife’s parents now gone, she and our daughter sold most of their parents’ belongings and had been living in a motel for a while. When they came back to our old home and saw Cara there, they assumed I had died and went snooping around for recordings of my assets and purchases, which is how they found me.

Conclusion

Anyhow, they’re being charged with vandalism, attempted break-in, and attempted assault. Since Layla is a minor, she’s getting community service, but my ex-wife is going to serve some time as this was obviously premeditated.

I’m thinking about getting a restraining order too. At least for now, I won’t have to worry about her again for a good long while.