My Mother-in-Law Was Too Tough on Me, Even When I Had Cancer! She Didn't Realize Someone Noticed...

I really want some chocolate cake but I'm stuck in bed feeling awful suddenly my mother-in-law Grace starts yelling at me to get her a cake right now I couldn't take it anymore and snapped at her I told her to get her own cake because I only have a month left to live my name is Olivia and I'm 28 years old I met my husband David through a friend and we got married after dating for 3 years we don't have kids yet but we're enjoying our time together David's family owns a small Factory with about 30 workers ERS they're doing pretty well in their area the company was started by David's late dad and has grown thanks to everyone's hard work now David's sister Sophia is in charge of the company she's not married but she's really good at running the business David thinks she got her skills from mom because they both have great communication abilities Sophia is really nice and easy to talk to even when we first met Sophia my sister-in-law greeted me warmly calling me cute and expressing her happiness to have me as a sister as someone who only had Brothers it felt nice to gain a sister however despite this Pleasant start there's a problem with my mother-in-law our company has coffee breaks at 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. times I dread here's why whenever I'm asked to get Mom's coffee it instantly ruins my mood our family home is next to the factory and after my father-in-law passed away my mother-in-law chose to retire and stay home she seems to look forward to these coffee breaks always saying I've been waiting for you Olivia I wanted to talk to sopia once but she gave me a disappointed look naturally she wasn't in a good mood and before leaving with a forced smile she said hey I have something to say to you so sit here and then she complains to me until the break is over she often comments about why we haven't had kids yet saying it's not something we can control if I stay quiet she gets even more irritated why such a gloomy face I wonder why David chose someone like you plus even your parents who knows how long you'll live the sooner the better she said that with a sigh hearing her talk like that especially about my parents really hurts and there's a reason for that when David and I decided to get married and met his family this happened what you don't have parents my mother-in-law looked shocked when I told her it's not like I never had Parents my mom passed away from cancer when I was 10 and my dad dad died of a heart attack when I was 20 my memories of my mom are fuzzy but my dad raised my brother and me all by himself I deeply regret that he passed away before I could repay his kindness when people hear about my situation they usually look at me with pity and say you must have had a hard time but my mother-in-law reacted differently so you might not live long either huh she actually said that while I was stunned by her response it was so rude and insensitive my husband David told me that despite my shock my mother-in-law kept complaining insisting it was an important issue should I rethink this marriage just as I was considering that Sophia who had been quiet until then suddenly slammed her hand on the table and said what are you talking about she said it so quietly that everyone in the room froze then my mother-in-law said right Sophia you agree with me don't you that's what she said Sophia's response was icy what I told Mom David chose Olivia himself and she's wonderful why can't you support that she said this to my mother-in-law with a cold stare my mother-in-law who adored her daughter seemed shocked by Sophia's words after that she stopped making mean comments except when we were alone even during the coffee breaks she looked disappointed when I brought her coffee instead of sopia luckily David and I rented a room Mir his scam home so I only had to endure her complaints during those 10-minute coffee breaks I'm relieved we don't live together but my peace was suddenly shattered that year a record-breaking hurricane brought a lot of Misfortune my way Olivia something terrible has happened I'd never heard David sound so panicked I hurried to the living room and found it in chaos what's going on our ceiling was leaking badly because of the hurricane it wasn't just our room the owner told us it was happening in other rooms too it seemed impossible to fix while staying there so we needed to find somewhere else to live Sophia suggested cheerfully why worry just stay with us your commute will be 30 seconds she said this innocently so we ended up staying with David's family for a while welcome home David it must have been tough but Mom is happy we can live together again my mother-in-law greeted us warmly but David mostly ignored her acting like a rebellious teenager then she said oh Olivia you're here too I didn't noce because you're so quiet smile SM more my husband looked frustrated and all I could do was force a smile knowing we'd be staying there for a while after moving in I noticed something odd the first time was during dinner on our first night wanting to show my appreciation I cooked Bread soup and steak it wasn't fancy but my mother-in-law and sister-in-law said it was delicious and finished it all I felt genuinely relieved after a while my mother-in-law suddenly stood up and brought a container from the fridge humming a tune she opened it and piled a ton of its contents onto her steak a mom you're still eating that stuff my husband sitting next to me looked disgusted sopia my sister-in-law rolled her eyes and said she won't stop no matter how many times I tell her I've given up then she burst into laughter at first I couldn't tell what was on top of the steak but upon closer inspection I realized it was Jam while it's not uncommon to have sweet sauces on meat adding Jam to a seasoned steak seemed bizarre when you eat something salty you crave something sweet right that's why she said looking quite pleased with herself honestly it gave me heartburn just watching her for the record I'm not a fan of sweet sauces on meat come on Olivia why don't you try it it's delicious my mother-in-law said turning to me for the first time I didn't want to eat it but I forced a smile apparently that wasn't the reaction she was hoping for I'm recommending it for a reason you might live longer if you follow my example with that Parting Shot she retreated to her room leaving me speechless my husband and sister-in-law apologize saying sorry sorry moms added again with her nonsense apparently my motherin-law has a serious Sweet Tooth and doesn't feel her day is complete without eating cake surprisingly her annual Health checkups always come back normal come to think of it she's always eating cake during our 3:00 p.m. coffee breaks I remembered that I like cake too but having it every day would be boring plus what about blood sugar levels I've always been careful about my health especially since my parents had short lifespans so my mother-in-law's Jam steak was quite surprising wait to Sophia buy cake every day caught off guard Sophia admitted yeah she makes me go buy it she says it's embarrassing for her to do it herself thanks to that I've become good friends with all the local cake shops Sophia said laughing my husband David chimed in Sophia this isn't a laughing matter mom's getting older she needs to start caring about her health I've always left it to sopia to deal with Mom and I feel bad about it with that he looked frustrated well I think you guys will have to help out more from now on Sophia said cheerfully and I prepared myself for more interactions with my mother-in-law living with my in-laws made my commute much shorter so I took the lead in doing household chores before and after work I tried to talk to my mother-in-law but she often ignored me or gave me the cold shoulder despite that she never missed a chance to complain about the kids during our coffee breaks since moving here I've been having more rough days it's probably the stress my mood was low and my husband noticed he offered several times to go to the doctor with me let's move out and stay at a hotel for a while he suggested but I turned it down because it felt like a waste of money and the nearest hotel was still a bit far then the worst news came a week-long business trip I was stunned when my husband told me the reason for my dread Sophia my sister-in-law would also be going meaning I'd be along with my mother-in-law yeah I said it my husband offered to take me with him but I thought it's just a week I hope I can manage especially since I still wasn't feeling well on the day they left Sophia sent me a mother-in-law Survivor Ral guide to my phone if anything happens just give her cake and you'll be fine I couldn't help but laugh the guide included local cake shops and my mother-in-law's favorite cakes from each for someone like me who was gearing up for a tough week this information was a lifesaver in a week our home renovations would be done and we could move back I thought optimistically I could handle this but that hope faded on the first night when I returned from work my mother-in-law was blocking me entrance you know why I'm angry don't you she snapped no I don't I'm not psychic I replied losing patience you miss both the 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. coffee breaks today her words caught me off guard indeed with my husband and Sophia away and end of mon tasks piling up I completely forgotten about my mother-in-law's coffee breaks and I never had a coffee break myself I thought she'd understand since she used to work but she yelled at me the moment we were alone you start this harassment you Wicked Woman she said with an angry look I felt a huge disconnect why was I being yelled at like this did I deserve to be called wicked suppressing my anger I thought it's just a few more days and said I did buy Cake during my lunch break it's in the office fridge sorry I didn't bring it here her face instantly changed from Angry to smiling let's forget about today don't forget tomorrow okay she said cheerfully and went back to her room from then on I made sure never to forget the coffee breaks knowing how much trouble it would cause if I upset my mother-in-law on the day my husband and Sophia were supposed to return I felt incredibly stressed I was hit with nausea headaches and a loss of appetite I took the day off and went to the hospital it's pretty serious can your family come right away I couldn't stop crying at the doctor's words I was told I have cancer and at most 6 months maybe even just one month to live I returned home my face stained with tears my body trembling and collapsed onto the bed the door burst open what are you doing skipping work sopie and David are working hard and you're slacking off her yelling worsened my headache I didn't have the energy to respond so I just said I'm not feeling well and closed my eyes mother-in-law didn't seem to care she didn't want to leave the room and kept complaining to me she said things like that's why you can't have to kids and who knows if you'll live long I just stayed silent pretending to be asleep then suddenly she asked about today's coffee break is she really this insensitive I thought opening my eyes to see her standing over me Grace I'm sorry I'm not feeling well enough to go shopping today could you please she cut me off I don't care I want chocolate cake now go buy it you're probably faking it she screamed at me louder than ever my frustration exploded at at the woman in front of me who was acting selfishly like a child shut up listen to me I have 1 month to live go buy your own damn cake you idiot my words seemed to shock my mother-in-law who stared at me wide-eyed then from behind her mom what are you doing and Olivia what do you mean by one more month my husband looking pale and my sister-in-law equally concerned we standing there oh weren't you supposed to come back tomorrow ignoring the visibly shaken mother-in-law my husband came to my side I felt so relieved by his action that I burst into tears I can't take it anymore the doctor says it might be cancer and I'm not feeling well but you keep knacking me to go buy Cake enough is enough stop bothering me about the kids too just leave me alone you idiot I let out all my resentment towards my mother-in-law while crying my husband and sister-in-law looked at her with cold eyes sending a sick person to buy Cake are you st stupid Sophia who usually all smiles had a face I'd never seen before a terrifying one you've been making snide remarks about the kids look I didn't say anything because it's a private matter but the reason we can't have kids is me my husband raised his voice as he said this in reality about a year after we got married we consulted a doctor because we were having trouble conceiving the test showed that I was fine but my husband's numbers were low he felt really down about it and kept apologizing to me to me with a sad face I didn't want to make him feel that way so I avoided talking about kids as much as possible I did want children but I thought life with just my husband was enough I never considered leaving him because we couldn't have kids I didn't tell my mother-in-law because I knew she'd start nagging she listened to my husband's words with a face like her soul had been sucked out just then my cell phone rang the caller ID showed it was the hospital hello yes right now my husband just got home home okay understood the Doctor Who had called earlier sounded urgent asking us to come right away am I really that sick I started to cry from the anxiety it's okay Olivia can you stand I'm with you my husband who also looked like he was about to cry and I rushed to the hospital as we were leaving I caught a glimpse of my mother-in-law getting a stern lecture from sopia when we arrived at the hospital we were immediately ushered into a room where the doctor and even the hospital director were waiting to offer us a deep apology it was a misdiagnosis according to the doctor they had mixed up my medical records with another patient who had the same name and birth date as me I couldn't believe such a thing could happen but the doctor did look extremely worn out this incident was later covered in a local news segment and the hospital vowed to review its working conditions we were then referred to another hospital when we returned to my in-law's house my mother-in-law seemed to have been scolded by Sophia and was shrinking in her seat Sophia later told me she was worried that her newly wood son might lose his wife and be heartbroken it might be love turned inside out but it was a real hassle seeing Mar tear stre faces even my mother-in-law broke down did I really do something that bad she started crying so what about Olivia Sophia asked with a concerned look I'm pregnant I said tears of joy filling my eyes my husband was also shedding tears of Happiness beside me we immediately went to the maternity hospital as advised it's still early but yes you're pregnant we can confirm the heartbeat hearing that we both burst into tears even though we were in a hospital sopie also cried saying I'm so glad so very glad as for what happened next Sophia got engaged to her long-term boyfriend and moved to another state with him after quitting her job we had heard about this beforehand so it wasn't a surprise my husband who was taking over as the new CEO seemed to have his hands full with client visits the business trip by the way was for that reason he told me later that he was able to come home a day early because it ended sooner than expected mother-in-law seemed to know nothing about it what getting married quitting her job and moving to another state she was shocked sopia told her yeah I told you remember well it doesn't matter it's settled mother mother-in-law was in a days and we all laughed we returned home to find our leaky roof repaired and our room looking brand new we cheered in Delight things remained awkward with mother-in-law my husband was angrier than I was and said he never wanted to see her again but mother-in-law started showing up occasionally during our coffee breaks holding not cake but small snacks Like Biscuits she had stopped the daily cakes and jam steaks apparently trying to be more health-conscious now that she knew a grandchild was on the way employees who had worked there since my father-in-law was CEO seemed happy to see mother-in-law so I realized she wasn't inherently a bad person our conversations gradually increased and she stopped complaining when our daughter Emma was born mother-in-law transformed she started doing things like buying diapers and leaving side dishes for dinner saying feel free to eat you're always working so hard even when she knew I was home she'd send a message and leave without ringing the doorbell the side dishes were in a cooler and I appreciated her thoughtfulness I felt I could get along with this version of mother-in-law what really convinced me was when Emma was born mother-in-law took my hand and said thank you Olivia really thank you seeing her tears I knew she was sincere sopia also seems to be doing well and recently announced her pregnancy it seems like it won't be long before we all gather at the in-law's house for a friendly meal

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Published: Wed May 08 2024