Insanity Plea

Roxanne looked down her nose at Claire. ‘You are the old man’s second wife. Kieran was your only child. Now both Kieran and James are dead. You are no longer related to the family. We were generous enough to give you a portion of the old man’s estate, but since it looks like you’ll be joining her husband and son soon…’ She smiled. A vicious, teeth-bared, witch-like smile. ‘Why should you hang on to the jewellery and antiques?’ Roxanne looked at her two sisters-in-law. Both Rita and Rebecca nodded. ‘Yeah. Why should you keep all the stuff?’ Rita, being the oldest, concluded the one-sided fight. ‘Even if we buy the story that someone scammed you out of your inheritance, it still proves that you are incapable of holding on to the assets. It’s best if you give us the jewellery and antiques for safekeeping.’ ‘Before someone else steals it,’ Rebecca added. Roxanne nodded. Claire, half sitting up in bed, was trembling with rage. Incredulous, I watched the three women gang up on their mother-i