One Fine Night

"Go away! Get as far away from this house as possible and never return!" Paeng threw two big bags into the yard while Charita was confused.

"What, what are you doing, Paeng? Why did you pack all my clothes, as well as my daughter's, then throw them like this." Charita ran to get her big bag.

"Hey! Are you so stupid that you don't know what's happening, Charita!" Paeng laughed smugly, her evil expression like a stepmother in a classic fairy tale.

"Tell me what you mean?"

Paeng approached Charita, and the woman glared in a low voice. "You don't know? After my brother died, you and your daughter are no longer of any value in this house, so you should leave. You are no longer part of the Parthatap family." She looked very fierce when she said it.

"No way." Charita refused to understand. "My husband died just two days before, and tonight you're kicking us out? Isn't Chali the sole heir to this house?"

"Hey, stupid woman. You can't say without proof, what do you have to be like this? I reiterate that you and Bella are not part of the Parthatap family anymore. Do you understand?"

Charita shook her head. "Chali once showed me that he is the sole owner of this house. How can you evict his wife and daughter? I will contact the family lawyer."

Just as Charita was about to call someone, Paeng snatched the cell phone, threw it to the ground, and stomped on it until the screen cracked.

"Paeng! You've gone too far!" Charita screamed in panic.

Paeng laughed. She has no human heart to be so mean. "You just realized? I've never liked you as a sister-in-law, and this situation has been coming long."

Charita's eyes turned red, and she almost cried as she picked up her broken cell phone. "How could you change like this?"

"Shh. Shut up. I'm tired of acting."

From the direction of the gate, a taxi stopped. Bella appeared there, and the girl had just attended the evening lecture. Bella frowned, seeing her mother and aunt in the courtyard in a strange situation.

"What's going on now?" Bella muttered softly, and she ran over to Charita. It turned out that the woman was already crying. "Oh, my Mom. What happened? Why are you crying?"

"It's good that you're finally home, Bella," Paeng spoke, showing no mercy to them. "Quickly take your mother away from this place."

Bella was confused. "But why, why would I leave?"

"Not only your mom, but you should follow her too. Get lost, and I'm tired of seeing you living in this house." Paeng was about to leave, but Bella quickly prevented him. Paeng was annoyed and pulled his hand from Bella's choke. "Don't touch me!"

"Tell me what happened, Auntie? Why is my mom crying? Why did you kick us out?"

"You don't understand yet?" Paeng looked at Charita. "Hey, sister-in-law. It will help if you say something to your daughter. Why cry?"

"Please, Auntie. Just tell me what happened." Bella pleaded. She could not bear to see Charita crying.

"Fine if you insist." Paeng grinned. "Starting tonight, you and your mother are not part of Parthatap's extended family, and I'm expelling you both, so get out of here!" Paeng's voice rose at the end.

"Expel?" The thick books that Bella had been clutching finally fell to the ground. She was pretty surprised to hear all that. "But, why, isn't everything fine? What did me and Mom do wrong that Auntie did this?"

"Bella, never mind." Charita's voice was heard. Bella turned her head and approached the woman.

"But, Mom. What's wrong? Why is Aunt Paeng doing this?"

Charita shook her head, and she chose to pick up Bella's books.