They Chose the Nanny, I Chose to Stop Funding Them Chapter 12
Just as Julia was about to continue rummaging through Mom and Dad’s bedside tables for anything valuable, the neighbor across the street happened to take out the trash just then and saw the front door wide open.
The house was in complete disarray, and she also saw a figure furtively rummaging through my parents’ belongings, so she got suspicious at once.
She quietly went into a corner, pulled out her phone, and called the police, quietly explaining the situation to the officers that someone had broken into the house.
The police arrived quickly. They rushed into the house with body cameras on them, arresting Julia on the spot.
Julia’s face turned deathly pale when she saw the police and trembled violently. Her bag fell to the ground, scattering expensive cigars, alcohol, jewelry, and cash onto the floor. With so much evidence against her, resistance was futile. There was no denying it.
The police questioned her on the spot. When Julia realized that there was no way she could worm her way out of this anymore, she broke down and confessed to the burglary.
Even though the amount stolen wasn’t a lot, her actions were egregious, resulting in a penalty and a permanent criminal record.
The news quickly spread through the neighborhood, and everyone soon learned that Julia was a fraud and a scammer, greedy enough to steal from her adoptive parents who took her in.
Julia’s reputation was ruined. Wherever she went, people would point fingers at her and gossip among themselves. People called her a heartless liar, and some even threw rotten eggs and tomatoes at her when they saw her.
She couldn’t continue staying in the neighborhood anymore. She couldn’t find any work locally either, because nobody wanted to hire someone with a burglary record.
Left with no other choice, Julia packed her belongings and slunk back to her hometown, never to be seen again.
Meanwhile, my parents immediately noticed the strange looks from their neighbors after returning to the village from Berrington.
Once, Mom went to the farmer’s market, but as soon as she arrived, she overheard several older women gossiping
about her.
“That’s her! The one who kicked her own daughter out of the house and taking the caretaker in to replace her instead. And she ended up getting scammed and even got her things stolen from her. What an idiot!”
“That’s right! I heard that her own daughter is actually a manager in Berrington. She’s very capable and used to send back money every month, but they still weren’t satisfied with her. Serves them right for suffering now. They deserved it!”
Mom’s face flushed red before turning pale after hearing these words. She felt so embarrassed that she just wanted to disappear into a hole in the ground. She quickly bought her groceries before running home with her
head down.
Ever since then, my parents rarely went out and instead hid at home all day. They were afraid to see anyone, lest they be ridiculed.
After learning the whole story, our relatives also criticized them for being biased and ungrateful. Some of them who used to visit quite often stopped coming by and even avoided my parents like the plague. No one wanted to
talk to them anymore after their foolish actions.
Some even cut off contact with them altogether, saying that they couldn’t bear the shame of even being related to
my parents.
Once, Dad’s younger brother-my uncle, Richard Peterson-called Dad and berated him severely, calling him dumb and ungrateful for not cherishing his own daughter and getting deceived by a stranger instead, ultimately bringing this upon himself
Not long after, my parents fell ill.
Dad developed a severe cough, and it was so bad that he couldn’t even eat or sleep in peace.
Meanwhile, Mom got a high fever and felt weak and dizzy all the time, even having difficulty getting out of bed.
They wanted to go to the hospital, but they realized that they were all alone and nobody wanted to go with them. They were old and frail, and walked with an unsteady gait, making it impossible for them to get to the hospital on their own.
