My mother-in-law showed up at my restaurant with 38 friends and announced, “Order the most expensive things. I’m treating everyone today,” even though she knew she had no intention of paying. Instead of throwing them out, I looked at the manager and said, “Serve them everything.” Three hours later, when she saw the $23,289 bill and the folder I placed on the table, she stopped smiling.

“That sounds like an excellent idea, so please go ahead and call him right now.”

Beatrice pulled out her smartphone with a triumphant sneer.

“With great pleasure!”

 

She immediately put the call on speakerphone so she could humiliate me in front of all thirty-eight of her friends.

Lucas answered after several nervous rings.

“Hello? Mom?”

“Son, I am at the restaurant right now, and your crazy wife is trying to charge me $23,289! Tell her immediately to stop playing games and sign the transfer documents to hand the business over to you!”Try Marriage Counseling

There was a silence so heavy on the other end of the line that even Beatrice stopped smirking.Finally, Lucas spoke with a shaky, terrified voice.

 

“Mom… what on earth did you just do?”

PART 3

“What do you mean, ‘What did I do?’” Beatrice snapped into the phone. “I brought my friends here just like I told you I would to help promote our restaurant!”