MIL Kept Showing Up With Her Whole Clan for Free BBQ—When They Came Empty-Handed Again on the 4th, I Served Them a Lesson

about fifteen minutes down Riverview Road,” I continued cheerfully, taking a slow sip of my own tea. “They’re open until six. The grill’s all ready to go. There’s fresh charcoal in the storage bin. What are you waiting for?”

“But… but…” Juliette sputtered, genuinely at a loss for the first time in as long as I’d known her. “You invited us!”

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