When Gracie’s mother-in-law invited her on a family trip, she thought it was a chance to mend their strained relationship. However, at the airport, Julia demanded $600 from Gracie, threatening to cancel her daughters’ tickets if she didn’t pay up. Shocked, Gracie handed over the money but planned her revenge.

During a family dinner on the trip, Gracie exposed Julia by playing a recording of the threat, leaving everyone in stunned silence. She then revealed that she had used the extorted money to upgrade her family’s accommodations to the penthouse suite. Julia was humiliated and stormed out.

Jack, Gracie’s husband, later confronted his mother, telling her she wouldn’t see any of them until she apologized and accepted Gracie’s daughters as family. While Julia has tried to apologize since, her efforts seem insincere. This experience brought Gracie and Jack closer and taught her daughters the importance of standing up for themselves.

“What would you have done in my place?” Gracie asks.