A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Chapter 46 They Cheat Me

"I was worried about Dad, so…"

"Didn't I tell you not to come back? Your father is in the hospital, but he is feeling much better now. The follow-up treatment will require some more money…" Unable to come up with a good excuse, Debby's voice had a trace of guilt and nervousness.

Emily looked deeply into her eyes, and asked, "Mom, why are you lying to me? Dad is not sick at all, is he?"

Debby was completely nonplussed. "What did you say?

Why would I lie to you?"

"Fine, I believe you. Let's go to the hospital to see Dad now, " replied Emily.

"Emily, don't be in such a hurry. You must be tired from travelling…"

Emily said nothing; she just looked at her mother quietly. After a long pause, she asked, "Where is Dad now? In the gambling house?"

Debby's face stiffened. Her lips moved, but she could not speak of anything.

Emily knew that she had guessed correctly. With mixed feelings, she asked, "Why would you lie to me about such a thing? Do you know how worried I was?"

"Emily..." Debby lowered her head in shame and took Emily's hands. "Let's go inside and I can explain..."

"No, I'll go and get my father back now."

"No! I beg you!" Debby hugged her daughter and pleaded, "He'll be back home soon..."

Disappointed, Emily sighed deeply, and finally entered the house with Debby.

"Emily, I was forced to lie to you. Your Dad gambled a lot of money and ended up with a large debt... Our relatives didn't want to lend us the money, so we had to make up an excuse."

"But, I am your daughter, and you can tell me anything. Why would you keep something like that from me?" Emily couldn't hide the disappointment in her voice any longer. She realized that they never trusted her.

I..." At last, having run out of excuses, Debby

until it was dark.

blushing face and asked, "Dad,

as he took a good look at Emily's

course it's my business! Dad, where have you spent all the money I had sent to

an indifferent expression, Andrew added, "Since you're

sneered, "So you can gamble and

it or not, tomorrow I'll double it all!" Andrew was hurt by her words. The veins on

on this, I won't give you a cent in

years, and it's only fair that you give us something in return! Is this how you wish to repay us? You

getting more angrier, Debby quickly came forward to mediate, "Emily,

could finish, Andrew slapped Emily across the face without any warning, leaving behind

too good to

her swollen face, turned around

Debby cried out from the back, while Andrew's cold voice followed.

doesn't have her dad's best interest

her dad's best interest at heart? If that were true, then why did she work so hard to find the money

the

didn't have

the nearest hotel

had received recently, and since her Dad was not sick, she did not need to keep

000 back to Jacob's account.

call from Jacob. When Emily answered,

paused and refuted blushingly, "No, this is

lazy over the phone, as he snickered, "Why? Don't you need

sounded stuffy and it seemed like she wasn't

don't need

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