My heart skipped a beat when I saw my mother weeping. It was safe to assume that Steven must have been gravely injured.

As I dragged my way over to the ward, I saw Steven lying on the bed. He was completely drenched in blood with a plaster cast applied to both his legs.

 

There was no way I could stand seeing him in such a state no matter how much I was irked by his actions. After all, at the end of the day, he was my only sibling.

I strode toward his bedside, staring at him, and noticing that he was bruised all over, especially his face. Although my parents hadn’t sustained any serious injury, they weren’t exactly fine.

What the heck is wrong with that brutal bunch? They didn’t pull their punches at all! How dare they beat Steven up to a pulp? Aren’t they afraid of being arrested?

 

“M-Mom…”

Overwhelmed by emotions, I was unable to finish my sentence.

Torrents of grief streamed down my cheeks. I approached my mother and looked at her with my face scrunched up in guilt.

 

Although it was Steven’s fault for getting himself involved, I felt bad as I wasn’t of much help. If only I was capable enough to turn the tables around, Steven wouldn’t have ended up heavily injured.

When she heard me, she stopped weeping and glared at me in the eyes. A few seconds later, she stood up and marched over in my direction.

 

“Mom, I’m so sorry—”

my utmost apology, yet I wasn’t even given a chance to finish my sentence.

out of my

with a pair of teary eyes and bellowed at me to leave the

my eyes widened in disbelief.

emotions I had been holding back almost came

She tried her best to maintain her composure and asked, “Hey,

once

sight immediately! You’re

dragged me out of the ward with all her might,

be your daughter! How can

wasn’t the one at fault! I can’t believe she’s chasing me away! Has she never thought of my

considering yourself a member of the family! I’ll just consider it a waste of my time and effort raising you

the issue on the family’s behalf. In another word, she held

implying that I’m the one at fault for the family’s current situation?

at her in the eyes and repeated, “Mom, haven’t I made it clear? I don’t have the required sum! Over the years, I have given you everything!

me accountable for

try to deceive me! You have been working for years! I’m sure you’re able to make more than a few hundred thousand within a

say that would convince her otherwise since she had already decided that I was the one

staring at me with contempt. I wondered if she would react the same if I was

was the breadwinner of the family, yet an accident was all it took to nullify my contribution over the

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