“If you haven’t gathered the required sum, why the heck are you here?”

The moment my mother found out I still hadn’t gathered the required sum, she pushed me away with all her might and glared at me in the eyes.

 

I was upset by her response. Staring at her in the eyes with sorrow written all over my face, I answered, “I’m only here because I’m worried about you and Dad. I thought I can help keep an eye on Steven in the ward.”

“If you still care about us, why don’t you get us the money we need for the operation? He needs it urgently or he’ll end up crippled! Are you really going to forsake your brother?”

Up until that very moment, she still thought I had been keeping a fortune from her for myself.

 

Sighing, I looked her in the eyes and announced, “Mom, can you stop being so unreasonable? If I had the money, I would have given you already.”

Glaring daggers at me, she repeated herself, “If you still consider yourself a member of the family, gather the required sum at all costs! If anything happens to Steven, I won’t forgive you!”

Once again, I had no choice but to bear the burden of the family.

 

“M-Mom—”

I had no intention to blame her for forcing me to gather the required sum, but I couldn’t stand her threatening me over and over again. Is she actually saying that she would hold me accountable if Steven really ends up crippled?

 

I’m equally upset by Steven’s condition! But how can she make it sound as if I was the one who brought upon his misery? What else am I supposed to do?

“Well? Get going already!”

of the doctor’s office

in just then and stopped my mother from pushing me. he offered, “Alright, that’s enough. I’ll carry on with the operation, but you need to settle the medical bills first thing in the morning. Otherwise, I’ll get in

“Thank you so much!”

when the doctor agreed to carry

departing from his office. “I’ll head over and check on the patient’s condition. Meanwhile, please gather the required sum as

that, my mother and I were the only ones left behind after he marched out of

at the entrance, she pushed at me and yelled, “Well? What are you

she went after the doctor and marched in the direction of

mother got worked up the moment she saw me. In the end, I had to leave the hospital because

was completely drenched had nothing to do with my foul mood. Instead, it was because my own mother had always deemed

I couldn’t think of anything that could

Michael’s image crossed my mind. He was the only one amongst my

I’m acquiring his help, I’m pretty sure there’s a hefty price to pay… And the only thing he

want to stay away from him, he’s the only one I can turn to! I

as I couldn’t hail a cab in the middle of the night. To make things worse, there was a heavy downpour. I was

the deserted street with the rain splattering down me, the helplessness I felt

long while, I finally made it to Birchwood. As I had moved out of Michael’s place, I couldn’t make my way in since the key was no

and reached for my phone

he would miss the call since it was the middle of the night, and he might have already fallen asleep. Besides, there was also the possibility where he might not want to make his way here even if he managed to figure out the things going

and just when I was about to give up, he finally picked up and

was evident that he had been roused

Coupled that with the awful

him the truth, I would have to sacrifice myself again. Therefore, I was unsure of how

I was silent, he raised his voice

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