“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!”

me out of the doctor’s office without expressing any concerns over my

pushing me. he offered, “Alright, that’s enough. I’ll carry on with

“Thank you so much!”

relief when the doctor agreed to

over and check on the patient’s condition. Meanwhile,

ones left behind after he

pushed at me and yelled, “Well? What

went after the doctor and

outside of the operating theater, but my mother got worked up the moment she saw me. In the end, I had to

awful, but the fact that I was completely drenched had nothing to do with my foul mood. Instead, it was because my own mother had

the night, I couldn’t think of anything that could allow me to gather the required

image crossed my mind. He was the only one amongst my acquaintances who

I’m acquiring his help,

much as I want to stay away from him, he’s the only one

the middle of the night. To make things worse, there

the deserted street with the rain splattering down

had moved out of Michael’s place, I couldn’t make my way in

the cold and reached for my

since it was the middle of the night, and he might have already fallen asleep. Besides,

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

his hoarse voice, it was evident that he had been roused

loss for words when I heard his voice. Coupled that with the awful feeling in

Therefore, I was unsure of

raised his

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