Love from My Dominant Boss

“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!”

pushed me out of the doctor’s office

“Alright, that’s enough. I’ll carry on with the operation, but you need

“Thank you so much!”

the doctor agreed to carry on with

nodded and repeated himself prior to departing from his office. “I’ll head over and check on the patient’s condition. Meanwhile, please gather

ones left behind after he

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

doctor

got worked up the moment she saw me. In the end, I had to leave the hospital because she wouldn’t stop chasing

raining cats and dogs the moment I stepped out of the hospital. It felt awful, but the fact that I was completely drenched had nothing to do with my foul mood.

I couldn’t think

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

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

away from him, he’s the only

hail a cab in the middle of the night. To make things worse, there was a heavy downpour.

wandered in the deserted street with the rain splattering down

made it to Birchwood. As I had moved out of Michael’s place, I couldn’t make

in the cold and reached for

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

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

voice, it was evident that he had been roused from

words when I heard his voice. Coupled that with the awful feeling in my heart, I started weeping

Therefore, I was unsure of how to start the conversation. I just couldn’t bring myself

silent, he raised his voice and asked, “Where