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!”

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

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 trouble as

“Thank you so much!”

a sigh of relief when the doctor

head over and check

and I were the only ones left behind after

me and yelled, “Well? What are you waiting for? Hurry up and get going

seconds later, she went after the doctor and marched in

of the operating theater, but my mother got worked up the moment she saw me.

out of the hospital. It felt awful, but the fact that I was completely drenched had nothing to do with

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

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

involve himself in a losing trade! If I’m acquiring his help, I’m pretty sure there’s a hefty price to pay… And the only

him, he’s the only

couldn’t hail a cab in the middle of the night. To make things worse, there

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

made it to Birchwood. As I had moved out of Michael’s

in the cold and reached for my

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

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

was evident that he had been roused from his

at a loss for words when I heard his voice. Coupled that with

knew that if I told him the truth, I would have to sacrifice myself again. Therefore, I was unsure of how to start the conversation. I just couldn’t bring myself to ask

silent, he raised his voice and asked, “Where