Likewise, Michael kept his head down and simply kept eating without any intention to talk to me.

After finishing his meal, he put on his shoes and left without even a glance.

When we were in bed earlier, he still treated me gently. As such, I was deeply disappointed by his abrupt change in behavior.

Losing all my appetite, I silently tidied up the dining table before heading to the hospital alone.

Since Michael had already left, there was no reason left for me to stay here. Besides, I was still utterly concerned about Steven.

When I arrived at his ward, Steven had already woken up while my mother was feeding him chicken stew. Even though his operation was successful, he still looked frail.

The moment I stepped into the ward, they simply glanced at me without saying a word. My mother’s gaze on me was extremely cold.

Their behaviors were reasonable as Steven was in terrible shape. Thus, I forced myself to look past their icy attitude and walked over to my mother before reaching out to get the stew in her hand.

“Mom, you’ve been up the entire night. Let me take care of Steven. You should get some rest with Dad.”

Staring at me angrily, she pushed me away without a word.

I lifted my head and stared at her, sadness engulfing me. But before I could open my mouth, she spoke in an accusatory tone.

Is it not

was the one who got into the gambling debt.

are you putting all the blame on me? Steven has completed the operation, and I’ve paid all the expenses. So why do you still treat me

my words while saying that. I used to tolerate everything she said about me, but she had crossed the line that day.

you did pay for the operation, but where did you get that money? Didn’t you say that you have no

seem to touch her at all. On

“I…”

her the truth, but I could not reveal my relationship with Michael. How could I be honest and say that the money came from a man because I slept with

is, you had the money all along, didn’t you? You just didn’t want to help your brother. If

my heart like a sharp knife,

my body to Michael for the money, yet my mother still

was only then that I realized what kind of person I was in her eyes. Didn’t she see everything

Do you know how much I’ve sacrificed in order to get this money? Why do you never care for me but instead

not wrap my head around how she was treating me. It was as though

child too. How could you

love toward their son. Initially, I thought the care for Steven only exceeded mine just for a little. But as time went by, I found

you? Isn’t it reasonable for you to help the family financially? How

of how heartbroken I was, my mother did not seem to show any sign of compassion for me. Her gaze toward me was still unyieldingly cold as

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