“Alright, alright, now that we’ve found the money, let’s leave it at that,” Horace consoled Mary. “What can I do? She’s my mother.”

“I don’t care; I don’t want to see her anymore!” Mary threw Susan back onto the ground and sat on the sofa. She turned to Horace. “If it weren’t for me, this family would’ve been finished!”

Mary’s only useful skill was attracting investors. Over the years, she had brought Horace quite a few investors for his company.

Horace had spoiled her a lot, so in his book, it was alright for her to act unreasonably. On the other hand, he shot Susan a look of despise. Why is my mother such a piece of trash? She’s stealing, and she won’t even admit it when she has been caught!

“You’ll be sleeping in the storeroom.”

“But sir, the storeroom is in a mess and it’s filthy! It’s summer now, so how could you let Old Mrs. Berry stay there without air-conditioning?” Aunt Sally, the housekeeper, pointed out.

felt bad seeing Susan

housekeeper and did not have a say in their matters. She

so old, surely warm air is better than the cold. Hurry up and pack it up. Enough

wouldn’t even come and take a look at her own grandchild! Now that she’s gotten old, I’ve got to take care of her. Alright, fine, that’s my duty. How did I

difficult for her. While you were giving birth to Xavier, she was

Xavier is her grandson as well! She’s biased!” Mary continued crying for a while. Good, at least I’ve achieved

the first floor. The Berry family lived on the second floor, with Horace and Mary sharing a room while

piano room for Penelope and a room storing

that was an attic which served

a cluttered mess. Aunt Sally brought Susan’s belongings upstairs and set up

the bed for

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