Love from My Dominant Boss

To me, a few hundred thousand was an astronomical amount. As of then, I barely had enough money to pay for food. How was I supposed to clear off Steven’s debts?

Just because I work in the city did not mean I had huge pay. I was just a normal employee working my tail off for a paycheck of less than ten thousand per month. Furthermore, I had paid off Steven’s debts countless times for the past few years. Besides, I had given up all of my savings for Dad’s heart stent surgery. My pockets had already been crying over all these expenses.

“Anna, you can’t just leave him out to die. Those men had already threatened to break Steven’s legs if he failed to settle the debt by next week. Steven is the only one in our family that will carry on the family name. He can’t end up with a broken leg!”

Throughout the entire time, Mom did not believe me when I said I was tight on money. She seemed to be living under the illusion that I was made of money. However, there was no way I could not hand over a few hundred thousand within a week.

Even if I could, I had no desire to hand them the money. Year after year, every time I helped Steven settle his debts, he would promise to stop. However, it would not be long before I receive another call asking for money. I truly was too exhausted to even bother anymore.

“Mom, there’s nothing I can do this time. I have help Steven paid off his debts for so many years that there’s hardly any money left on me. There is absolutely no way for me to even spare a penny right now. If they really want to break his legs, let them. A few hundred thousand for a leg seems like a good bargain.”

I lashed out at Mom in anger, deciding that I would not provide any help that time round. After all, if I continued spoiling Steven, he would never learn his lesson. Even if I could help him this time, how long more do I have to carry this baggage in the future?

In the beginning, the amount of his debts started out with ten or twenty thousand, which slowly increased to forty or fifty thousand over time. Suddenly, the amount had snowballed to over a hundred thousand, and his behaviors seemed to have worsened. I had my own needs, and I did not want to spend all my money on paying off debts that were not even mine!

your brother. How can you let someone break his legs? Do you still see him as your

infuriated by my words. I could even detect hints of accusation in

not ask me for help every time something happens? I’m not omnipotent. I can’t solve every single one of your

so much for the family for so many years,

but please help us. I am begging you. Please help your brother out this time, will you? I promise he won’t gamble ever again. After this incident, he will sure learn his

would snap at me if I ever made a single negative remark about Steven. However, even after the horrible things I had said, Mom was able to keep her calm just so that she could beg me for money. Perhaps she thought that I would

throat. I had not expected Steven to hold such a high position in

was only human. I longed for my mother’s love as much as anyone else. Unfortunately, Mom

was her biological daughter too. Yet, she had never called, or to check up on me and see how I was

genuine concern. Not even a single phone call that did

sorry, Mom. I can’t help you with this. There’s still something I have to do. I have to

that being said, I hung up before Mom could say another

the call, my phone started ringing again. To no one’s surprise, it was Mom. I knew she refused to

hesitation, I switched off my phone, afraid that I might change my mind if I continued wallowing over the

it was still a phone call from Mom. I would be lying if I said I had hardened my

taste of his own medicine in hopes that he would learn his lesson and abstain from gambling

my head and took a deep breath before picking up my

was standing at his office door, staring at me with

“What happened?”