“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!”

out of the doctor’s office without expressing

mother’s unreasonable behavior anymore, the doctor stepped in just then and stopped my mother from pushing me. he 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

“Thank you so much!”

when the doctor agreed to carry on with

to departing from his office. “I’ll head over and check on the patient’s condition. Meanwhile, please gather the required sum as soon

mother and I were the only ones left behind after he marched

standing at the entrance, she pushed at me and yelled, “Well? What are you waiting for? Hurry up and get going

seconds later, she went after the doctor and marched in the direction of

moment she

stepped out of the hospital. It felt awful, but the fact that I was completely drenched had nothing to do with my foul mood. Instead, it was because my own mother had always

night, I couldn’t think

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

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

want to stay away from him, he’s the only one I can turn

to Birchwood as I couldn’t hail a cab in the middle of the night. To make things worse, there was a heavy downpour. I was just glad that Birchwood was merely a few streets

deserted street with the rain

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

in the cold and reached

was afraid he would 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

was about to give up,

hoarse voice, it was evident

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

sacrifice myself again. Therefore, I was unsure of how to start the conversation. I just couldn’t bring myself to ask for money from

how I was silent, he raised his voice and asked, “Where

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