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!”

of the doctor’s office without

doctor stepped in just then and stopped my mother from pushing me. he offered, “Alright, that’s enough. I’ll carry

“Thank you so much!”

relief when the doctor agreed to carry on with

himself prior to departing from his office. “I’ll head over and check

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

and yelled,

the doctor and marched in the

of waiting for Steven outside of the operating theater, but my mother got worked up the moment she saw me. In the end, I

moment I 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

in the middle of the night, I couldn’t think

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

would never involve himself in a losing trade! If I’m acquiring his help, I’m

as I want to stay away from him, he’s the only one I can turn to! I don’t

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

street with the rain splattering down me,

it to Birchwood. As I had moved out of

shivering in the cold and reached for my phone to

might 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

just when I was about to give up, he finally picked up

it was evident that he had been roused

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

Therefore, I was unsure of how to start the conversation. I just couldn’t bring myself to ask

how I was silent, he raised