Chapter 162 Ingrate

• The neighbors chattered, and we gave them the money they were owed. There were four families there, and Henry owed them twenty grand in principal. I gave them three thousand more as interest, bringing the total up to twenty-two grand. The neighbors wanted to chat with me, but I wiped my tears and smiled at them. "It's late. You guys should get some sleep. I have a lot to settle here." I sent them out and turned around. My mother was still on the ground, weeping. "Don't just sit there. Come with me. I'll take you to the city."
• I tried to pull her up, but she refused to get up. She looked delighted, but also worried. "Annon, I can't leave, not when your father is hurt. What would happen to him if I were to leave?"
• "Why do you even care about that b*stard? It's been more than a decade. Haven't you had enough? Besides, his son can take care of him." I shot Henry an ice-cold glance. "He loves his son, doesn't he? Now it's time for him to care for his doting father. I don't have a father, but I do have a mother, so I'm going to take you and only you." I thought this arrangement was reasonable. It was fair that I took care of my mother while my brother took care of my father. My conscience was clear!