Chapter 10A Sp to packson’s Face
“Mhm,” Yvette responded casually, sounding completely uninterested.
Jackson was onenjoyed, auming she had agreed islet him work at her company. However, the nest moment, her worth slapped him in the face
“I don’t keep idle people around With your degree andesperience, you’re not qualified to work at þenning Group “*
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“who promitted you make me like that Do you have no sense of propriety or decency?
“your looks aren’t even half as good as Owen’s; you hare mobiäîïnt andowskill–what exactly is he reposed to be afraid of? That you’ll gomul“ Jackson’s hand holding the phone started tumbling, his tape mixed with anger andenbosraniment.
I couldn’t hold back a lough. Then she said, “Owen, Linow you’re there. Tick up the phone
Hearing this, I quickly grabbed the phone and ended the call.
Jackson stated at the phase in dibelist, his face fushed with buIT
1chcked me tongue twice. Trette’s sharpness was anfall doplay today.
Putting his shoulder, trould feel his seething hatred, but Helensthing but satisfaction, Ermindanfuit, “Jacks
uheaming about being a houttecker.”
Hegledam, printing his teeth. “Youmun have said something teher. Otherwise, tve wouldn’t he spoken to me live that you bastard
He shedpasi me in anger, storing off. Ha forceful pesh made me stages a bit, boi | just lighed.
He had no talent, character, de desire to improve, yet he dreamt of climbing to the top in one leg. He Hamed others lentead of reflecting on himself when he was rejected
Hou truly pathetic
Lich’s bother with him and went downstairs. Before leaving the house, I went to the study, where my dad was bury at the computer.
Trherr be saw me, ha tace inredance sound, and he kept his head down, focused on his work
Walking up to his desk, I got straight in the point. “Tad, give me common.
His face darkened. Without even looking up, he asked, “What for?”
“My i–as human’s been feeling well lately. I want to buy them some supplements”
His scowl frone when he heard that it was for Yvette’s parents Beluctantly, he reached for his phone to transfer menry but passed mid–action “Don’t you have any money on you Why are you always coming to me i
Į met his sharp, callocating game and replied calmly, “No, I don’t and I can’t buy something cheap for them,
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zenumely didn’t have money. Since high school, I had been eaming some by wing illustration because my dad never gave me so finances, could only gave me a little and then
me scent. My mam, who didn’t have commal of the family
Styg were drained after marriage is my efforts to marry favor with Yantie’s family
My dadsrutined me for a long time to determine whether I was lying Timally, he relented and transferred so thound dollar to me without hesitation.
“Make mute you buy the best for your in–laws. Don’t be stingy. If it’s not enough, come back to medo mor
Imeeredimactally at his eagerness to please others, His behavior disgusted me
in his world, everyone else mattered mark than my mom and me
When we weir dick, bar wouldcomplain about the expense and insist we tough it out, claiming monry didn’t come easy
For over 20 years. Belador fulfilled even a shred of his expande
Tacher, and he was unerly unworthy of the crifice my mom had made for this family
However, bar was penedous regarding namens related to the Jenning family or Aunt Lex and jackson. And everyone thought he was such a great pers
With the money secured, I left without Jocking back.
1 headed to the bospital and used the funds tomover some hills
I thanked her and foundine ward Joude, a teardedasan lay pale andandi,
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I walked over and adjustedtias blanket, just then, boi syelashes fluttered, and his eyes slowly opened
Confused, la stared at me and askedurakly, “Winned?
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you’d likely be deadnim, Dacle Benji
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what happened him. My family had banged from maternal grandparents‘ site the years. I kase bunla
about iloil
affaqk, mely that they lud dudaineday dad for belag, a pour freeloader
When my family muggledimaitally, my sought the helped away Lain, when she passed away, one of them attended ber funeral, tad saved ties with them
Herini tangle I would see torte lexjandi like midled and tail but all glowing up at any man’s grave..
Yesterday, shende sowine bij
stly, trai cutieaning silently as he choked out, “Why don’t you tell us that she’s gone?
swm his fare, yet fer lookand as if he had no idea when my man had passed away.
- me. Thabríattended his funeral, but know realizzill had inadvertently saved bin life.
“Owen.“Uncle Benjamin’s boatse voice broke my thouglas “Why didn’t you tell us your upon had passed away?”
Chapter 10 A Stop to Jackson’s Face
1 pursed my lips before replying. “She passed away over six months ago. I thought Dad would have told you, so did’t reach out myself.”
At first, I thought they were just holding a grudge against my family, unwilling to attend my mom’s funeral. But to my surprise, they had no kea at all.
He tightly shut his eyes, his expression growing more painful. It seemed like he couldn’t accept my mom’s death.
In my shallow memories, Uncle Benjamin was a kind person
When I was young
he always took me to play when we visited my grandfather’s house. He would bring me along when hanging out with friends and bry
Back then, he was energetic, always scoring the most points when playing basketball with his friend. But as I grew older, we gradually drifted apart, and with some misundeindings, i ended up like strangers.
“Uncle Benjamin, did something happen at Grandpa’s house? How did you end up like this? What happened to your leg?”
