Chapter 96 My Family's Attitude
Hearing my mother's words, I frowned. My family really needed money now, but this money belonged to Brandon. I couldn't use it.
"Mom, don't worry. I will work hard to make money, but we really can't take this money as it doesn't belong to us."
I took my mother's hand and patiently explained it to her, hoping that she could understand me.
"I don't care. The money is already in my hands, and you can't take it back. Besides, isn't the man who gave the money your boyfriend? Why can't I take the money?"
My mother withdrew her hand without hesitation. She glared at me angrily, without any sign of relenting.
"Mom, my relationship with him is not what you imagined. He is not my boyfriend, but my boss."
Now my mother thought that Brandon is my boyfriend. I didn't know how to explain our relationship. In this world, anyone could become Brandon's girlfriend, but I couldn't!
"If he wasn't your boyfriend, why would he send 100,000 dollars to our family for no reason? Are you worried now that your family will extort you since you get yourself a rich boyfriend?"
My mother looked at me suspiciously, and the anger on her face became more and more intense. I knew that I had made her angry, but what she said made me feel cold.
I had done so much for this family for my entire life, and this was who my mother thought I was. If I thought they were extorting me, I'd have cut contact with them years ago. Why would I do it now?
"Mom, how can you say that about me? I've worked hard for this family for so many years. Don't you know that? When did I ever complain?"
I looked at my mother in disappointment, tears welling up in my eyes.
I was fine with her standing on Camren's side all the time, but it hurt me deeply that she would disregard everything I'd done for this family.
My mother's expression softened when she saw how sad I was. She looked at me with a hint of heartache in her eyes.
"That's not what I meant. I also know that you've worked hard for so many years. I'm also distressed to see you working so hard outside every day, so you should be relieved that someone is lightening your burden with 100,000 dollars."
"Mom! I told you just now that I have nothing to do with the man who gave you the money, so we can't take his money."
My mother just said this so that she wouldn't need to return the money. This made me anxious.
I never could get any money out of my mother. This had always been true.
"I don't care. The money is mine now, I won't give it back."
My mom firmly expressed her attitude, saying that she would never return the money to Brandon, which made me more anxious.
"Mom, how can you do this! It doesn't belong to us. Why are you so stubborn?"
This made me a little angry. My mom is unreasonable now.
"Your boyfriend gave it to me. I'll just treat this as your dowry. We can ask for less when you get married."
Now my mother was determined and unreasonable. Anyway, no matter what I said, she wouldn't give me back the money.
"Mom, you've gone too far. I just said that he is not my boyfriend, but my boss!"
"I don't care what you say, I'm not giving the money back! I don't even have that much money anymore. I just used the money to settle your brother's gambling debts, so I have no money to give you!" What my mom said next made me wanna go crazy. It had only been a few days, and the money was all gone.
"Mom, how can you do this? How can you use that money to pay Camren's debts? What am I going to do now? How am I supposed to pay him back?"
That was 100,000 dollars, gone just like that. How was I going to pay Brandon back? This was a small fortune to me.
"He's your boyfriend anyway, he won't ask you to pay him back if you can't. Hollie, can you think about your family?"
When had I not thought about my family? I sent back everything I earned every month and left only barely enough money to survive. Was this not enough?
My mother's words made me feel a little disappointed. I thought I had already suffered enough for this family. I was the only one who supported this family. The only thing I got in return was this. I had never been this sad before.
"How much were Camren's debts?"
I suppressed the sadness in my heart and looked at my mother. At this moment, I was suppressing my anger.
"Around sixty thousand."
My mom gave me a number, and I wanted to tear my hair out. Brandon gave them 100,000 dollars, and they used 60,000 dollars to settle Camren's debts!
"What about the remaining forty thousand? Give me the rest of the money."
I stretched out my hand, intending to take the forty thousand dollars back from my mother.
But a miser like my mother would never give me the money.
"If you still consider me as your mother, you can't take the remaining 40,000 dollars back!"
My mom left me harsh words as well. SHe implied that she would disown me if I took the 40,000 dollars back.
Looking at my mother, I felt even sadder. It turned out that in her heart, her daughter was not worth 40,000 dollars. For such a little money, she actually wanted to cut off her relationship with me. "Mom, is this money that important to you? Even more important than me?"
I frowned and looked at her sadly. My tone was heavier than ever.
In the face of my question, my mother's face was obviously flustered. She looked away guiltily and deliberately changed the subject.
"I don't care what you say, I'm not giving you the money."
My mother's attitude was very firm. I knew that no matter what I said, it would be useless. In her eyes, 40,000 dollars was more important than me.
"Fine, if you're not going to give me the money, then forget it. But since you have so much money now, don't even think about asking me for money anymore."
As soon as I said this, I turned around and left in anger.
I felt as if I shouldn't have come home. Not only did I not get the money back, but I also had to get angry. I should've known that my mother would never give me the money. "How can you talk to your mother like that? She's doing this for the family. If we rely on you, when are you going to earn 100,000 dollars?"
Just as I walked to the door, my dad's voice came.
He was usually quiet, but he had the same heart as my mother and brother. I knew this very well.