“It’s been two years already and she’s still alive. Why is it now that you need money to save her? My friend said the investment would return in at most three months, plus there’s profit.”
I noticed my older sister-in-law’s face change. I turned to Mike with a cold expression and pulled him out of the hospital room.
“Didn’t you hear the doctor? Her condition is getting worse. Without surgery, she might only last a month at most. That’s the most optimistic scenario. We have to arrange the surgery immediately. Go get the money back right now.”
“What money? We only have 40 thousand dollars in savings. Are we supposed to throw it away?” Mike glared at me. “You didn’t hear the doctor properly. He said the surgery’s success rate is less than ten percent. Even that number might be too low. With such a high risk of failure, do you think money grows on trees? I worked hard for every penny myself.”
The doctor also said the surgery might leave her permanently paralyzed. In that case, keeping her alive would cost thousands of dollars every day.
“You don’t earn money, you don’t know how hard it is to get it,” he said.
I couldn’t understand how a warm-hearted person could say something so cold.