I shook my head and said into the phone, "I don't have to take back the house, but you have to give me back the down payment and the monthly mortgage I pay. Otherwise, there's no point in talking."

Sure enough, my father's roar came from the phone immediately, "You ungrateful child! Beast! How could I have raised an ungrateful person like you..."

I couldn't be bothered to listen to his rambling. I hung up the call directly.

A few days later, a neighbor's family had a birthday party. I was invited to join them.

Thinking that it would improve neighborly relations, I went there.

I didn't expect that I would meet George and Hollie as soon as I arrived at the neighbor's house.

...

As soon as Hollie saw me, she shouted, "Oliver, you ungrateful person. What are you doing here? Can you come to such a high-end private gathering?"

Her shouting attracted the attention of many people.