"Look at your brother. He's so capable. So what if he didn't get into college? He still makes money and marries a good wife. Now, he's even given me a chubby grandson!"
After belittling me, she started praising her son again.
It had been like that my whole life, but I'd gotten used to it.
I frowned but said nothing. They all thought I hadn't found a stable job since graduation.
Little did they know, I'd joined a research team, earning tens of thousands in bonuses from just one experiment.
In the past life, after I told them about this, they kept an eye on me constantly.
Every expense in the family, including Damian's books and tuition and my mother's medical bills, fell on me.
In the end, not only were they ungrateful, but they also cost me my life.
This time, I wouldn't be that stupid.
After leaving my hometown, I threw myself back into the research project.
And I worked late every day.
My mom still had her mind set on marrying me off, constantly sending me pictures of men.
They weren't much to look at, but she kept praising them.
I didn't reply to her.