“When Julian was with me, he bought me so many things. He just got back from abroad—shouldn’t I buy him a gift? He’s only here for three days before he transfers to the Ashton City headquarters. Are you jealous of that?”
Should? When she was willing to give away a car worth over 35,000 dollars, she didn’t even think to ask when our daughter’s life was on the line!
I looked at her coldly and said, “You’re overthinking it. I just feel sorry for our daughter.”
As soon as I finished speaking, Nora jumped up and slapped me across the face.
“Ian, what’s that supposed to mean? Are you using our daughter to guilt-trip me?”
Then she noticed what I was holding and sneered, “What’s that filthy thing you brought home?”
I stayed calm. “You don’t deserve to know.”
Nora pointed her finger right in my face and started yelling.
“I’m warning you, don’t bring any of that bad luck into this house. If you don’t care, I sure do!”
I touched my daughter’s ashes, feeling a deep sense of despair. Nora couldn’t even show a shred of respect for her own child.