After I Ignored Him, My Son Regretted ItChapter 1
My father-in-law, Louis Collins' cancer recurred. I was at the hospital, busy with his pre-surgery preparations.
Suddenly, my phone started pinging with deduction alerts.
I found a moment to check my phone and gasped.
The 500,000 dollars I had painstakingly saved for Louis' surgery had been spent.
I quickly called my son, Roy Stewart. He was the only other person linked to the bank card.
The phone was hung up several times before he finally answered.
Roy complained impatiently, "Dad, stop calling. You're so annoying. I lost my game because of you.
"It's just some money. You can earn more. Isn't money meant to be spent?"
I held back my anger and asked, "Roy, were you scammed? What did you buy that cost so much? Was someone influencing you? If you were scammed, you need to report it to the police!"
Roy said indifferently, "I wasn't scammed. Is that a lot of money? People spend a million on a character in the game. I only spent a few hundred thousand. That's not much.
"Besides, there are Christmas discounts. Not buying would cost more.
"Dad, stop nagging. I'm saving you money!