"Mom, Dad is still in surgery. I have an issue at the company. Can you come to the hospital?"
"Didn't you take leave? Is the company more important than Louis' health?"
"Mom, Roy secretly used my company's card to embezzle funds. This is a crime. I need to go home and deal with it right away!"
Amelia didn't seem to hear me. She absentmindedly said, "This is your own problem. Don't bother me. I'm having a good day. I won't leave."
She hung up before I could finish.
I was desperate and at a loss.
Roy used to be well-behaved when he was little. Since Louis got sick, Emily and I ignored Roy to earn enough money for his treatment. Roy seemed to change.
But every time I found a problem and wanted to educate Roy properly, Amelia was the first to stand up for him.
Today's incident seemed to have been foreseeable.
I paid for a caregiver to wait for news at the surgery room. I hurried back home.
Roy was still at home playing games. I walked in and slapped him.
"Roy, you used Grandpa's life-saving money and even embezzled company funds?"
Roy angrily threw down his phone and stood up, looking down at me.
"What do you want? Didn't Grandma say not to bother me?"