"Or..." I paused, moving closer to him. "Do you want everyone to know that you refused to save your own father to buy a house?"
Tomas was shocked, his eyes evading. "I... I don't know what you're talking about!"
I chuckled inwardly, thinking, "What a 'filial' son!"
In my previous life, I rushed to the hospital upon receiving the news, but I never even got to see my father one last time.
Over the phone, my mother berated me, accusing me of being heartless and of not showing an ounce of filial piety.
In my past life, I foolishly blamed myself, thinking if I had known about my father's illness earlier, rushed over with money, perhaps he wouldn't have died.
But later, Tomas got drunk and accidentally let it slip.
In the past, my father suffered a sudden heart attack due to his old age, but the surgery still had a forty percent chance of success.
However, during those days, Tomas was preoccupied with repaying the mortgage, and the post-operative medical expenses were exorbitant. In the end, fearing it would all be a waste of money, he simply chose to forgo the surgery.