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Brittany immediately pretended to have
misspoke, and gently covered her mouth:
“That… I don’t know, but [Main character’s name] has been doing so well these past two
months. I was afraid that she would go down the wrong path, so… [Main character’s name],
don’t blame me.”
I looked at her and smiled: “When I’m not
doing well, I don’t see you telling my parents,
but when I’m doing well, you’re eager to tell
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on me?
“Brittany, you’re so b*tchy.”
“Shut up! How can you talk to your sister like
that!”
Lucas slammed the table and stood up,
grabbing me to slap me.
The next second, I kicked him between the
legs, and he fell to the ground, writhing in
pain.
“You! Your dad and I have raised you for
nothing!”
Mom was crying and was about to hit me, but
I pushed her onto the sofa.
“Monster! You even hit your mother!”
A glass flew straight at me, I grabbed it and
smashed it on the table, causing other
tableware to shatter.
“Have you made enough noise!”
I looked coldly at everyone.
Dad was shaking with anger, pointing at me.
“We provide you with food, clothing, and
schooling, it’s all wasted on a dog!
“You’re not as good as Brittany’s little finger!
Your mom and I shouldn’t have given birth to
you!”
I laughed: “Okay, Henry, you’re embarrassed
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to freeze my $300 living expenses, how can
you have the face to say that you provide for
me?”
“You!”
“For so many years, I have calculated
carefully.”
I took out a small notebook from my pocket.
“Living expenses of $300 per month for six
years add up to $21,600, let’s call it $22,000.
“As for tuition, my previous poverty allowance
is still there, so you didn’t pay for the tuition
fees, accommodation fees, etc. You probably
remember that I didn’t ask you for tuition fees
and accommodation fees, right?”
Speaking of this, Mom and Dad’s faces
く
suddenly turned pale.
They seemed to finally realize that for so
many years, I had never asked for money.
“You haven’t bought me clothes, I wear
school uniforms, and some clothes that my
classmates don’t want. I don’t owe you
anything here.
“As for food, you don’t like me to go home,
and you don’t usually prepare food for me
when I come back. I often eat instant noodles
at home. I’ve eaten at home no more than 70
times in six years, plus I drank the family’s
cold medicine a while ago when I had a cold.
$150 for meals is more than enough.”
Mom bit her lip: “Qingqing… don’t count it.”
Г
But I ignored it: “The small broken room
upstairs is considered to be rented from you.
The rent for six years is $30,000, after all, I
helped you clean and maintain the equipment.
“Including the time cost, calculated at a
compound interest rate of 4%, $70,000 is
enough.”
I took out a card and slapped it on the table:
“This is the hard–earned money I got from
tutoring my lab partner during this period. I’m
returning your kindness of raising me. The
password is six zeros.‘
“Bang!”
Dad fell weakly into the chair, staring at the
card as if in a trance.
He should have reacted.
The money invested in me in the past six
years was not even comparable to Brittany’s
coming–of–age ceremony.
But he had used the identity of “my
benefactor” to blackmail me for six years.
