After marrying my boss (Anna)
Chapter 95

Chapter 95

“Mom, he's like this now because you and Dad have been spoiling him since childhood! Just look athim! He'll doom us all if he keeps this jobless deadbeat bullsh*t up!” I shouted angrily while pointing atSteven who was hiding behind her.

I didn't care if my words would affect my relationship with Steven as I knew for a fact that we would allbe done for if we carried on like this.

“How could you say that about your brother?” Mom snapped back at me furiously before Steven couldeven say anything in response.

She had always defended Steven with a complete disregard for my feelings, and that hadn't changedone bit even with the state that Steven was in.

“I'm saying this for his own good, Mom! He dropped out of school and is now in his twenties without aproper job! Do you really plan on letting him remain a parasite in our family?”

I wasn't comfortable with how Mom was defending Steven like that, but I had gotten used to it overtime. All I wanted was for Steven to do his part and help support the family with me.

“That's rude, Anna! How could you call me, your brother, a parasite? Are you implying that Mom andDad gave birth to a parasite?” Steven retorted as if his actions were completely justified.

“Rude? I wouldn't be saying that if you did your part in supporting this family!”

Steven was an unrepentant person by nature, so nothing I said or did would ever make him change hisways.

“Anna! Don't you say that about your brother!”

Mom stepped in front of Steven and glared at me angrily when she saw that I was still going on aboutit.

“You need to stop defending him, Mom! He's a grown adult now, and he still doesn't have a proper job!All he does is gamble, drink, and freeload off us every day! We'll be done for sooner or later if hedoesn't change his ways!”

Normally, I would've stopped scolding him by then, but I refused to that day.

“Anna, I'm going to get angry if you don't stop treating your brother like this! I know you've had it roughat work and all, but you've already scolded him, haven't you? Why don't you give it a rest now?”

I had wanted to continue scolding Steven, but I knew I wouldn't hear the end of it from my mom if I did.

Having no other choice, I simply shot him a fierce glare and sat down at the dinner table.

Steven turned out like this because Mom and Dad had spoiled him way too much. They never let himdo any work at home and basically treated him like a king of some sort.

“My goodness, I could hear you all arguing from outside the house. What's going on?” Dad asked as hecame in and shot me a displeased glare.

“It's nothing. Just a little squabble between siblings, that's all!” Mom spoke up before I could say

anything.

“Yeah, it's fine, Dad. It's been a long time since I last saw Anna, so I was having a little chat with her,”Steven chimed in as well.

Although extremely furious, I kept my feelings to myself as Dad had a weak heart, and I didn't want toget into a fight with Steven in front of him.

Meanwhile, Mom had prepared quite a lot of dishes for dinner as I hadn't returned in a long time.

Mom made all of these dishes just for me... Although my parents were always defending Steven andall, they still care about me! I felt a heartwarming sensation at the thought of that.

However, that feeling was gone as soon as it came when my mom said, “Here you go, Stevie! You'vegotten so skinny lately, so you need to eat more meat! I knew you were coming back today, so I madethese dishes just for you!”

So this meal was meant for Steven, not me... Looks like I've overestimated my place in Mom's heart...

With that in mind, I kept my head low as I finished my meal in silence while Mom continued topping upSteven's plate throughout dinner.

After doing the dishes, I decided to tell my parents about my reason for coming home. Then, I askedmy mom for the hundred thousand, so I could pay Michael back.

I waited till Steven had gone to bed at about nine before knocking on my parents' door. They had ahabit of sleeping late, so they should still be awake by then.

“Come on in,” Mom called out from inside the room.

I opened the door and saw my dad reading a book in bed while my mom was busy knitting something.

“Oh, Anna, what's the matter?” Mom asked with a confused frown when she saw that it was me.

I simply looked at her in silence as I contemplated on how I should start my sentence.

“You said you had something to tell us, right? Well, what is it?”

Mom stopped her knitting and stared straight at me when she saw me hesitating.

“Mom... I uh... I need you to hand over the hundred thousand so I can pay Michael back.”

I told Mom the reason I had returned. Although my family was short on cash, I couldn't bring myself toaccept Michael's money as I wasn't related to him in any way.

Of course, that was just wishful thinking on my part because Mom lashed out at me after hearing what Isaid.

“You want me to return the money? No way! He gave the money to us, so it's ours now, and I'm notabout to give it back!” she shouted angrily while jumping to her feet.

I frowned in frustration at how agitated she was.

I knew Mom wouldn't hand it over that easily, but Michael and I are not a couple, so I can't be accepting

his money like this!

“Mom, this money doesn't belong to us! We should return it to its rightful owner!” I exclaimed anxiously.

“Like I said, he gave it to us, so it's ours now! He has no right to take it back after giving it to us! Anna,you know how difficult things have been for us, don't you? This money didn't come easy, so how couldyou ask us to just give it up? Do you not care about us at all?”