I Earn Mom's Love, It's Free for My Brother — Novel

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In a family where love is traded like currency, Beulah struggles to reclaim her place as a daughter. With a mother who treats her like an afterthought and a brother who has surrendered his loyalty to a conniving sister-in-law, Beulah finds herself caught in a suffocating web of expectations and emotional manipulation. When her mother is hospitalized, she hopes for a moment of clarity, a chance to mend the fractured bonds. Instead, she faces a harsh reality: her sacrifices go unnoticed while Ethel's demands overshadow her very existence.

As tensions rise, Beulah's defiance leads to explosive confrontations that threaten to shatter the fragile family dynamic. Will she continue to be the dutiful daughter everyone expects, or will she finally stand up for her own happiness? Each choice brings her closer to a breaking point, where love and betrayal collide, forcing her to confront not just her family but her own sense of self-worth.

With every chapter, the stakes escalate, and Beulah must navigate a labyrinth of loyalty and betrayal. Can she find the strength to redefine what family truly means, or will she remain forever trapped in a cycle of unreciprocated love?

I Earn Mom's Love, It's Free for My BrotherChapter 1

On Thanksgiving, my sister-in-law flipped the dinner table just because my mother hadn’t made her favorite lobster.

Mom was so angry that she had a cerebral hemorrhage. She was rushed to the hospital and stayed there for two weeks.

During that time, my brother and his wife didn’t visit even once.

I called him, asking him to take turns watching over our mom.

But before I could finish, Mom snatched the phone from me.

“Don’t bother your brother! He’s busy with work! He can’t just take leave whenever he wants.

“And besides, it’s not convenient for a man to stay and take care of me.

“Oh, and hire a housekeeper for your brother and your sister-in-law. There’s no one at home to cook for them. I can’t relax thinking about that.”

She was sick, so I didn’t complain.

When she was discharged, I took the refund of 12,000 dollars in medical expenses and brought her home.

Out of nowhere, she said, “Transfer this money to Ethel. She’s the one who pays my medical insurance every year. You can’t take advantage of your own sister-in-law.”

I let out a short laugh. “In that case, let’s just split everything evenly.”

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