Sure enough, my mother called me early the next morning.

She seemed like a different person, and asked me loudly, "Why is there no money in your bank card? Why are you so selfish?"

"Mom, I'm still in the hospital."

She paused for a few seconds, and then David's voice came from the phone.

"Dora, I'm telling you! If you don't give me the money, you'll suffer the consequences."

I didn't flinch and yelled at him.

"David, I'm making this clear today. Don't even think about taking a penny from me."

7

After that, the Smiths seemed to have disappeared.

I had a pretty comfortable time until I saw David and my mother at the door of my house.

After all that time, he was not crippled.

I clenched the pepper spray in my pocket and stopped three feet away from them.

They stared at me fiercely.

Then he threw a stack of letter paper at me.

"This is a detailed list of your expenses from childhood to adulthood. We don't ask for anything else. Just return the money to us."

I turned directly to the last page, and the total was 300,000 dollars.

I couldn't help but sneer in my heart. It was exactly 300,000 dollars to pay off his debt.

I threw the so-called "bill" in his face.