That night, I ate the half chicken leg left by Tony.
Mary said it was a reward given to me by Sam.
At that time, I understood what Mary meant when she said that if I pleased him, I would have a good life.
However, after I turned twelve, the situation seemed a little complicated.
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The sound of a phone thrown to the ground made me come back to my senses.
In the living room, Tony was so angry that his face turned red and he punched the wall again and again.
"Alice is deliberately making things difficult for me. If it weren't for her, Dad's leg wouldn't have been injured. If Dad's leg hadn't been injured, I wouldn't have needed to count on her to buy a house.
"If Olivia and I can't get engaged, I won't forgive Alice!"
Floating next to him and feeling his anger, I felt inexplicably refreshed.
Mary rushed over and checked Tony's hand, with her face full of worry. "Don't hurt yourself. Don't worry. I will never tolerate such a useless person in our family. I will ask Alice to transfer the money to us.
"I'll let her take full responsibility for your father's injured leg."
She called my number several times, but my phone was still turned off.