In an instant, I was burning with anger.
Even though I saw Henry constantly giving me looks, I pretended not to notice.
I directly retorted, "Mom, you know that car costs over two million, right? Since you know, then you should understand, who would give such an expensive car to someone else?"
Jade was momentarily choked up, jumping up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.
"Someone else?"
Her cheap tears started flowing from her well-developed tear ducts again, "Aren't we your family?"
As she spoke, she looked at my brother, Alex Sue, who remained silent beside her.
Alex quickly grabbed a tissue to wipe Jade's tears and chimed in, "Of course we're family, we're all one family."
One played the good cop, the other played the bad cop.
When they couldn't win, they played the pity card!
I watched their act coldly.
"Since we're family, what's wrong with giving your brother a car."
Jade continued to pressure me.
Alex continued, "That's right, it's just a car.
Sis, you don't really need to drive in the city anyway, so what does it matter who drives it?"
I laughed in anger.
"Alex! This is my car, what gives you the right to make decisions for me? I don't even buy cars as self-righteously as you demand them!"
Jade turned her face away.
"What do you mean your car? You're a girl, and when you get married and go to your in-laws, do you think you'll take these things to your in-laws?! They all belong to our family! After your father and I pass away, these things will be your brother's, and what's your brother's is our whole family's!"
I was so angry I almost went up and kicked my mother!
My brother chimed in again.
I was about to lash out when I saw Henry clutching his chest, his face ashen, and his breathing rapid.
I quickly went to find medicine.
Seeing how angry Dad was, I said without looking back, "Stop arguing! What are you yelling about in the middle of the night? Talking about money this, money that, how vulgar can you get?"
Alex immediately fell silent.
Jade seemed to want to say something more, as if she still wanted to scold me.
All along, Jade had been the one in charge of matters big and small in the family.
Even when I went to school back then, I needed Jade's approval to attend.
Because of this, I don't know how much I suffered!
I never thought that my repeated concessions would make her think she could make endless demands of me.
I suppressed my anger and said coldly, "No one is allowed to touch my things! Enough, if there's anything else, we'll talk about it tomorrow.
I'm going to settle Dad in first."
With that, I went into the bedroom without looking back and slammed the door hard.
Through the door, I could still hear Jade cursing loudly outside.
I had just gotten Dad settled when I heard a scream from outside.
I went out to take a look and saw my mom holding my phone, her face ashen.
"Sophia! You explain to me, what's going on here?"
Mom threw the phone in front of me.
I took a closer look and was stunned.
It turned out to be the record of Grandma's transfer to me, that ten thousand yuan.
"Mom, how could you snoop through my phone."
I was both anxious and angry.
"I snooped? Am I not allowed to look at my own daughter's phone."
Mom was so angry she was trembling.
"You tell me, why did she give you money? I know, you two are conspiring to fob me off, right!"
"In the end, I'm the outsider, I'm the one who doesn't belong in the Sue family!"
I took a deep breath, trying to calm myself.
"Mom, Grandma just doesn't want you to be angry!"
"Fine! Then tell me, what about the fifty thousand yuan you transferred to her before? You'd rather give it to that old hag than to your mom and brother, right!"
"The money I gave, didn't you all give it to my brother! How dare you say that!"
"Also, Grandma treats me well, why can't I give her money!"
"Bullshit."
Jade slapped the table.
"That old hag, your grandmother, curses us every day, and you still give her money? Have you lost your mind?"
I was furious at my mom's words.
"Mom! How can you say that? She's your mother-in-law!"
"Mother-in-law? Bah."
Jade spat, "If I had known marrying into the Sue family would be like this, I wouldn't have married even if you beat me to death! Your dad is just a good-for-nothing, and your grandma is no good either!"
I couldn't take it anymore.
"Mom, you've gone too far! Why can't I give the money I earn to Grandma? What business is it of yours?"
"None of my business."
Jade's eyes widened, "I worked so hard to raise you, just so you could support others? You ungrateful wretch!"
"I grew up entirely relying on Grandma to raise me.
When did you ever care about me? Your eyes were always glued to my brother."