Fake Lottery Ticket Scandal

Martha made a lot of dishes tonight, including the freshly stewed free-range chicken.

The stewed chicken smelled nice, giving me a good appetite. Although Martha was a bit picky, her cooking skills were indeed good. It was just that I rarely had the chance to try her cooking.

But it looked like Martha had only cooked half a chicken tonight.

Just as I was about to pick up a chicken leg, Martha reached out and interrupted me, and the chicken leg instantly fell back into the pot, splashing the soup everywhere on the table.

I instantly felt a little annoyed and aggrieved. "Mom, what are you doing?"

Martha averted her gaze and murmured, "You're an unlucky woman, so you don't deserve it. Anyway, Maddox works hard, so he should eat more. You don't need to eat that much."

Martha's words were like fine needles, gently pricking my heart. Although not fatal, it was still painful.

I asked, "Mom, how can you say something like that? I also have a job, and I work hard too. How can you only let your son eat and not let me eat?"

Martha immediately snapped, "You better know what's good for you. When I want to give you food, I'll give you; and when I don't want to, I won't. That's the rule. If you want to eat chicken, go buy it yourself."

At this time, Maddox quickly intervened in our argument.

His eyes were full of concern and anxiety, and his voice carried a hint of helplessness. "Mom, don't be angry. Let's talk things out. Loretta, I know you've been wronged. Just let me talk to Mom, okay?"

He tightly held my hand, as if telling me that he would always stand by my side.

Martha's words made me feel wronged. Although Maddox stopped her, he seemed somewhat absent-minded.

Feeling wronged, I naturally didn't notice Maddox's change...

After casually taking a few bites of food, I went back to my room, followed closely by Maddox. After entering the room, he held me in his arms and comforted me, telling me not to argue with Martha. Gradually, I calmed down a little.

I asked Maddox about the impact of his sudden return from a business trip and apologized to him.

But he said, "Baby, since we have so much money now, and you've already let almost everyone know about it, why don't we just start a family business? We have so many relatives, and we should help each other. We can't be selfish, right?"

Maddox's puzzled and blaming tone made me stunned.

I couldn't believe that the person closest to me also didn't believe me.

"You don't believe me?" My face instantly turned cold.

Even though Maddox said that he believed me, his perfunctory attitude made me feel very uncomfortable in my heart.

But at the same time, the exhaustion in his eyes made me feel sorry for him.