No Job, No Money

In truth, the Chance family members despised Harry.

Harry was born so thin and frail that we almost lost him. He had to stay in an incubator for a month.

The Chance family felt that a child like Harry brought ominous energy and would not survive until he reached adulthood. They even planned to abandon Harry while keeping me in the dark.

It had not even been a month after I gave birth to Harry, but Gregory tried to force himself on me to get me pregnant again. I suffered massive blood loss due to him being so rough.

After that, Gregory tried various ways for us to get a second child. In the end, I prepared a fake diagnosis report and gave it to him.

"You'll be infected if you try to get intimate with me again."

Gregory said that I was filthy for catching this type of disease. He finally gave up trying.

Jessica had a daughter named Holly, and Gregory adored her. He wouldn't smoke around Holly since he was afraid of how the smoke might be harmful to her.

At home, Gregory was always smoking. Harry had once gotten admitted to the hospital because of that.

Gregory knew all of Holly's likes and dislikes. Yet, he was completely unaware that Harry was allergic to honey.

Who said that a young child wouldn't know much?

Harry would lower his head and stay silent when he saw Gregory. Yet, when he was with me, Harry was usually bright and cheerful.

A new five-star hotel opened near our place, and they claimed to have the best recreation room for families to try various games. They promoted it with a slogan.

"Give your child a happy childhood."

I suggested bringing Harry to the place with Gregory, but Gregory said it would be a waste of money. Soon enough, he took Holly to the place instead.

That day, Jessica updated her social media page with a collage of nine photos. Holly was smiling brightly and innocently in each of them. The caption read, "Give your child a happy childhood."

That night, Harry came down with a high fever. I took him to the emergency room of a pediatric hospital. The doctor said that Harry might have ended up with cerebral palsy if I had sent him to the hospital any later than that.

Gregory scoffed back then. "He might not even be mine. Why does he keep falling sick? He should have just died before you could give birth to him back then."

I couldn't fathom how Gregory, the father of the child, could say something like that.

The treatment we received at the five-star hotel was superb. Harry was having so much fun.

"Mommy, this is fun! I like it!" he shrieked excitedly.

I stayed beside Harry, and the two of us enjoyed a wonderful time playing. When I looked to the side, I felt a bit sad since I could see families of three around us enjoying quality time together.

Harry and I looked radiant the next day.

Just as I entered the house, I received a call from Clara.

"Sasha, I've always thought that you're thoughtful and understanding. So, how could you say something like that and hurt your family's feelings?

"Jess is your sister-in-law. She's facing difficulties, and you have money. What's wrong with helping her a little?

"That's all I have to say. If you don't come and apologize to Greg and Jess, don't even think about stepping into the Chance residence again!"

"That's exactly what I want. Do these people really think they're some sort of royalty?" I wondered.

Clara hung up right after she was done talking. I was delighted to have another moment of peace. After that, Harry and I took a nap together.