No More Unconditional Support for My Brother

"I will never buy a house for Bruce! I warn you not to come to the company again. Otherwise, I will resign. If I don't make money anymore, you will get nothing from me!"

During lunch, Luis Lee took me to a place outside the company.

He wanted to ask me what happened this morning.

Luis was my colleague and also my boyfriend.

The company prohibited office romances, and if we were discovered, one of us must resign.

So we had always been in a secret relationship.

Luis was also from another place and he currently shared a house with his friend.

We planned to save money together and buy a house. Then we would get married and settle down in the city.

Although the company prohibited office romances, there would be no such restriction if one was promoted to middle management or above.

Luis worked very hard. I believed he would get a promotion.

When Jenny came, Luis was not in the company but meeting a client outside.

Before Luis and I found a suitable place to talk, I heard Bruce's annoying voice. "Yolanda is there!"

It turned out that they didn't leave at all.

After Jenny failed to cause trouble in the morning, the three of them waited for me at the gate of the company building.

I thought they wanted to follow me so that they could find my address and continue to harass me.

As a result, they saw me and Luis.

To my surprise, they didn't make a big fuss when they came over. Instead, they seemed very enthusiastic towards Luis.

"Are you Yolanda's boyfriend?"

"What is your position?"

"How much do you make a month?"

"Do you have a house?"

"When will you get married?"

These questions made Luis a little confused.

"You go back first. I'll deal with them." I asked Luis to leave.

But Bruce stopped Luis. "Don't go. We haven't discussed your marriage yet. If you want to marry Yolanda, you need to give us 500 thousand dollars, a house, and a car. Otherwise, you can't get married."

Jenny added, "That's right. The house must be paid in full."

Jack said, "When Bruce gets married, you should take all his expenses."

Luis was dumbfounded.

I wanted to laugh.

Did they think I was a superstar?

How dare they ask for so much!

"Luis, ignore them. They are crazy." I came over to help Luis out.

My family continued to pester Luis, forcing him to buy me with money.

Luis was so frightened that he ran away.

"Hmph! He becomes timid when talking about money. You can't marry him!" Jenny said.

"Ask him if he has any sisters. If he does, you can marry him as long as he gives his sister to me. I want a woman!" Bruce said.

As I looked at Jenny's and Bruce's disgusting faces, I didn't even want to curse them.

"This is my address. Go there and talk to me. I don't want to embarrass myself in public."

After they left, I returned to the company and saw Luis waiting for me on the fire escape.

When he saw me, his face looked very conflicted.