The Cost of Being a Spoiled Child

"I'm crazy!"

I looked at him in disgust.

"Ethan, have you ever taken care of the family? All you did is work. I work too. And on the weekend, I have to do housework."

"Your mother always comes here this day so I can serve her. I've told you several times not to let her come. I also want to rest on the weekend. What did you do?"

Ethan was unconvinced. "He's my mother. What's wrong with you serving her? Isn't this what you should do?"

"What do you mean by what I should do? He's your mother, not mine. You also rest today. Why didn't you go home?"

"I... I..."

He hesitated for a long time and replied, "I told you I was with my buddies."

On his rest days, he always went fishing with his friends. I never said anything about it.

He wasn't like that when we first married. When did things change?

One time, when I was talking to him, Emma heard it.

She said that I was treating Ethan like a child and that a man should have some freedom.

Later, I thought about it and agreed, so I stopped asking.

But now, looking at his irresponsible look, I somehow felt sick.

"Ethan, I won't let this matter go so easily. Your brother must pay for what Eddy has done."

"Also, after Julie is discharged from the hospital, I will sell the apartment and move somewhere else."

"Your mother loves her son and grandson. I don't care. But don't get me involved!"

Ethan was stunned. "Is it necessary to sell the house?"

"Yes! or let's get a divorce!"

Julie recovered well after the operation. Her eye was not infected.

Seven days later, Julie was transferred to an ordinary ward.

Emma, Clifton, Marie, and Eddy came together.

As soon as Eddy entered the door and saw Julie with one eye wrapped, he burst into laughter.

"Julie, you're so ugly. You look like a pirate now. If I had known earlier, I would have pricked your other eye as well!"

Julie was stunned for a moment and couldn't help crying.

I was so angry. I quickly held her in my arms and coaxed her.

The doctor said that she must not cry in the next few days.

I tried very hard but this little jerk ruined everything.

After Julie calmed down, I pulled Eddy out of the room before they could react.

Pa! Pa! Pa! I slapped him.

Clifton and Marie were anxious and hurried up to stop me.

Emma and Ethan were also shocked.

Eddy hid in Marie's arms and burst into tears. Marie felt distressed and shouted at me, "Ava, how dare you!"

I sneered, "If you don't teach him manners. I'll teach him on your behalf!"

Clifton was so angry that he wanted to hit me.

I craned my neck and look at him. "Try if you dare."

"I've merely slapped him, and you're already so distressed. One of my daughter's eyes was almost blind, but you acted like nothing happened."

Ethan tried to ease the tension again. "Come on, they are kids. They don't know what they are doing. Ava, you have gone too far.]

"Too far? This is just the beginning."

I looked at Clifton and his wife and said, "Eddy wouldn't say such a thing if you taught him any manner at home!"

"If Julie's eye is infected, Eddy will lose his eye too! Just you wait!"

I glared at Eddy and was about to return to the ward.

The most important thing now was to stop Julie from crying. There was plenty of time to settle the rest.

Unexpectedly, Marie put down Eddy, took out a thousand dollars from her pocket, and threw it at my back.

"Ava, even if Eddy did something wrong, you shouldn't hit him."

"Here's 1,000 dollars. We're even!"

I turned around and looked at the money on the ground, then at Ethan.

He was too guilty to look me in the eye.

I knew that Ethan didn't tell them about the deposit.

I didn't say anything. I walked to the door and told Julie to cover her ears so she could sleep.

Julie lay down obediently.

I closed the door of the ward, took a deep breath, and turned to look at them coldly.

"If you want to be even, let's do it today. The deposit alone is 100,000 dollars. Who will pay for it?"

Marie was stunned for a moment. "100,000."

Clifton looked at Ethan in exasperation and said, "I told you, Ethan, I'll make up for it after you're discharged from the hospital!"

I sneered and said, "What do you mean? It was your son who caused the trouble, so you have to pay for it. What do you mean by making up?"

My voice was so loud that the people in the hospital gradually gathered around me.