Sister, brother–in–law, I’m fine. It’s already late, you should go back quickly,” Terry’s voice was weak and feebile
I slowly walked over to Terry’s side, crouched down, and gently touched his rough hand. Laci’s eyes rolled once again, glaring fiercely at me. I took out a bank card from my bag and handed it to Terry. “Brother, I still have tens of thousands of dollars here. You take it for urgent use, and I will find a way to repay the remaining debts for you.”
Terry immediately stood up and handed the bank card back to me.“Sister, I can’t take your money anymore. Our debts, we will handle them ourselves,”
“Bro, how can you manage all this money by yourself? Let me help you out.”
Terry shook his head, his tone resolute. “I will not take a single penny from you anymore.”
Laci suddenly rushed over and snatched the bank card, her voice sharp.“She’s willing to give, why not take it? We owe nearly two million, and the daily interest is a large amount. What are you pretending to be high and mighty for?”
Terry’s eyes turned red with anger as he stood up and snatched the card back from Laci’s hand, then handed it to me again.“If you give me another penny, I will jump from here,” he said. “If I, Terry, have to rely on my sister for the rest of my life, what face do I have to live in this world?”
I was so scared that my legs went weak, tears welled up in my eyes, and I choked out, “Brother, please don’t do this. I am your own sister; aren’t siblings supposed to support and help each other?”
Terry looked at my small face with a heartache and guilt, saying, “Brother owes you too much, I can’t take your money anymore. The fruit shop is invested by you, and this house is also bought by you for our family to live in. Even the property deed is written in me and my parents‘ names, and you refuse to add your name. Even the dowry money for my marriage was provided by you!”
Terry covered his face and looked up, taking a deep breath in pain. I hung my head, feeling sad and on the verge of
tears.
Laci couldn’t bear it and, gritting her teeth, angrily cursed, “Katrina owed you in the first place, so why are you pretending to be so high and mighty? Your parents often said that if it weren’t for you to support her education, she would have dropped out of middle school and worked to earn money. It’s all because of her that you are so incapable today. Without you, could she have achieved what she has today? She will never be able to repay her debt to you in her lifetime.”
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