Sent Away the Ungrateful Son

wenty years, but he chose to return to

after all. You won't understand unle

n our eyes, but we never expected th

"Mom, Dad, I'm sorry. I didn't come back for treatment. I just want

e owned and worked tirel

high-interest loans and shamelessly claimed, "I got sick b

reak, and I was left destitute, having to live on the

was back on the very day our ad

I want to spend my last days making it up to you." Calvin was s

parents, Erik Knight and Yvette Kni

didn't expect I could hav

Calvin begged my husband a

returned to his birth parents, he

way, but Calvin insisted on coming back

ut Calvin's leaving, but deep down, we still cared abou

f our eye for nearly twenty years. We

on his treatment, and even sold our only hou

ntlessly. I became the waiter's assistant, an

he turned against us and used our iden

course, I came back to you for treatment. But you de

that he coughed up blood, and my already

ey, but he kicked me hard and told us

so I'll have no regrets." Calvin's voice was choked with emotion

oned by his evil parents, and we

lly boy, even though you've left us, we won't use our past kindness as leverage to make

. "We appreciate your offer,

face streaked with tears. He stared at us in disbelief

ik and Yvette are your parents? Oscar and I can't h

d been gossiping about us nearby immediat

lushed red with

again. "He was young and didn't know any better. W

have some compassion and let hi

faces. In my previous life, it was exactly their superb per

it turned out in the end that

icked us down the ladder. But this t

I sighed and told Ca

ught he had a chance. He immediately wiped awa

n acting up again lately. We can't have too many people at the house. You're

n and called out to me, "Maisie, let's

pped back inside, leaving Erik's

d I were equ

exchanged a knowing look

on, "Did you get

lably. As I recalled how he had died in my arms, covered in bloo

uld watch Calvin meet his en

, he came b

m in, so we pretended we wer

tered, "You're going out to

In our previous life, Oscar and I had s

money for him. But we ended

we hadn't heard him. Calvin still

e dishes, and Calvin immediatel

ds and just handed me the menu. I or

ing in displeasure. "You didn't order

"Sorry about that. Why don't y

ll of resentment. "That's cost even mor

r finally sho

ghed. "What? Why can't we even treat o

u can. I just feel like I don't deserve it. Even though my i

ss again. He was waiting for us to offer t

, but I could see the an

ney. It's your real parents who should pay for your treatment. You've only been back to them for l

We no longer considered him part of our family, so

t, his fingers clenched tightly aro

him any attention, enjo

fore finally speaking up. "Mom, Dad, can you come with me to the h

ed sigh. "But we h

and snapped, "You're both retired!

ing so worked up? We're going on a trip. After all these year

make it up to us and make us happy? We thi

nger, but he managed to hold

searching for

y concerned about us. "Mom, Dad, have you ever thought about how you will

to a retirement home. Silly boy, stop worryin

en don't go on that trip. Save th

only costs us three hundred and ninety-ni

hat's it? That's not enough at all! How could you be so heartle

n, after he recovered, Oscar was so stresse

d it up with his girlfriend. Now that the tables had tu

on you. We paid for private tutors when you were in high scho

embling. "Now that we've retired, we can't even spend

e won't require you to pay us back, and we don't expect

ce frozen. Suddenly, he kicked the

house and give me the

Don't be ridiculous. If we sold

u're so heartless! If I die, you'll be my murderers! Thank God you'

oldly, thinking how fool

your real parents. Didn't you always say only they d

rum, calmly paid the bill, and

our door was b

startled and hu

reporters and livestreamers

es, stood in front of our door ho

ents abandoned me after I got s

eamers bombarded u

rd his treatment. Why

don't care about

he can't afford treatment, you're l

e's the one who left us. Now that he's s

phone in my face and snapped, "Are you just making

d, "Do you have any proof

ressive. "Why are you so acted up? Feeling guilty? Ma

ing gossip to outright fury. So

r and I were bruise

treated inside and slammed the door,

ploded with hat

r real identities.

t have their own kid

e they're petty and mean. Guys,

s that he nearly fell ill. I immediately conta

at on the day Calvin said he wanted to cut ties wi