She Cut Ties with Her Parents

lmed with grief. "Cory is only eleven years old. How could he have kidney

, her entire being enveloped in an aura of

ave a cold, d

college applications. I promptly shut off the v

o get me into the two best

tional University of Defense Technology, which meant I would b

decision. "It might be for the best. Once you're admitted, you'll pursu

mile, and words were unn

, my parents frantica

nything good and simply

s I received flowers from my juniors, the doo

arents had found the

rown haggard and desperate. They even

ront of me. "Norene, I know you're grown now and can make your decision by yourself. But Cory has k

stance and scolded me. "You are useless if you are so cold-hearted. Cory is your brother.

"Stop saying that. Norene isn't so cold-hearted. I believe

for my help, but they act

egan to murmur, and the school

on her parents. Her parents actually get down on their k

small matter. It's norm

How cold-hearted must s

with concern and was r

ophone in the center, and took a deep bre

through the auditorium after the dra

use of Cory. When I was in middle school, you left me to register at school alone, made me attend parent-teacher meetings by myself, and let my classmates mock me. You even refused to pay for my textbooks as you were focusing only on your precious son. Everything of mine at home was erased. I had no place at the family dinner table, and the only room I had was turned into Cory's game room. And dare you say you were good to me? If you truly cared for me, why did you leave me alone a

ast, and my classmates in the front row

orene came to school alone. Her parents never

in high school. Now she has succeeded, and the

ful looks from everyone present, my parent was emb

ut neglect, harm, and lies, and now they were forcing me. In fact, they only have one child, and that's Cory. So I declare that I am severing all ties with t

I turned

"Norene, I know I was wrong. You're my daughter.

tears ran dow

so w

to me like a leech, and I had

would eventual

ye forever," I said coldly and t