Chapter 130
“Yuval and I might break up at any moment.” As Yuval was introduced to me by her friend, I should
inform her about our current condition.
Natalie was startled and asked anxiously, “Why? You are in a stable rtionship with him at the
moment, aren''t you? Why did you talk about breakup all of a sudden?”
“I have told him about my family condition. Since I''m nning to get married to him, I mustn''t keep it
from him. He will know about it sooner orter too,” I exined to Natalie the reason I told Yuval
everything.
If Yuval and I ended up having a breakup because of my family conditions, it would be quite a
disappointment. Nevertheless, he had the right to make his choice. It would be inappropriate to drag
him down by being secretive to him.
“Anna, why are you so impulsive? You shouldn''t have told him about that now!” Natalie looked at me
disapprovingly.
“Well, he will get to know about it sooner orter. I can''t hide it from him forever too. If I didn''t choose to
tell him earlier, it''s still kind of deceiving too. It''s unfair for him if he only found out after we got married.
After all, he has the right to make a decision.” I smiled bitterly.
Natalie was apparently feeling desperate on behalf of me. Even so, it was undeniable that I had a
problematic family. There was no way for me to sweep it under the table.
“I didn''t mean that you have to hide it from him forever. Yet, it''s still not the right timing to tell him about
it. You should have held it till your rtionship with him stabilizes. When your feelings toward each
other are nurtured over time and better developed, I''m sure he will be able to ept it better by then.”
Natalie let out a deep sigh and shook her head.
“Anyway, there''s no point to cry over spilled milk. The decision lies in his hands now. It''s up to him
whether he still intends to continue seeing me.”
Undeniably, Natalie had a point. Nheless, there was no turning back for me at the moment. On top
of that, I did not wish to be deceitful in a rtionship.
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“Anyway, I just hope that he won''t disappoint us by making the decision to break up with you. If he does
that because of your family condition, it implies that he''s not worthy for you.” Natalie patted my
shoulder gently andforted me.
We decided to drop the subject and put the frustrating matter out of our minds. After having dinner with
Natalie, I went to bed right away.
I neither met Yuval nor received any calls from him in the following two days. It convinced me even
more that my instinct was right. Our rtionship was reallying to an end. Unexpectedly, I was
feeling more relieved despite the disappointment of losing an ideal candidate as my future spouse.
In the evening, my phone rang again when I stepped out of the office building after work. I nced at
the name blinking on my phone screen instinctively. To my dismay, it was a call from my mom.
At the sight of her name, it crossed my mind that she must be calling me again regarding Steven''s
debt. Even though I was reluctant to answer the call, I felt that I should grab the chance to talk it out
with her so she would not rely solely on me again. I did not feel like helping Steven anymore after
sacrificing for him numerous times. In addition, I really could not afford to pay off such arge sum of
debt.
“Hello, Mom.” I answered the call and greeted cidly.
“Anna, no matter what, you muste to your brother''s rescue this round. This morning, the debt
collectors were here again. They threatened to break Steven''s leg if we fail to settle the debt by
tomorrow night. I really don''t know what to do now! We can''t let Steven end up having a broken leg!
Anna, can you please try to help your brother again?” On the other end of the line, my Mom wailed as
she pleaded with me.
My heart ached as she pleaded with me anxiously. After all, blood was thicker than water. I could not
just turn a deaf ear to her, even if she tended to favor Steven, who was the apple of her eye.
“Mom, I''m not able to help Steven this round. I''m troubled by financial problems too...”
Even if I felt like helping him, I could not afford it. I am almost broke and did not have much money left.
Where can I get such arge sum of money?
“Anna, can you please try to help Steven? He doesn''t even dare toe home now. After all, he''s still
the only son in our family. If anything happens to him, how am I supposed to survive with your dad?”
My mom broke into tears.
A wave of mixed emotions crept into my heart when I heard her sobbing. How could I have the heart to
reject her? It''s sort of unfilial for me to do that.
“Let me try to look for a solution. How much are you still short of at the moment?” I softened and asked
her.
Even if I myself was short of money at the moment, I did not have the heart to see my parents endure
the stress. Dad still has heart disease. What if he has a heart attack because of this? I can''t take the
risk and let it happen!
Needless to say, Steven would not learn his lesson easily. I would not be surprised if history repeated
itselfter. Even then, I could not ignore him because of my parents.
I could hear my Mom heave a sigh of relief upon hearing my reply. “We are still short of one hundred
and ten thousand. Anna, no matter what, you have to transfer the money to us by tomorrow night. We
are in need of the money to save your brother,” she reminded me desperately.
My mom''s mind was upied by Steven all the time. She did not even spare any thoughts on my
current situation and how I obtained money to settle the debt.
I hung up the phone in exasperation and started to scratch my head. At the moment, I only had about
less than one hundred with me. I could not think of any wealthy friends who could lend me the sum of
money.
Scrolling the contact list on my phone, I almost called Natalie to try my luck and check if she had any
ideas on the solution. Finally, I changed my mind not to trouble her again.
Natalie had helped me a lot all this while, so I should not make her life difficult again. Moreover, she
was just amon wage-earner like me, and most probably could not afford to lend me the sum too.
I put my phone back into my handbag and took a cab back to Natalie''s ce. One hundred and ten
thousand was indeed an overwhelming figure for me. My head started to throb again at how I could
obtain the sum.
Back in Natalie''s ce, I spent time calling my ex-ssmates one by one to borrow money from them.
Nevertheless, after leaving school and started working, I seldom kept in touch with those close friends
during my school days all this while. The moment they sensed my purpose of giving them a call, all of
them gave excuses that they could not help me. It was highly challenging to look for someone who
would be willing to lend me money at this critical time.
After making several phone calls, I grumbled and tossed my phone hopelessly on the bed. I was
discouraged as I did not expect that none of my ex-schoolmates would be willing to lend me money. As
another wave of helplessness swept over me, I was bing more anxious.
All of a sudden, my phone rang again. In an instant, my eyes sparkled with anticipation, hoping that it
would be a call from an old friend who offered to lend me money. However, my heart sank when I saw
Michael''s name blinking on the screen of the phone.
What again? Right that instant, I did not have any mood andcked the energy to deal with him.
Fearing that the domineering man would put me in a tight spot in the office the next day, I answered the
call reluctantly.
“Mr. Shaw, are you aware what time it is now? Is there anything urgent at this hour?” I could not resist
but ask sarcastically. To me, he was my mightiest foe at the moment.