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banking app .
Her balance flashed on the screen : 29.
11 dollar .
â What do I do ⦠I canât afford the medical bills .
Her voice carried a heavy note of shame as she muttered to herself
At last , the audience realized her intentions .
Elysia wasnât plotting another suicide attempt â she was agonizing over how to pay her hospital
But those who had mocked her moments before remained silent .
y hid bet
They hid behind their screens like cockroaches retreating to the shadows , waiting for the storm to pass
Just wait , you hypocrites .
Iâm taking notes .
Your ID handles are going on my list .
]
[ Once theyâre outed , Iâll hack their computers and leak their browser histories to their families .
Letâs see them squirm .
]
( Calm down .
We didnât know what she was thinking earlier .
And anyway , shouldnât we be blaming the Drayton family How is the daughter of a wealthy family down to her last 30 dollars ? )
One of them immediately panicked upon seeing the comment and hastily offered an explanation , not forgetting to shift th
the blame onto the Drayton family in the process .
Donât judge when you donât know the full story .
If everyone were as quick to make assumptions as you , would there be any truth left ! Would anyone even believe in truth ? ]
[ But ⦠this idiot is right about one thing .
Sheâs s Thatâs kind of ridiculous Donât you think ? ]
Fenwick frowned deeply at the mention of money .
Thatâs impossible , he murmured .
â Every member of our family gets at least 3 thousand dollars a month for expenses .
In middle school , it was 30 thousand dollars a month , plus a 300 â thousand â dollar bonus .
How could Elysis not afford her bills ? â
i supposed to be the daughter of the mighty Drayton Group , yet her allowance is only a few bucks !
For once , Fenwick didnât immediately jump to blaming Elysia .
â Could it be that her classmates bullied her and stole her money ? â
Torin , however , remained eerily silent , heads of swear forming on his brow as he repeatedly muttered .
30 thousand dollars â¦
On the screen , Elysia scrolled through the contacts saved on her phone : Dad , Toran , Fenwick ,
ng Tarinâs rumber
She hesitated , opening and closing each contact multiple times before finally dialing
The phone rang ten times before it was answered .
â Who is this ? â The familiar voice sent a shiver through Elysia .
She stammered , âTurin ⦠itâs me , Elysia .
Iâm as the hospital .
â
Her mind raced .
How could I explain ? That I am hospitalized after a failed suicide attempt ?
No , he would only accuse her of seeking anention .
Then ⦠should I claim Iâd been injured ? But if he asked how , what could I say ? Elysia thought
Before she could decide , Torinâs voice , now impatient , cut through her thoughts .
â Talk â
Elysia said , â Torin , can you can you lend me 30 thousand dollars for medical expenses ? â
The words came out in a rush , leaving Elysia trembling with shame and humiliation
However , as soon as she said it , she felt her face burning
It was the feeling of shame , nervousness , sadness , pain , and many other emotions mixed together .
Would he accuse me of lying ? Yell at me ? Hang up ?
But instead , Torin simply replied , â Send me your bank details â
A surge of relief washed over Elysia .
No accusations , no anger , no rejection .
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Yet as joy filled her heart , a new thought surfaced , prompting her to add hastily , â ⦠I donât have a bank account .
Can you come here and help me pay in person â
Torin hesitated briefly before muttering , â Alright .
â He ended the call .
The audience was stunned .
[ Torinâs not so bad , after all .
He agreed to help immediately .
I wish I had a brother like that ]
[ Sure , but why doesnât he know her number ? And why arenât they even friends on social media ! This familyâs dynamic is beyond bizarre .
]
Torin added Elysia on social media and quickly transferred the money .
Just as viewers began to question his actions , Torin sent a message : [ Take care of yourself .
I
A moment later , he sent another , longer message : [ 15,000 dollars is my gift to you , Elysia .
As a middle schooler , itâs more than enough to handle your current difficulties .
The other 15,000 is up to you .
But if you take it , it means youâre unwilling to change .
And if thatâs the case , our sibling bond ends here .
One last piece of advice : Do whatever you want outside , but donât bring shame to our family : ]
Elysiaâs hands trembled as she read the words
Torinâs message was clear .
What difficulties was he referring to ? Pregnancy ? An abortion !
He had already made up his mind without even knowing the reason .
Elysia thought , â Rowena must have told him .
So what was the point of explaining It would only be dismissed as yet another unnecessary lie ?
Elysiaâs fingers trembled slightly as she reached for the payment receipt she had just taken from the nurse .
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