My Mom Sold Me To A Cripple

I brought home eighty dollars’ worth of durian. When my sister-in-law, Lily Ward, saw me, she clutched her stomach and screamed from the couch.

“Ugh, my stomach! Summer, you know I can’t stand that smell. Are you trying to suffocate my baby?”

Before I could even steady myself, my mother, Rosemary Ward, slapped me across the face.

It made me see how much my mother favored my younger brother, Jasper Ward.

When we were children, she always reminded me that he was younger and told me to give him a pass.

I thought things might change after he grew up and got married. Instead, her favoritism only got worse.

“Summer, you jinx! Hurry up and sign over your apartment to Jas to make up for this!”

Watching Jasper pull out a property transfer agreement, I covered my swollen cheek and smiled.

So, this whole act was just to get the apartment I had bought.

“Sure.”

They were delighted to see me agree readily.

However, they failed to consider one thing. I might have willingly given it away, but I wondered if any of them had the nerve to take it.

My cheek was stinging with pain, and my ear was ringing.

The durian rolled out of my hand and fell to the floor.

I covered my face and stared at the woman who had given birth to me, Rosemary.

She had slapped me with all her strength. I could even taste blood at the corner of my mouth.

My voice trembled as I asked, “Mom, what did you do that for?”

I had moved out to avoid disturbing my sister-in-law, Lily, during her pregnancy.

After receiving a bonus today, I wanted to treat them to an expensive durian. Yet, I was struck before I could even enter the house.

Rosemary pointed a finger at me, and her spit sprayed across my face.

“Why did I do that? You have the nerve to ask?! Don’t you know that Lily’s pregnant and she can’t handle strong smells?

“I think you did this on purpose. You’re trying to hurt my grandson!”

I fought back my tears.

“Mom, the doctor said it’s fine if she just doesn’t eat it. I wasn’t going to open it in the living room. I was taking it to my own—”

A sharp scream cut me off. “Shut your mouth!”

Lily, who was lying on the couch, clutched her stomach with both hands. She rolled back and forth as she wailed, “Ow! It hurts so much! Mom, I can’t take it. My stomach is killing me!

“Summer definitely did this on purpose. We all agreed that whoever has a child first inherits everything. She’s afraid that it’ll all go to Jas! She’s trying to hurt me!”

Lily was putting on an intense performance. Her face was flushed, but her voice was strong and clear.

However, Rosemary believed every word.

She grabbed a glass ashtray that was filled with cigarette butts from the coffee table. Without hesitation, she hurled it