A flicker of disappointment and sadness crossed Mom's face, but she forced a smile.
“Then what do you want to eat? I'll make it for you.”
I gave her a cold stare. “I don't want to eat anything you make.”
Then, I maneuvered my wheelchair toward the balcony for some fresh air.
The moment I stepped out of the room, I collided head-on with Dad, who was drinking straight from a bottle and I knocked the bottle and it fell on the floor.
Dad was furious. “Damn it! Don't you have eyes? You spilled all my good liquor I had just brought!”
He picked up the bottle and kicked my wheelchair hard. The chair jolted violently and tilted to the side.
"Kelly!"
My mother screamed, rushed over and quickly shielded me and the wheelchair with her own body.
The wheel scraped her hand and blood gushed out of it, leaving a deep gash that nearly exposed the bone.
Ignoring the pain, she steadied me before turning to Dad, still shaken and roared furiously, "Liam! You almost hurt your daughter!"
Dada glared at me. "Why are you so worked up? She's paralyzed and can't even feel any pain.”
“Dammit! All that fine liquor wasted because of her!” Cursing under his breath, he stumbled back into his room to continue drinking.
Though still shaken and her hand was in pain, Mom checked me up and down first to make sure I was okay. Only after confirming I was fine did she begin to inspect the kicked wheelchair.
When she found that one of the fasteners had loosened, she immediately fetched the toolbox and carefully tightened it—bit by bit—until late at night.
Meanwhile, in the livestream chat, comments kept pouring in.
[I'm crying so hard! Where can I find such a good mother? Even though her hand was badly injured, all she worried about was her daughter.]
[The real question is, why does such a wonderful mom have to suffer such bad luck, having a heartless, blind, ungrateful daughter?]
[Exactly! Is this daughter's heart made of stone? Her mom has done so much for her, so why is she so cold toward her own mother?]
[No wonder they say those who are pitiful always have something hateful about them. This girl favors her father to such a point of madness, serves her right, she’s paralyzed!]
[This is too much and suffocating! Mom, let her go! Such a daughter is not worth it!]
The live chat was flooded with criticism. Even reporters called me.