Instead, he continued to hurl insults at me, “All you ever talk about is working, working! Do you think your pitiful wages will be enough to give me and your mother any comfort before we’re dead and gone?”
“You’re a complete disgrace! And now you have the nerve to insult your sister? Look at yourself—what kind of trash do you think you are? You’re good for nothing!”
“If I’d known you’d turn out like this, I would’ve sold you off back then and saved myself the trouble!”
“Marrying you off to some poor nobody for a few thousand in bride price? Do you think I run a charity?”
I pressed a wad of tissues against the wound on my forehead, but no matter how hard I tried, the bleeding wouldn’t stop.
Disappointment overwhelmed me and I couldn’t hold back my retort, “I’m your daughter, not a piece of pork in a butcher shop for people to pick and choose! If you’re so eager to sell your daughter’s body, why not just open a brothel?”
“Every penny I earn is from my own hard work. What’s so wrong with that? If you despised me so much, why bother having me in the first place?”
For a moment, panic flashed across both my parents’ faces.
Just as they were about to lash out again, Kathy interrupted, smugly flaunting herself.
"Don't mind her. Once I have a baby and marry into the Miles Family, she'll be the one begging me for help, kneeling at my feet."
At her words, my parents completely forgot about me. They rushed to Kathy, eager to hear about her “progress.”
Kathy blushed, feigning shyness as she spoke. “You wouldn’t believe it. Chester isn’t nearly as cold and distant as the rumors say. He kept me up all night and I’m still sore everywhere!”
“It’s just that when I woke up, he was already gone. All he left behind was a bank card in the room.”
“But with how many times we did it, I’m sure I’ll get pregnant. When that happens, the position of Mrs. Miles is as good as mine!”
My parents laughed with delight at my sister's words, as if they could already envision themselves becoming in-laws of the Miles Family. They had no clue about the Miles Family's power or what that name truly represented. Anyone who dared to scheme against Chester would likely end up not even knowing how they met their end.
The most important thing now was for me to sever ties with them as quickly as possible.