I won 320 million dollars in a lottery. I planned to quit my job and enjoy my life with my family.
As soon as I arrived home, I heard my younger sister-in-law, Hollie, complaining, "Your elder brother hasn't sent us his salary for several months. Now, you don't work. How can we live like this? I can't even afford a bag I like!"
George, George, laughed and said, "Buy it. I'll buy you whatever you want. Don't you know? We sold my elder brother's house today for over 1 million dollars! With such money, you don't have to be afraid of not having a good life."
Hollie said, "But what if your elder brother asks about it when he comes back?"
Daisy, Daisy, interjected, saying, "The procedures were all done by his biological father. If he asks, let him go to his useless biological father. We only must use up the money as soon as possible and deny everything!"
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I stood at the door, trembling and feeling disappointed.
When I was young, my mother passed away. My father married Daisy for me.
At first, Daisy treated me well. Since George was born, my father and Daisy had given all their love to him.
After I started working, I had to give all my monthly salary to Daisy. According to her, I was young, and I couldn't handle money. She would save the money for me to use when I got married.
I didn't think much about it. I agreed to hand over my salary every month.
But I never thought that my family, who I thought were my loved ones, would plot against me like this every day!
I won 320 million dollars and wanted to share the joy with them, but they treated me like a fool!
I gave them my sincere love, but in return, they treated me so heartlessly and ungratefully.
I endured the anger in my heart and opened the door.
As soon as I opened the door, the ones inside the house suddenly became quiet.
Daisy, George, and Hollie all looked at me with different expressions on their faces.
When Hollie saw me coming home, she looked grumpy. In her eyes, this house belonged to her. I should leave as soon as possible.
Daisy didn't say anything, looking indifferent.
George was stunned for a moment. When he saw me entering the house, he came forward with a smile and said, "Oliver, why are you back? Why didn't you notify me in advance? I could have picked you up at the bus station!"
"You're so busy. How could I bother you?"
I casually replied. Then I bent down to open the shoe cabinet, looking for my slippers, but my slippers were no longer there.
I glanced at George and asked, "Where are my slippers?"
George hesitated slightly and turned to look at Hollie.
"I threw them away!"
Hollie said indifferently, "Your slippers are dirty and smelly. They take up space here."
I looked at the shoe cabinet. There were more than a dozen pairs of various shoes inside, all of which belonged to Hollie. I looked up at her and asked, "Does a pair of slippers of mine bother you?"
Facing my questioning, Hollie asked me back without caring, "The house is so small, and there are so many people. Do you think there is room for your worn-out slippers?"
Of course, I got her point.
By saying that a pair of slippers of mine took up space, she was implying that I should not have come back.
"My house no longer has a place for a pair of slippers of mine. How can it possibly accommodate a person like me!"
In the past, Hollie was not so sarcastic. She was decent to me.
"It is because she knows I will hand over all my salary to Daisy for safekeeping."
After my salary was handed over to Daisy, it would go into the pockets of George and Hollie for them to enjoy themselves.
At that time, I was their money-making machine. Of course, she didn't mind me.
Since I found out that Daisy was handing over all my salary to George and Hollie, I stopped giving her my salary.
From that moment on, all their attitudes to me had made a 180-degree turn.
To them, I was a worthless existence.
As a thirty-year-old man who was unmarried, I was a huge burden and liability to this family.
Of course, they no longer welcomed me.
Until now, they sold my house, successfully cashed out, and took it for themselves.
They probably thought they had squeezed out all my value! They didn't need me anymore!
2"You said it well!"
I looked at Hollie without saying anything more. I didn't change my slippers as I went straight to my room.
Seeing that I didn't look happy, George followed me and said, "Oliver, how many days are you going to rest here this time?"
I stopped and looked back at George. Originally, I was planning to tell them about my winning 320 million dollars.
I would give them a big house and a car, which was nothing, but now it was unnecessary.
"It's not a few days off. I was fired, and I will stay at home all the time." I deliberately said so.
George, Hollie, and Daisy all looked gloomy.
Especially Hollie and Daisy. Hearing that I lost my job and would stay at home all the time, they were disdainful.
I went straight to the bedroom and opened the door. The bed inside was gone.
My bedroom had been renovated and transformed into a study.
"What's going on?"
I turned around and looked at the three people standing in the living room.
George hurriedly explained, saying, "Oliver, let me explain. The main reason is that you are usually working outside and rarely come home. The room is empty, so I thought about transforming it into a study..."
I asked, "Transforming the study into a room for you and your wife to play games together, right?"
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Seeing that I looked unfriendly, George lowered his head.
Hollie next to him angrily shouted, "Can you have some self-respect? What are you afraid of him for!"
Then Hollie shouted at me, "Turning your room into a study was my idea. If you are dissatisfied, come at me!"
Hollie tilted her head, looking like she wasn't afraid of me.
Seeing that she was so defiant, I indifferently said, "I used my money for the down payment of this house so that George could get married."
"And for the monthly loan of 5,000 dollars, I pay 2,500 dollars of it."
"I spent money on this house. Don't I deserve to have a room?"
"What right do you have to change my room?"
My repeated questioning made George and Daisy lower their heads.
But Hollie arrogantly said, "So what if you spent money! Even so, it's the business between you and George. When I married into this family, you didn't say that this house was bought with your money!"
I calmly said, "I don't want you to touch my room!"
Suddenly, Hollie became very aggrieved. She said, "You want to drive me away, don't you?"
"Fine. I'll leave!"
since this family can't accommodate me anymore, then I'll leave!"
Crying, Hollie started packing her things to go back to her parent's house.
Faced with her tantrum, Daisy and George immediately panicked and rushed to appease her.
The sound of smashing things and Hollie's angry roar came from the next room. She said, "Such a life is unbearable!"
"I didn't enjoy any happiness after marrying into your family. Instead, I suffered from constant blame,"
"Now even if I want to renovate a study, others will criticize me."
"I don't care!"
"Either he leaves today, or I leave!"
3Listening to Hollie's unreasonable tantrum, I found her ridiculous.
After a while, Daisy came to me gloomily, saying, "Look at you. Coming back home once, you are making the whole house restless."
I smiled faintly saying, "Indeed, there are many nosy people in the house."
"You..."
Daisy was speechless. Then she said gloomily. "The house is so small. It's not convenient for so many people to be together. Why don't you stay in a hotel outside?"
I glanced at Daisy.
She had always favored her George since childhood, and she was even more so now.
I was furious, asking back, "Although this house is intended for George's wedding, I paid the down payment. The monthly installments are split between me and my dad."
"You promised that I would always have a room here, and you would pay back my money."
"And now?"
"I haven't gotten a penny of the money. You won't even give me a place to live, right?"
Hearing me speak like this, Daisy looked unhappy. She sternly rebuked, saying, "How dare you talk to me like that?"
I said without hesitation, "I'm speaking the truth!"
"You want to make me angry, don't you?" Daisy shouted at me, "You saw George get married before you. You're not happy, hoping that George will divorce sooner, right?"
Daisy was being unreasonable.
The reason why I hadn't gotten married in my thirties was not because I was introverted, and I wasn't in relationships. A few years ago, I was in a relationship. We were discussing getting married.
After I brought Maddox home, Daisy and George looked stern. They were very unhappy. They spoke rudely, not treating the girl nicely.
It wasn't until now that I finally got their motives.
Daisy was afraid that I would get married first and spend all my family's savings!
At that time, I handed over all my salary to her. Once I got married, I would not continue to hand over my salary. Then she wanted me to be single for the rest of my life and be her slave!
Thinking about these things, I felt uncomfortable.
As I was about to refute, Hollie's voice came from outside again. "You useless person. Your brother is in his thirties, and he is single. Now he is unemployed. He stays at home all day. What if he has ulterior motives towards me? Besides you, your parents, and me, this family can't have another man! Today, either he or I must leave this house!"
Soon, George ran up to me angrily.
"Oliver, you heard it too. You don't want me to get divorced less than a year after getting married, do you?"
"You... Show mercy on me. Please don't live in this house anymore."
"I beg you, Oliver!"
George was so useless.
I shook my head and said firmly, "This is my home!"
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Seeing that I was unyielding, Daisy and George left gloomily.
After a while, Hollie's voice came from next door again. "See? This is your brother's true motive. He wishes for you to be divorced as soon as possible!"
George shouted, "Mom, this family can't have both me and him!"
I didn't bother with them as I went straight to the living room. I turned on the TV and turned the volume up to the maximum.
The reason why I hadn't left was not because I wanted to stay here rather than leave. Instead, it was because of my dad.
My dad was an honest person. After Daisy came, she controlled him. Especially after having George, his attitude towards me has changed greatly.
But no matter what, he was my dad.
He was the only person in this family that I cared about. If he made his position clear, I could leave this family and enjoy my life with him.
After about an hour, the door opened.
It was my dad who came back.
"Dad, you're back."
I immediately stood up.
"If I don't come back, you will probably destroy this family!"
I hadn't been home for a few months. When my dad saw me, he was not kind and gentle. Instead, he was angry and roaring, which disappointed me so much.
I took a deep breath. I still had fantasies. I calmly said, "Dad, what are you talking about? I haven't been home for three months. I came back for a visit. Are you saying that I will ruin this family?"
"Isn't it?"
My dad shouted at me, "Why are George and Hollie arguing Isn't it because of you?"
My dad's words made me unable to hold back my anger anymore. I said, "Dad, what are you talking about? I rarely come home. Who did I argue with? It was Hollie who was unreasonable and rude!"
My dad ignored my explanation and said, "Even if that's the case, as the eldest brother, can't you give in to them a little? Do you have to make this home restless and noisy!"
My dad's questioning chilled my heart.
I once heard someone say that stepmothers and stepfathers were alike.
At first, I didn't believe it. I always believed in family affection.
But now, I believed it.
My dad was no longer the same person as before. It was probably because of George that he was no longer the same as before!
Perhaps sensing my despair, my dad also felt that he had gone too far. He sighed and walked up to me, saying,” Son, you are my eldest son. You should be considerate of me. It's not easy for me to maintain this family."
"What do you mean by saying that I should be considerate to you just because I am your eldest son?"
I looked at him indifferently and asked, "Does that mean I, as the eldest son, am not raised by you? Should I endure the shame here? And your youngest son should be lazy and enjoy himself at home! What kind of bullshit logic is this!"
"You're out of line!"
My dad was angry. He slapped me in the face.
His slap made me desperate.
"I finally know that in this family, I am just a tool to be used. Once I lose my value, I am nothing."
"Without a loving father and mother, I am just a burden!"
"Even the father in front of me is someone else's father. He is no longer my father!"
Tears rolled down my cheek. I looked at my dad and said, "From childhood to adulthood, you have always favored George. My mom died early. I accepted it! But I didn't expect that I might be worth less than a dog in our family in your eyes!"
My cry scared my dad. He took a step back.
Daisy, Hollie, and others came out and stood with Dad, all looking at me indifferently as if I were an enemy.
I looked at the four of them and said, "Since you all despise me so much, let's cut off our relationship. From now on, we'll be strangers when we meet!"
I walked out of the house with my luggage.
From beginning to end, my father watched me silently without saying a word to stop me.
His silence indicated the end of our father-son relationship.
4After leaving home, I checked into a hotel. The first thing I did was to find a lawyer for consultation about getting back the property.
After I explained the whole situation to the lawyer, he nodded and said, "Mr. Hoyt, based on what you've told me, the down payment and monthly installments for the house can be traced through bank records. It won't be difficult to get the house back."
"In addition, I have another house. Originally, it was in my name. While I was away, my family used my ID card to sell that property!"
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The lawyer nodded and said, "This is illegal, and the house can be recovered. If you suffer any losses, you can sue them and ask for compensation."
"Very well!" I looked at the lawyer and nodded. Then I said, "Please handle this case for me!"
I spent the whole day communicating with the lawyer.
The next day, I went to the Glorious Bay Villa District and spent over 20 million dollars to buy a villa. I hired two maids to take care of my daily life.
On the third day after moving into the villa, I received a call from Daisy.
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As soon as the call was connected, I heard her roaring. "Oliver Hoyt, you unfilial son. Can't we discuss these small matters at home?"
"For such a small matter, you found a lawyer to sue me and my son. You want us to move out. Where are we supposed to live? Do you have any conscience? How did I raise such an ungrateful wolf like you?"
Her harsh roar kept coming.
Her excitement showed that she was scared.
To avoid being disturbed, I put my cell phone on speaker and said, "Who are you, ma'am? You start cursing me as soon as you talk? You are so impolite. Be careful. I will sue you!"
After saying so, I hung up the call directly.
After a while, my dad called me.
This time, he was much gentler, saying, "Son, it was my fault to drive you out of the house before. I didn't consider your feelings. If you want to blame someone, blame me. But you can't take back the house. Otherwise, George and Hollie will have to leave. I am begging you, okay?"
I found it ridiculous as I listened to my father's apology.
"Do you regret it now?"
"But what's the use?"
"Their whole family are all vicious."
"Even if I spare them this time, what about the next time?"
"They are so vicious to the point that there is no hope!"
I shook my head and said into the phone, "I don't have to take back the house, but you have to give me back the down payment and the monthly mortgage I pay. Otherwise, there's no point in talking."
Sure enough, my father's roar came from the phone immediately, "You ungrateful child! Beast! How could I have raised an ungrateful person like you..."
I couldn't be bothered to listen to his rambling. I hung up the call directly.
A few days later, a neighbor's family had a birthday party. I was invited to join them.
Thinking that it would improve neighborly relations, I went there.
I didn't expect that I would meet George and Hollie as soon as I arrived at the neighbor's house.
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As soon as Hollie saw me, she shouted, "Oliver, you ungrateful person. What are you doing here? Can you come to such a high-end private gathering?"
Her shouting attracted the attention of many people.
Hollie immediately took the opportunity to introduce me to everyone. She mocked me, saying, "Everyone, come and see. This is the ungrateful person in my family. He is in his thirties, and he does nothing all day. He just wants to live off his parents at home. He was kicked out of the house. He still insists on dividing the family property. It made my father-in-law almost faint and be hospitalized. He has no conscience and is so shameless..."
Hollie seized the opportunity to mock me.
As she did such a ridiculous thing, I looked at the neighbor next to me, Elizabeth Bright, and said lightly, "Elizabeth, is this your friend?"
she is my classmate."
Elizabeth smiled awkwardly and said to Hollie, "Hollie, stop shouting. This is Mr. Hoyt, my neighbor."
"What? Your neighbor?"
Hollie looked at me in disbelief. Staring at me, she said, "It's impossible! You're just an ordinary citizen, and you've lost your job. Your savings have long been emptied. How could you afford such a high-end villa?"
"You know that I've been squeezed out and have no more value to exploit, so you united the family to drive me away, right?" I looked at Hollie, who looked sneaky. I smiled indifferently, saying, "Sorry, I forgot to tell you that I won 320 billion dollars in a lottery when I came home last time."