"Marely, I don't mean to be harsh, but over these years, my salary has been over twenty thousand dollars, while Darien's is only about four thousand dollars, not even enough for his expenses. As for the savings at home, I've been the one earning. So basically, I've been spending my own money. What's more, maybe Darien will receive compensation for the accident. Why don't we use that to hire a nurse to take care of him? What do you think?"
At the mention of compensation, Marely and the others' eyes lit up.
Because of Darien's car accident, the driver who caused it paid a considerable amount of compensation, but all of it went into Marely's pocket.
I didn't press her for it, understanding that it wasn't easy for an elderly person.
However, I didn't expect that she transferred half of it secretly to the mistress and her child. In my previous life, they used that money against me, forcing me to leave with nothing.
Later, when the mistress came back with her child, they welcomed her warmly.
While I, who had worked myself to the bone, was driven out and eventually killed.
It wasn't until the next afternoon that Darien woke up after the anesthesia wore off, with his parents waiting beside him.
Originally overwhelmed by the physical pain and emotional anguish, Darien opened his eyes not long after hearing their voices.
Smiling, Marely said to him, "My dear son, you're awake? Do you want some
soup? It's nutritious and cooked by me!
"It's good for your health, son. We came as soon as we heard the news, unlike your wife, who doesn't seem to care about your life at all. So, you need to recover soon and be careful not to be harmed by her."
His father Bailey added at just the right moment.
In my previous life, when Darien woke up, he cried for a whole day and night because his legs were amputated, leaving him disabled for life.
As expected, in this life, seeing his legs were gone, Darien covered his face and began to sob.
"Dad, Mom, what happened to me? Why did I lose my legs?"
"Don't cry, my dear son. We are here. We'll hire a nurse to take care of you for the rest of your life. The compensation money is enough for our family to live comfortably for the rest of our lives…"
When Marely mentioned "family", she deliberately left me out.
I didn't care. Darien had been hit by a car while running a red light, so he was partly at fault, and the compensation was only around 120 thousand dollars.