All Chapters of A Fair Mother: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

The living room was abruptly silent, with Nana's fingers hovering over her own phone screen while Tim forgot to wipe his tears.After a long while, he frowned and asked, "So that's a yes?"I put down my cup as I answered, "What was it you said? 'You love her, that's all that matters'. Since that's now the case, I have no objections."Tim still looked mystified. "You're not going to ask about her family?""Nope.""Her job situation?""Nope.""You're not worried this is a scam?""If it is, you can call the cops."Running out of questions, Tim could only stare at me blankly.In his last life, he wanted my agreement so badly.But now that I gave it to him, he didn't erupt in delight as I thought.That was when Nana put away her phone, her smile fading ever so slightly. "Marriage is a serious matter, ma'am.""I know," I replied, holding her gaze."Wedding presents, houses, the wedding ceremony itself. Everything must be clear cut.""That you can discuss amongst yourself."Na

That same night, Tim posted a long rant with the title: [My mom is abandoning me while giving my brother all her money.]He spoke about being abused by Ben and me since a child, that we never bought him anything he wanted, while buying an entire house for Joe.Naturally, he also added that I knew Nana was poor but I humiliated them anyway, before finishing with: [I won't even ask for their blessing, only that they don't meddle with my life.]The post received over 20,000 replies in under an hour, with netizens tracing his account to dox my name and address.There were also those who flamed me on my social media accounts.[A mother like you doesn't deserve to live.][You call giving only one son all your money fair?][Not paying for Tim's birthday while the other brother gets a deposit for a housing loan? It's so obvious you should suffer for this.]As I read through the comments that were identical to the ones I saw in my last life, Ben smacked the table in fury. "What the hell

Tim opened his mouth, ready to argue, but no words were coming out.Still, Nana hissed, "Those ledgers prove nothing. All parents are obligated to pay their children's bills…""True," I replied, turning to her. "That was why I never asked him to pay me back, but he tries to paint me as a villain anyway."Tim turned at me sharply right then, with only rage in his eyes and no hint of guilt. "I only told the truth! If you were willing to sponsor my wedding and give me that house, none of that would have happened!" As I looked into his eyes, whatever little hope I had left faded. "So you still think you didn't do anything wrong?""I'm never wrong!" he hollered.I shrugged as I turned to the crowd, presenting his medical reports. "You claimed I'm not being fair when I stopped you from eating seafood, but you neglected to mention that you're allergic."When I bought clothes for you and Joe, your size was different and they didn't have it. That's unfair too, even though I bought a mor

The next day, Tim posted the chat logs of me rejecting his demands and elaborated how I humiliated him at his wedding, forcing him to sign that adoption annulment.This time, however, sentiment wasn't one-sided. Netizens weren't quick to flame me, as guests at the wedding had posted videos showing the entire course of events.In fact, with the clear proof of adoption, ledgers and Nana's $600,000 wire transfer, sentiment had changed drastically.[Unfair? More like the Listons adopted an ingrate!][Tim Liston knew that his brother was the real deal, but still manufactured lies to hurt him!][And that broad is obviously after his money!][Is he still saying he's in the right? After his parents showed all the receipts? Outrageous!]It took some time for Tim to notice, but it was already too late when he started to delete his posts. Even his company noticed and watched the full video.In fact, while Joe got his job back after being previously suspended due to online backlash, Tim wa

It was only when Nana was sentenced that Tim finally broke.He sat outside the courtroom for a long time, the legal document with a very big number on it in his hands.He looked at it repeatedly.Now, he had lost his wife and his savings. Even the house he cared so much about was sold off to cover his debts.He took to the internet, publicly apologizing that he was guilty of credit card fraud, malicious slander, and scandal fabrication.The ones who used to flame my family were no longer on his side, while the rest of the internet and his former colleagues said he reaped what he sowed.As even distant relatives refused to stay in touch, he now had a taste of what we went through in our past lives.But unlike us, he was alive. He could admit his mistakes and start fresh.As long as he was willing to bear the consequences, I wouldn't stop him from living his life.A year later, he found a modest job and rented a tiny apartment outside the city, and had to commute to work on the