The Good Son's Comeback
Big Six
The day after my mom used 880 grand from selling our family restaurant to buy a house for my cousin, my girlfriend of five years dumped me.
"Evan," Ruby Lawrence said while she sat across from me. "Let's break up."
My hands trembled. "Why?"
"I waited for you for five years." Her eyes welled with tears. "You said once the restaurant was sold, we'd have the down payment for a house in Seahaven. Where is it now? Where's the money?"
I tried to explain, but she cut me off. "In your parents' eyes, you're not even as important as your cousin. So tell me, who's really their son? I'm 28, Evan. I can't keep waiting."
She grabbed her bag and walked away without looking back.
My phone buzzed. My mom sent me a photo of her and my cousin at his new house.
That was followed with a voice note. She sounded joyful. "Your cousin finally achieved his biggest life goal. We can relax now."
I stared at his smug smile in the photo. I laughed until tears ran down my face.
I exited the 'Clark Family Forever' group chat and blocked every single relative.
'Since you all choose him, then from this moment on, your reputation or loyalty will have nothing to do with me. I only wonder if you'll think of the son you abandoned when that precious nephew of yours, who you poured all your resources into, throws you out of your own home.'