Ann's brother pointed a finger in her face. "If you want to be someone's mistress, do it far away from us! Don't ruin our lives! My sons have to get married someday!"
Caught between her mother and her sister-in-law, Ann's head was spinning. She exploded, shoving them away. "Will you two just stop?!"
She looked at her family, feeling deeply wronged. She turned on her brother. "Brother, sister-in-law, if I hadn't secretly sent you money six years ago, would you have been able to buy a house in Capital City and send your kids to school?"
"Everything you eat, wear, and live in, not to mention your children's tuition—where do you think that money came from?" Ann demanded. "So what if I'm not respectable? So what if I want to marry up? Wasn't it all so our family could have a better life and not be poor anymore?"
Her sister-in-law screeched, "Don't you play the victim here, Ann! We're in this mess because of you! You give us money to get settled right now, or I'm not done with you!"
Noticing the strange looks from passersby, Ann忍 a wave of humiliation and transferred a hundred thousand to her brother from her phone.
"Take this for now," she said. "Once York gives me the check, I'll give you more."
Looking at their greedy faces, Ann warned them, "Mom, brother, sister-in-law, remember this: if I do well, you do well. If I go down, you're coming with me!"
"The Fergusons already know about Ethan's parentage," she said, her voice low and urgent. "I'm already at my wit's end, so don't cause me any more trouble. Even if someone holds a knife to your throat, the only thing you're allowed to say is three words: 'I don't know'!"
After parting with her family, Ann was on edge. Celia was demanding money, that old hag Wendy was after her and her family for money, and now her own mother and brother were pressuring her for cash. If she didn't get that check from York soon, she'd be driven to her grave long before Old Mr. Ferguson ever woke up.



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