Chapter 1333 Gratitude
Matthew remained silent. He tried to open his mouth, but no words came out.
When her mother saw that the situation did not look good, she walked up to Tiffany. “Tiffany, that’s all in the past. Why do you still mention it? Your brother is having some trouble right now. When he gets through this, he will help you in the future as well.”
“Even if I’m in a grave situation in the future, I also won’t ask him for help! I still have my own dignity!”
Matthew’s expression darkened a little when he heard that.
Her mother’s face darkened as well. “Tiffany, blood is thicker than water. Both of you are siblings. You shouldn’t be mad at him right now. He is your biological younger brother! You should help him!”
“Mom, it doesn’t matter if she doesn’t want to help. We shouldn’t have come here in the first place. You should simply treat this ungrateful wretch as if you had raised her for nothing. I’ll just take it as I never had a sister before!”
“Son, what is the use of being angry at this time? She is both my daughter and your sister. She should help you! You’ve also allowed her to live in your home for a month! This counted as you previously helping her! As a result, your sister should also help you.”
It was obvious what her mother had meant. She hoped Tiffany could be grateful for the kindness Matthew had shown in the past. She wanted Tiffany to repay him. This was what was on their mind currently.
Tiffany’s gaze was then fixed on her mother. “Mom, you are right. He did let me stay in his spare house for a month. I should be grateful for it. Since you wish for me to show some gratitude to him, why don’t you tell me how I should pay him back?”
“The one month he let you stay in his spare house was his token of gratitude to you as his sister. Now that he is in trouble, you should treat him as your younger brother and help him.”
“How do you think I should help him?”
“Give him some money to help him through his troubles.”
Tiffany kept her mouth shut. She felt obligated to repay Matthew for the kindness he had shown her. Despite the fact that he eventually kicked her out, she did stay there for a month. However, she did not know how to repay this gratitude.
She gave it a thought. “Mom, why don’t we treat the one month I lived there as if I were renting his house for a month. I’m going to pay ten times the rent.”
Her mother was taken aback. “How much is ten times the rent?” she asked.
Tiffany calculated for a while. “Based on the condition and maximum value of his house, one month should be about three thousand. I’ll give him thirty thousand. If you think that thirty thousand is too less, I’ll pay a hundred times the rent then. Three hundred thousand, is it enough?”
“Three hundred thousand? What can he do with three hundred thousand? It’s not enough to repay the gratitude your younger brother had shown! This gratitude is not something that can be repaid by handing over hundreds of thousands worth of money!”
“Mom, three hundred thousand is the maximum amount I can give. If you don’t want it, you don’t need to take it.”
After she had finished speaking, she looked at Matthew, who had remained silent there with a calm expression, with mixed feelings in her heart.
If her younger brother didn’t abandon her so resolutely when she was in trouble, she wouldn’t treat him like this right now.
There was a saying that when one was in trouble, the true nature of the people around that person would reveal itself.
She did not feel guilty at all even when she treated Matthew like this.
Matthew remained silent for a while before he replied, “Okay, three hundred thousand it is.”
“Son, how can three hundred thousand be enough? You need at least three million to get through this difficult time! Your sister is quite rich right now. You should talk to her and beg her to give you a bit more. As long as she helps, you will get through this difficult time!”
Tiffany looked at her mother speechlessly. She does everything she can to force me to marry back then, and now she does not have any bottom line in helping her son. Does she believe I’m the type of person who forgives everyone, no matter what happened in the past?
I will not forgive him!
She didn’t mind being selfish because it had been a traumatic experience for her, and she couldn’t forgive him for that.
