As soon as the line was connected, Zoe's sharp voice was heard. Incredulously, she said, "I'm used to living in this single apartment that I've been living in. Now that you suddenly ask me to move to another place, how am I supposed to get used to it?"
"You earn so much money in a month, and I am only asking you to give me a few thousand. What's wrong with that? We are blood-related sisters, but you had learned to scheme against me. Do you even have a conscience?"
Did she just said that Elaine doesn't have a conscience?
As Elaine became even more disappointed, she just felt like laughing. "Zoe, back when you were studying, I was the one who paid for all your living expenses when our parents couldn't afford it. Since I was earning money, I didn't care about paying for your expenses as your younger sister. But now that you have started working, you have the ability to afford it yourself. Why do I still have to pay for your rent?"
"Although I'm working, do you know how much my salary is? It's only 3,000 a month, and my rent for each month is 2,000. There's no way I could ask
our parents for money, and you're the only person who can pay for me!" At that moment, Zoe was pissed at her. "You've always paid for my rent. But now, you're suddenly telling me that you're not going to pay? Was your conscience eaten by dogs?"
"Also, now that Paul had gone to Beachmarsh City to look for you, but you actually asked him to stay in a lodge? Do you know how dangerous it is to stay in such a place? He is the only child of our family. If anything were to happen to him, you shall wait and see how Mom and Dad would teach you a lesson!"
In fact, Paul had complained to Zoe about it before, so she had kept it in mind.
Now that she had a chance, she had to teach her a lesson as an elder sister.
However, Elaine was at a loss for words. Other than disappointment, she felt confused.
For so many years, her family had been treating her like this, but she had sacrificed so much for them without complaint. In the end, she had become conscienceless in their eyes.
At that moment, Elaine felt like laughing, but she couldn't. "Zoe, I did not do anyone in the family wrong. In fact, I even sacrificed so much for you guys. If you were to think so of me, I can't help it.
That's it. I'm going to take Paul for dinner. I'll contact you again when I'm free in the future."
After that, she quietly hung up the phone, regardless of how Zoe was shouting on the other end of the call.
When the call ended, she noticed that her hands had been trembling non-stop.
Although she said that she didn't mind, she still cared.
They were her closest family. Not only did they not understand her, but they had also been exploiting her.
Tears streamed down her cheeks, but in order not to lose her self- control, she took a few deep breaths to calm herself down.
Suddenly, she turned to look and found that Dr. Perkins was standing behind her, and she didn't know how long he had been standing there.
With an embarrassed smile, she asked, "Dr. Perkins, why are you here?"
With a frown, Vincent asked, "Are you... crying?"
Immediately, she shook her head and said, "No, I'm not crying. My eyes were a little itchy earlier, so I rubbed them. It's now red, isn't it? Let me go and wash my face."
When she was about to walk past him, he grabbed her and asked, "Who were you calling?"
"No, I wasn't calling anyone. Dr. Perkins, you misheard me..."
"I'm not deaf!"
Abashed, she said, "I was calling my sister."
As he narrowed his eyes, he asked, "Did you guys argue?"
Depressed, she nodded her head. "Yes."
"They mistreated you?"
"I used to think they were nice to me, but now I don't know. I'm a little confused, and I suddenly feel like I've realized many things."
In fact, her family should have supported her silently behind her back, but they didn't. Not only did they not do that, but they were not even comparable to Dr. Perkins.
Even Dr. Perkins was better than them.
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