Chapter 162 Ingrate

The neighbors chattered, and we gave them the money they were owed. There were four families there, and Henry owed them twenty grand in principal. I gave them three thousand more as interest, bringing the total up to twenty-two grand. The neighbors wanted to chat with me, but I wiped my tears and smiled at them. "It's late. You guys should get some sleep. I have a lot to settle here." I sent them out and turned around. My mother was still on the ground, weeping. "Don't just sit there. Come with me. I'll take you to the city." I tried to pull her up, but she refused to get up. She looked delighted, but also worried. "Annon, I can't leave, not when your father is hurt. What would happen to him if I were to leave?"