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One afternoon, my mother suddenly received a call from Joshua’s school.
They said that Joshua had gotten into a fight with a classmate
and had hit him hard.
The other party was seriously injured, and Joshua was going to be expelled from school.
He might also face imprisonment.
“In any case, we hope you can come to the school as soon as possible to handle the withdrawal procedures.”
My mother held the phone and froze, “Why? He only has half a year left before graduation. How could he get into a fight with his classmates for no reason?”
The explanation given by the school was euphemistic and polite and could be considered dignified.
“Because of some emotional disputes.”
In fact, Joshua had been hitting on a girl for a long time and was about to confess his feelings to her, but another guy beat him to
- it.
He couldn’t believe it and went to confront her.
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The guy was holding his girlfriend’s hand and smiled, “Your own sister died so tragically, and you still have the mood to hit on girls. Who dares to be with you?”
Joshua angrily rushed forward and punched him.
Two people soon started wrestling together.
In a fit of impulse, Joshua grabbed a glass and smashed it on the other guy’s forehead, causing shards to pierce into his temple.
Since he was the one who made the first move and the other guy was more seriously injured, he had no way to avoid being expelled.
The expulsion was already inevitable.
To make matters worse, the other guy’s parents had already reported the incident to the police.
Joshua, who had always been arrogant and domineering in front of me, cried when he saw Mom.
Mom sat down calmly and discussed compensation with the parents on the other side.
At first, they were determined to appeal. Even if Joshua couldn’t stay in jail for long, they wanted to leave a criminal record for him.
Until my mom proposed a settlement of one million dollars.
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In the end, although Joshua dropped out of school, he at least avoided imprisonment.
On the way home, his expression was extremely dejected.
He couldn’t help but say, “Willow is already dead. What’s wrong with me having a love life and living normally?”
My mom suddenly turned and looked at him.
Her gaze, as if she was scrutinizing a stranger, sent shivers down Joshua’s spine.
“What’s wrong… Mom?”
My mother shook her head and said in a hoarse voice, “Go
home.”
Joshua only had a high school diploma now, so no good company would hire him.
My mother asked him to follow our father to manage the family factory and prepare to take over the family business in the future.
Joshua was reluctant to do so because it was indeed hard work.
But he also knew that he had no other choice.
And in his third month of working at the factory, something happened.
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A worker’s right hand got caught in the machine and was crushed to a pulp.
He was covered in blood and sent to the hospital, barely surviving.
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His wife had just given birth and their child was still young, so their family lost its main support.
However, Dad found a loophole in the contract and not only he did not compensate the worker, but also demanded compensation from the worker for an improper operation that caused the machine to be damaged.
Karma is a bitch. Dad should have known.
After the worker checked out from the hospital, he stormed into the factory with a knife and found Dad. He held the knife to Dad’s neck and forced him to put both hands into the machine.
Joshua was standing next to them when it happened, but he just stared blankly at the scene.
That was his biological father, but he didn’t even dare to step forward and take away the knife.
He only dared to send his father to the hospital after the incident and then called my mother.
I followed her into the hospital.
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Watching my mother walk over, she slapped the bewildered Joshua.
“That’s your father! Can’t you stop the worker and save him?!”
Joshua was slapped so hard that his eyes turned red and stammered, “Mom, that man had a knife.”
How ridiculous.
He dared to get into a fight over a girl.
But he didn’t dare to take away the knife that was held against his father, who had always been nothing but kind to him and was planning to pass on the family business to him.
Dad lost his right hand.
His left hand only had two fingers left, and the bare palm looked terrifying.
He said it hurt.
My mom stared at the bloodstain on the gauze and suddenly
uttered.
“Willow must have been in more pain than this on that night.”
“She kept calling me, kept calling me… I didn’t hear her.”
“How come I didn’t hear her?”
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There was no answer.
Mom, why do you only understand now?
Some questions will never have an answer for eternity.
