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Chapter 81

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"I... I didn't mean to break it," I mumbled.

Dad threw the watch on my face. It hit my forehead which made me a little dizzy.

I spent the night crying in my room while covering my ears. They're at it again.

Mom and dad are screaming at each other again, fighting to prove a point that almost makes my ear bleed. Tears are continuously rolling on my cheeks.

I flinched when I heard the sound of a vase breaking into pieces.

It's always like this. Every night, every time they see each other, they'd just start arguing from the smallest thing until every issue gets involved.

They'd start throwing things and painful words to each other like it is the only way to win their stupid war.

I hid myself under the comforter and curled like a baby.

After almost an hour, they stopped fighting. One of them probably stormed out of the house again or walked out like they're rushing errands again.

Money. This family thought me that money runs the world.

Sometimes, I would hear my mom say, "I only married yo
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