The Truth Beneath The Celebration

My mother crossed her arms.

“So now you plan to embarrass your own family?”

I shook my head.

“No. I’m correcting the embarrassment you created.”

Oliver shrugged.

“Meredith complains about everything anyway. We just kept the house running.”

I looked at him.

“With my money.”

He shrugged again.

“It was for the family.”

I answered calmly.

“I wanted to protect my family. Not finance greed.”