At the family gathering, my nephew m0cked me: “Mom said you never contributed anything here.” I smiled and replied, “Good. Then she won’t miss the ₱290,000 I send every month for your house.”

afraid.

“Tell everyone why you needed ₱8.6 million,” I said.

She lowered her eyes.

Finally, she spoke.

“I invested in an online beauty business.”

Nobody moved.

“It turned out to be a scam.”

“How much did you lose?” Papa asked.

Regina hesitated.

“Almost four million.”

Gasps echoed around the table.

Paolo pulled out more documents.

“There’s more,” he said.

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