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“Fine, as long as you don’t quit, that’s all I care about.”
This unexpected event made both of us quite happy.
The situation continued to escalate throughout the evening.
Someone had shared and commented on the videos, criticizing me harshly.
They labeled me as an ungrateful daughter who blocked her parents and siblings and hired a lawyer to fight for more property despite already owning a villa. They accused me of creating a facade of being a good boss while being heartless behind the
scenes.
Netizens loved drama.
What started as a morning sensation. turned into a backlash by the evening.
The sudden shift captured the attention of
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those always eager for gossip, like a pack of groundhogs emerging from their burrows.
Emily didn’t expect such a reaction, and to be honest, neither did I.
“Ms. Weinberg, what should we do?”
Emily either called me “Ms. Weinberg” or “Boss“. She insisted on making it more formal.
The formal address made me feel like I was still at work.
“Nothing for now,” I replied calmly. “Let them have their moment of hysteria.”
By the next day, the online storm had grown even more intense. However, several accounts started to push back against the initial wave of criticism, supporting me. I scrolled through the posts and recognized many of them as my former colleagues.
They were defending me.
They said how hardworking I was, how I rented a place in Boston for less than 1
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thousand dollars a month to save money, and how I had saved all my wages to buy houses in my hometown to honor my parents. They mentioned that I had bought three houses, all registered in my parents‘
names.
And now, I was merely asking for what rightfully belonged to me.
But their words were drowned out in the
sea of thousands of comments.
Determined to set the record straight, I spent my entire morning organizing all the financial records from over the years.
I decided to go live on Emily’s account to
- address the situation directly.
As soon as the livestream started, viewers flooded in.
I began by showing records from my college days when I worked part–time to support myself, all the way through to the transactions related to buying the houses. Every detail was laid bare for everyone to
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see.
The viewers were stunned.
During the livestream, I said, “I resigned from my job and jokingly told my father that I was unemployed and would need to move back home. My parents were so frightened by the thought that they immediately transferred the ownership of the three houses I bought to my brother. When I returned home, there wasn’t even a single room for me in any of those houses.
“I was kicked out that day.
“You can listen to the recording here.”
Some viewers questioned the authenticity of the recording, skeptical about how I could produce such a recording so conveniently, suggesting it seemed too prepared to be real.
I explained, “I called my father to pick me up, but he didn’t come the entire
afternoon. I ended up walking back in the
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pouring rain. When I reached the house, I overheard their conversation at the door.
“In the recording, my sister–in–law was complaining about how rushed the transfer was, saying she got soaked in the rain because of it.
“My mother responded that they had to do it quickly; otherwise, if I came back. unemployed, would they be willing to return the houses to me?”
“My sister–in–law also mentioned that I should rent a place, as she didn’t feel comfortable living with me.
“And by the way, one of the three houses is an apartment, which I suggested I could move into, but my sister–in–law‘ s brother was already living there.”
“Why?
“Just because I was not the kid loved by my parents?
“Why should I give away the money I
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earned through years of hard work for free?
“If they were truly my family, if they truly loved me, I could give it to them willingly.
“But they aren’t, so I have every right to take back what’s mine.”
I then addressed viewers who might be in similar situations, “If any of you are experiencing something similar, please protect your own assets. Love that wasn’t given to you in your childhood can’t be bought with money later in life.
“Don’t be foolish like I was, thinking you can buy family affection and love with
money.
“In the end, all you get will be disappointment.”
One viewer asked in the comments about
the villa.
I smiled and decided to reveal the truth,
thinking that there was no need to hide my wealth anymore.
