A Good Dinner

This sentence broke the peace of my mind. They didn't ask Odette for money because they considered Odette Miss Odette and didn't dare to offend her! As for me, I was a widow and pushover in their eyes. My last sympathy for these people was gone. I said coldly, "You disowned me for 200 thousand dollars from the Smith family. Do you forget that?" "That's a betrothal gift!" Elaine said stubbornly. "Married girls should take care of their parents and relatives. That is the tradition. Moreover, we brought you up." "Did you?" I sneered. "You locked me in the woodshed from time to time. You starved and abused me at will. I have no obligation to provide for you, not to mention that so-called cousin." Then, silence pervaded in the spacious room. I had submitted to these people for 19 years and talked back for the first time. I got up to leave. "How can you be so cruel?" Crying, Laura slumped on the ground. Elaine looked at me defiantly. She showed the slightest intention of stopping her mother-