Chapter 439

Ferlyn was momentarily stunned before she gently shook her head. "Apart from that money, there was nothing else." I sat down beside her bed and continued, "Mom, all that money was earned through my hard work. I get exhausted too." "I…" She wanted to say something, but tears began streaming down her face instead. She reached out, lightly touching my cheek, her voice trembling. "Joshua, I'm sorry. This is all my fault. If I had treated you better, you wouldn't have had such a hard life all these years. I'm so sorry…" I handed her a tissue, unable to stop my eyes from reddening. "Mom, the past is behind us. From now on, I just want you to stop being taken advantage of by them. Let's live a good life together, okay?" "Okay. I'll listen to you." Ferlyn nodded eagerly. As she lowered her head, another sob escaped her lips. I firmly held her hand and sat beside her, soothingly saying, "It's all over now. Things will only get better from here." This time, I had managed to bring Ferly