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The Cold Reality of Maternal Neglect
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When I walked all the way to my father's grave,I realized I wasn't the only one there.
My mother was also there.She looked even more haggard than the last time I saw her,with her hair turning white.
I saw her touching my father's tombstone and sobbing,”It's taken me so many years to come and see you.I'm really sorry...”

She cried,and her tears wetted the tablet.She poured out her grievances to my father,saying she had placed her trust in the wrong person.
It turned out that after she remarried Charles,she got pregnant again.She had hoped to have a child with the man she loved.
But Amanda was afraid that the new child would threaten her position,so she secretly put abortion pills in my mother's water cup.
Since my mother was not a young woman anymore,the forced abortion took a toll on her body.She was rushed to the hospital and her health was ruined.
Charles knew what Amanda had done but did nothing.Instead,he blamed my mother for being careless and said it was nobody's fault but hers...
Listening to her pour out her bitterness through sobs,I wondered if my father,if he could hear,would pity her or feel sorry for her.

But I,for sure,couldn't forgive her.After she finished paying her respects and stood up,she finally noticed me standing there.
She opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something,but in the end,she just let out a sigh and left the cemetery.
...
Later,I inherited my grandfather's business and took over the Summer Enterprises.

Occasionally,I would go to socialize and have drinks with business partners,and I got quite busy.
One day,I went to a private room reserved by a real-estate tycoon as agreed to discuss business.To my surprise,I saw Amanda there.
Amanda was dressed revealingly and leaning against her boss,allowing him do whatever he wanted her.
When she saw me,a look of embarrassment flashed across her eyes.The boss asked her to perform a striptease to liven things up,and shockingly,she numbly started unbuttoning her clothes.
“Wait a minute.We're here to discuss business.What are you doing?”I stopped her.
The boss seemed to look down on me as if I was a young girl and said defiantly,”You don't understand.Business talks can't be too boring!”
Unable to stand it,I stood up and was about to leave.Only then did he stop Amanda and tell her to get out.Amanda was very obeyed.She picked up her scattered clothes and left without saying a single word.
After our talk was over,I called my driver to pick me up.That's when I saw Amanda hiding in the corner of the parking lot.
It seemed she had been waiting for me for a long time.Her lips were painted bright red,and when she handed me a phone,I could see bruises all over her arms.
“This is the my boss's phone.He secretly took photos of under your skirt..."I checked the phone and realized that he had indeed secretly taken photos of my private parts when I turned around to pick up my bag.After deleting the photos,I asked her why she helped me.
“You also helped me out just now.We're even,”she said,lighting a cigarette.Then she picked up her bag and left,her legs trembling.
I stared at her back for a long time.In the end,I called the tycoon and announced that our deal was off.
Everything seemed to return to its original track.I thought that when we met again,we would be at each other's throats.
But in fact,what happened in the past no longer seemed so important to me.The most important thing was to live my life well in the present.