Once a Doormat Now Untouchable (Caleb and Sydney) novel Chapter 662

The moment he heard that, Tyler dropped the act, stopped pretending to cry, and stepped directly into Tiffany's path.

"Exactly. Dad's right." His tone carried complete conviction. "Sis, you can't be this selfish."

Father and son wore the same expression, so alike that Tiffany almost laughed, but she could not. After all, those two shameless men were her father and her brother.

For a brief moment, even breathing felt difficult. She could not understand what kind of sin she must have committed in a past life to end up with relatives like them.

She drew a long, steady breath. Then she gave up on leaving, turned back, and fixed her gaze on Stanley. "You really don't know whether I have money after all these years of working? Or whether I've been stingy with this family?"

As she spoke, she shifted her gaze to Mabel. "If he doesn't know, you should."

Ever since she started working, she had transferred 1,000 dollars to Mabel every month, without fail. Add in holidays, illnesses, and other expenses over the years, and for an ordinary person, the total was already substantial.

As for how the money was spent, she had never asked.

Mabel clearly hadn't expected her to bring this up. Guilt flickered across her face as she avoided Tiffany's eyes. "Tiff, I… I definitely—"

She hadn't finished speaking when Stanley nearly leaped off the bed.

"What do you mean by that?" he demanded, turning on Mabel through clenched teeth. "That damned girl's been giving you money behind my back?"

He truly hadn't known. That part genuinely surprised Tiffany. She hadn't expected Mabel to stay silent all this time and never mention a word.

This time, Tiffany really did laugh. "Not only did she take it, but she also took a lot. Before I gave her anything, I made it clear with Ms. Clark here that every payment counted as advance support. As of this month, it's all paid off."

Stanley got his answer immediately. In two strides, he grabbed her by the collar. "Where is the money? How much has that damned girl given you behind my back all these years?"

Mabel flinched, startled, but couldn't get a word out.

"You didn't give it to some other man, did you?" Stanley roared. "If you dared cheat on me…"

"What nonsense are you talking about?!" Mabel finally snapped.

She shoved him away and blurted everything out in desperation. "I gave it all to Tyler. I used it to pay off his debts. If I hadn't already paid that much, what he owed would be far more than 400,000 dollars by now."

Most people, faced with their parents shoving and hitting each other like this, would have rushed in to break it up. But Tiffany remained where she stood. She watched calmly, like a stranger observing someone else's life.