Gregory Lawson scoffed. He made a face at Joyce Lawson and taunted with a grin, "See, I told you! You’re a waste of money, a waste of money, a waste of money, a waste of money, a waste of money!"
Joyce Lawson’s fingertips trembled with rage. Suppressing her anger, she shot back at Gregory Lawson, "Gregory Lawson! I’m your own sister, you can’t talk to me like that!"
Seeing her reaction, Gregory Lawson just laughed. "HA HA HA, look at you getting all worked up! You’re triggered! The waste of money is losing her cool!"
Joyce Lawson couldn’t take it anymore and shouted at him, "Gregory Lawson! You live off my money, in a house I bought! What right do you have to say that to me?!"
Since the disaster, the entire family had been unemployed. Joyce Lawson had been supporting them all on her salary. For Gregory to say this to her now was something she simply couldn’t accept.
At that moment, Joyce’s father, Mason Lawson, had heard enough. He frowned and said to her, "Alright, Joyce, that’s enough from you."
Joyce almost laughed in disbelief. In an accusatory tone, she asked, "Why didn’t you tell him to shut up when he was cursing me just now? Am I not telling the truth? Why are you telling *me* to shut up?"
Hearing this, Mason Lawson turned to his wife, Yvonne York, and said, "Look at this daughter you raised! You just let her talk to her own father and brother like that? What kind of mother are you?!"
’In Mason Lawson’s eyes, if the children were disobedient, it was because their mother hadn’t disciplined them properly. As for him, the father, he of course had no obligation to discipline his children.’
Yvonne York let out a faint sigh. She looked up at Joyce Lawson with a disappointed expression and said softly, "Joyce, your brother was just joking with you. How can you take it so seriously? Can’t you be a little more sensible and not make your father and me worry?"
Seeing Yvonne’s disappointed expression, Joyce felt a pain in her heart as if she’d been stabbed.
’Yvonne was always like this. The look she gave her was always one of disappointment, as if Joyce were some kind of terrible, ungrateful person.’
Seeing Joyce’s eyes turning red, Gregory Lawson grinned triumphantly. He made another face at her and gave her the middle finger.
Joyce glared fiercely at Gregory with her reddened eyes and said, "Fine. Since you won’t respect me as your sister, don’t expect me to buy you any more food from now on!"
Before Gregory could say anything, Mason Lawson erupted.
Mason Lawson threw off his blanket, sat up straight, and yelled at Joyce, "How can you say that? Is that any way for a sister to act?! Other sisters know to support their younger brothers, so why are you so selfish? If you ask me, a daughter like you is rotten to the core!"
Yvonne also looked at Joyce with disappointment, shaking her head and sighing. "Joyce, how did you become like this... You’re breaking my heart..."
Hearing this, as if she couldn’t bear it another second, Joyce covered her face, pushed open the door, and ran out...
******
Meanwhile, after a morning of trouble, Melody Summers returned home to find that the bowl of seafood congee she hadn’t finished was gone.
Melody Summers looked at her grandma in confusion. "Grandma, where’s my congee?"
Her grandma gently poked Melody Summers’s forehead and said reproachfully, "You! You ran off halfway through your meal. The congee got cold long ago, so I threw it out!"
Melody Summers let out a regretful "Ahhh—" at the news.
’That congee had been delicious. The savory sweetness of the seafood and the fragrant aroma of the rice had blended perfectly. It was such a shame for it to be poured out; Melody truly regretted it.’
Melody thought angrily, ’It’s all the fault of that old Sutton couple and Ivan Warren and his wife!’
Grace Sutton chuckled nearby. "Don’t worry. We still have some seafood at home. If you like it, I’ll make more for you tonight!"
Miss Lowell also came over, stroking Melody Summers’s head. "Why did you run out so early in the morning? Did something happen?"
Melody Summers thought for a moment and briefly told the three of them what had just happened.
After hearing the story, Grace Sutton was so angry she slammed her hand on the table. "How can people like that exist! I say they shouldn’t be living in this community, they should be out on a stage somewhere! Why are they so dramatic all the time!"
Her grandma grew worried. "Those people are too much. To think they’d come up with such a malicious plan. Can the police have them evicted from the community?"

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