Just then, her eldest son suddenly called her. As soon as the call was connected, he asked in a flattering manner from the other end of the line, “Mom, are you up yet?”
Martha said indifferently, “I’d have been woken up by this phone call even if I was not up yet, so speak up and say what you want to say.”
Her eldest son chuckled and hurriedly said, “Mom, do you still remember Saul, who lives next to our house?”
“Yes.” Martha asked him, “What’s wrong with him?”
Her eldest son laughed hesitantly and said, “Well, nothing’s wrong with him. It’s just... It’s just that...”
Martha said coldly, “Speak up if you have something to say. If you don’t know how to say it, I’ll hang up first, then.”
Her eldest son hurriedly said, “Don’t! Don’t hang up! Mom, I’ll tell you the truth. I got Saul’s daughter pregnant, and it has already been more than three months. I said that I would give his daughter a hundred thousand dollars to abort the child, but she is unwilling to do so. She wants to give birth to the child now and is asking for a million dollars as money for her to give birth to the child. So, I’m calling you now to ask for your help. I intend to give her two hundred thousand dollars to abort the child.”
Martha said angrily, “Is it truly your child?”
“Yes.” Her eldest son quickly explained, “Saul called me during the New Year and asked me to help arrange a job internship for his daughter in the big city. I thought that since they had already been our neighbors for so long and I had watched his daughter grow up, it was only right for me to help them. So, I introduced her to my friend’s company as an administrative staff...”
As he spoke of this, her eldest son continued, “She was unfamiliar in this place alone, and her father could also be considered my brother. So, I always took care of her, and things happened one way or the other...”
Having said that, he did not forget to add, “It is indeed my child...”
Martha said indifferently, “Since it’s your child, there’s no reason to abort it! I’ve worked so hard to make money in the United States because I wanted our family to prosper and flourish! Ask her to give birth to the child, and I will give her the one million dollars!”
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