Winner Takes All

Jack didn’t mention to Sophie about his overnight windfall and the man who he hadn’t seen before when she was in the hospital. That man abandoned the family for more than twenty years and Jack was afraid that it would negatively affect his mother. But he must tell his mother the truth today.

Sophie smiled and nodded when she heard from Amber that it was a surprise and didn’t ask any further.

They packed up and settled the discharge procedures.

Five of them sat in two cars and headed to the TM Villa district. Along the way, Amber and Daisy chatted with Sophie and her mood was very good. Jack was wondering how he should reveal to his mother all that had happened over this period.

As the cars drove up the TM hill, Sophie’s smile turned into surprise. “Jack, our new house is in the TM villa district?”

TM Villa district was the most expensive place in the city and everyone knew about it.

Jack smiled and nodded. Sophie was totally shocked and her pale lips were quivering and wanted to question further. But still, she endured and didn’t ask.

Along the way up the hill, Sophie was in a daze. The beautiful scenery and the location of the new house gave her a feeling that she was dreaming. She knew about their family condition and although Jack was the deputy General Manager of DT real estate agency with an annual salary of a million. But all the money was either used for her medical treatments or taken by Katherine for her family.

There wasn’t much money that they could save! After the liver transplant and Jack’s divorce from Katherine, there wouldn’t be any money remaining.

Furthermore, the prices at the TM villa district was astronomical! It was impossible to afford a house here even with Jack’s annual salary!

It wasn’t until the cars reached the entrance of the villa and when Amber and Daisy helped Sophie walk towards the villa, did she come to her senses. Her eyes became red and walked slowly towards the villa as her breathing gradually quickened.

“Auntie, this is the new house that Jack prepared for you.” Amber held onto Sophie carefully and said tenderly.

“Really… our new house?” Sophie still couldn’t believe it was real. In her heart, the cost of the houses here was astronomical. She painstakingly raised Jack on her own and didn’t even dare to dream about living in such a house. The spacious courtyard, the green grass, and a beautiful fountain. It was like she was in a “fairyland”.

Jack and Brent dragged the suitcases and walked quickly to the villa.

Jack took out the key and with a “clunk”, the door opened. To Sophie, it sounded like a clap of thunder and caused her to shudder.

said gently. His mother had gone through so many hardships to

But when his mother became gravely ill, Katherine actually took the money that he needed to save his mother and gave them to her

was rejoicing in heaven. Only those who had

Thanks, it must be tough

ask too much and her eyes were red with tears. She hugged Jack and then smiled towards Amber and Daisy, “Come,

of them walked

walked behind the rest and asked softly, “Did you hear that? Auntie said that I’m

nothing wrong with that.” Jack smiled

and then gave him a look, “You’re a

Daisy placed the

sofa in the living hall and looked at the surroundings in a daze. She saw Jack and Amber walking towards her. Sophie smiled

it is very windy at the

but before she

“Okay, mom.”

brought her to the rooftop terrace. He knew that his mother wanted to question him rather than to look at

spacious open-air

the wind and the air was filled with

to the chair to sit down. Sophie smiled and looked around

have something on your mind?” Jack sat beside

it on Jack’s shoulder and said sternly, “You, did you do

a child, no

a sudden improvement, it was natural for

“Mom, you’ve taught me well and I’ve never forgotten.

to me how

that your mother has become a fool from the sickness. Everyone knew how expensive the houses were in the TM Villa district. How could you afford to buy a place here so suddenly?” Sophie