Winner Takes All

After just a moment of hesitation, Kieran was the one who produced a reaction first. He shoved Elissa and complained, “Look at what you’ve done. Katherine is really gone now because of you.”

Elissa changed her expression drastically and defended herself stubbornly, “What does that have to do with me? H—How would I know that she would react like this?”

“You are her mother, but you are telling me that you can’t understand her reaction?” Kieran finally screamed at her while fuming.

“Why are you screaming at me?”

Elissa retorted with her eyebrows jerked up, “I’m just messing with Katherine, but how would I know that she couldn’t take it at all?”

Kieran couldn’t help but let out a disdainful chuckle, “Did you see Katherine smile and laugh?”

“You…” Elissa’s face was swollen red but she couldn’t say anything in response.

At that moment, someone pushed the door inwards.

Both Kieran and Elissa looked up delightedly at the direction of the door.

When they saw that it was just Tommy, both their expressions darkened.

Elissa let out a sigh while sloughing back to the sofa dejectedly.

“Dad, mum, what happened?”

Tommy was already dejected before he came home, but he still managed to be concerned with their parents’ situation when he saw them in that state.

“Your mother has driven your sister out of the family.” Kieran lamented while glaring at Elissa.

Elissa was triggered immediately as she screamed, “What do you mean that I’ve driven her away? She darted out on her own.”

Just as Kieran was about to argue with her, Tommy raised his hand and wiped his face while saying, “Stop arguing. Let me cool my head now.”

Seeing that Tommy is drooping his head low and lacking confidence, Elissa instantly scurried to his side and asked worriedly, “Tommy, how was your conversation with Shirley?”

When Shirley’s name was mentioned, Tommy felt his frame shudder as his eyes immediately reddened.

As he let out a cry, he hugged Elissa hard, “Mum… Shirley is gone. S—She has left this city.”

This news was akin to a thunder that rocked both of Elissa’s and Kieran’s world.

“What has happened? Why did Shirley leave without any warning at all?” Kieran immediately came forward to console him.

Tommy didn’t answer him as he continued to lean against Elissa’s shoulders while crying his heart out.

Elissa was very nervous too as she patted his back while urging him, “Tommy, you need to tell us what has happened!”

“I don’t know. I don’t know anything at all.”

Tommy continued to cry, “I have tried to search for her, but the unit where she used to rent was vacant, and she has apparently resigned her bank job. I can’t get to her through phone and she never play any games too.”

In these past few days, it was as if Tommy had contracted hysteria. He looked like his soul had been pulled out of him.

disappearance was a huge blow to him. He felt like

by side,

from his life forever.

cried, he took

was what Shirley has sent me in the morning. After sending me that, she has disappeared

and Kieran anxiously

message on WeChat was simple

but don’t look for me anymore. I will

Shirley must have decided

useless man, go make a call to Shirley now.

only produce his

seemed to sparkle with a ray of

as if he was able to grasp the tail

his phone

“Bullshit!”

However, she also quickly put down her phone and showed an expression of grief, “The

shattered, and he

to tear up as well, “Tommy, I’m really sorry towards you. I have done nothing at

instant, the house was

dejectedly as he watched his wife and son

…

turning darker

was raining cats and dogs and lightning was

off guard as they scrambled to

not doing that was slowly walking in the rain. Rain water continued to soak that figure endlessly as it moved forward ever so slowly.

didn’t know where

a destination in mind. When she was tired of walking, she would sit on the pavements

off her phone

heart was as chilly as the coldest compartment

parent’s attitude towards her was really the last

Family?

was such a

no home

had ran out of tears, and her eyes were swollen because of all the

completely, and droplets of water were dripping from her shoulders. She

and after some time

fact as she crossed the road without paying any attention to

the middle of the road, a earth-shattering honk from a vehicle

breaking followed that honking

slightly and returned

head around, her eyes widened in fear as

could still make

“Ah!”

approaches her, she let out an involuntary scream out

give way and all of