Stronger Every Time I Die

Chapter 18 Arthur's Bank Card

To be honest, Mandy thought, this tiny storage room was even smaller than her own room, and the few things inside were pitifully scarce! As the son of a wealthy family, living in such a small room while the step-son lived in a large room and used money that should have belonged to him while enjoying the whole family's affection, this made Mandy feel angry for him. But as she was just a housekeeper, and both John and Raelynn were stubborn masters, she couldn't do anything about it. Raelynn and John exchanged a look of surprise. Then, they suddenly remembered! When Zac was eight, they had adopted Zac. Zac had taken a liking to Arthur's large room, and at that time, they had planned to prepare another bedroom for Arthur. But because he wasn't well behaved, in order to teach him a lesson, they had put off the matter. And that delay ended up lasting eight whole years! Raelynn and John felt a flash of guilt. Arthur was their son, yet he had lived in this tiny storage room in their house for eight years! In the end, they had truly failed him. The five of them entered the room one after another, and everything inside was completely different from what they had imagined! The room was small, and apart from a small bed, there was only a simple wardrobe, a small desk, and a small stool. The blanket on the bed was also very thin. They couldn't imagine how he managed during the winter. The room felt indescribably cramped with five of them standing inside. The three sisters were shocked by what they saw. Their rooms, including Zac's, were huge. Not only was there ample lighting, but every detail in their rooms had been carefully designed by top designers. Every room was luxurious yet comfortable. After all, their family was well-off and could afford it. As fellow children of the Gray family, they couldn't fathom that Arthur had been living in such a cramped, tiny storage room!Though the room was small, it was very neat. The thin blanket was neatly placed on the bed, the wardrobe was open and empty, there was nothing left inside. On the desk, there was a small desk lamp, indicating this was where Arthur did his homework and read books. On the desk was a bank card. Raelynn immediately recognized it, it's the birthday gift I've given to Arthur when he was little! He had left the card behind! She thought. "He didn't even take the bank card, does Arthur plan to starve outside?" Susie said harshly. Although it was possible to link the card to a mobile phone, still, this card was under Raelynn's name, and they each had one. How could he leave the card behind at home? Is he not worried that mom would cancel his account? The three sisters thought. Raelynn was trembling as he picked up the bank card, he then opened her phone in a hurry to check the transaction history. Everyone seemed to have understood her intentions and quickly gathered around to see. Raelynn opened the account that hadn't been accessed for eight years. The image that appeared on the phone screen left everyone completely stunned! The account, apart from the 200,000 dollars Raelynn had just transferred, was completely empty. There had been no transactions for the past eight years! The card was last used six years ago! The last deposit was eight years ago! This meant that Arthur hadn't used this card to spend on anything since he was ten years old, that was six years ago! John's voice was strained, "When was the last time you gave Arthur cash?" The room fell silent. After a long pause, Raelynn replied, "It was... eight years ago." The three sisters were equally shocked, and they all said in unison, "We haven't either.""Since we adopted Zac, he kept causing trouble and bullied Zac, and I haven't given him any money since then," Julie said honestly. "Neither have we," Rosie and Susie echoed. John mumbled in disbelief, "Neither have I. I haven't given him a single penny in eight years." "How has he been surviving?" Julie asked, still unable to believe it. At this moment, Mandy, who had been standing aside, could no longer remain silent. She had been working as a housekeeper in the family for over twenty years, starting from before the three sisters were even born. She spoke with compassion, "Sir, madam, since you adopted Zac, Arthur has been staying in this storage room. He often made you angry, and ended up not being fed." "It wasn't so bad the first few years. Arthur would buy some bread or the like to fill his stomach, but later, when he ran out of money, he started going hungry. One day, when I went out to buy groceries, I found him washing dishes in a restaurant." "Washing dishes? But he was only ten years old!" Raelynn exclaimed in disbelief. Mandy nodded. "At that time, Arthur was still young and couldn't earn much money. I would secretly give him some bread to eat. Later, as he grew older, he was able to make his own money to buy bread."

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