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    Ruby’s stomach dropped. “Mack, what’s happening to you?”


    She wasn’t sure what hade over Mack, but recalling how long he had been fiddling with her phone, she quickly checked it.


    Her heart nearly stopped—the fifty thousand in her ount was gone.


    She looked at her son, bitterness welling in her eyes.


    When he stayed away, life felt lighter. When he came back, it was always about money. She wished he would stop showing up altogether.


    Her eyes turned cold as she watched him writhe. He fumbled out a stic bag, emptied the white powder into his mouth, and gradually calmed down. A thought urred to Ruby as she saw that, and she took two steps back.


    The truth was unbearable. Her son was tangled up in drugs.<fnfa60> The rightful source is find(?)ovel</fnfa60>


    Still, she forced concern into her voice as she moved closer to him. “Mack, are you alright?”


    Staggering to his feet, Mack shoved her aside. “I’m fine.”


    Mack couldn’t help but think that fifty thousand dors would disappear in no time, hardly enough to satisfy him. He shot a threatening re at Ruby. “Hand over all the money you’ve got.”


    Ruby had never seen her son look so intimidating. Fear crept in as she took a few steps back, clutching her pocket tightly. “There’s nothing left; I’m broke. Every time you show up, it’s just to ask for money. Do you ever think about your father? I’m the one caring for him day in and day out. Do you ever think about him?”


    Alec’s voice suddenly cut through the tension from another room, desperate and loud. “Who’s out there? Somebody help! I’m starving in here…”


    A heavy thump echoed, as if something had hit the floor. But Ruby’s mind wasn’t on Alec. At this point, all she cared about was hanging on to her money. She wasn’t about to hand it over to either of her children.


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    Mack saw right through her act. He pulled Ruby’s hand away and snatched her phone. His eyes burned with anger as he gritted his teeth. “Send every cent to my ount, or I swear I’ll kill you!”


    A knife appeared in his fist, the de shing dangerously as he aimed it at Ruby. “Do it. Now.”


    Ruby’s voice broke, equal parts hurt and shocked. “I’m your mother! How could you threaten me like this?”


    Her heart twisted with pain. She had never imagined her own son would go this far.


    “Drop the act. Aren’t you my mother? You can’t even give me some money? When you die, won’t all your money be mine? So stop stalling!” Mack eximed. His rage boiled over, and he sent the dining table crashing to the floor.


    Ruby shook with terror. “Mack, I can’t give you my money. Without it, how am I supposed to survive? I am old and can’t work anymore.”


    Mack’s anger exploded. “Of course. It’s always about you, isn’t it? You never once cared about me. Selfish to the end.”


    He pulled up the banking app on her phone. With a few taps, he drained her ount, transferring every penny into his own.


    “Please, don’t do this to me. How am I supposed to live with nothing left? I can’t believe you’d do this to me! I am your mother!” Ruby, desperate and heartbroken, lunged to snatch her phone away from him.


    “Stay out of my way!” Mack snapped, kicking her.


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