Declared Useless, I Cut Ties With Family

Synopsis

I won 30 million dollars in the lottery and went home for Christmas, ready to tell my family. My mother beat me to it and announced another piece of good news. She said, "The house in our hometown got marked for demolition. "The oldest child, Harold, gets 600 thousand. "Roxanne, the second, gets 600 grand too. "And the third, Sonia…" She paused and looked at me. "You'll live with me from now on and take care of me." I looked at her, confused. "Mom, how much do I get?" She frowned. "There's only 1.2 million total. It's already all been distributed. We have to put everything into supporting your older siblings." She glanced at me impatiently. "You're not as smart as your siblings. Don't compete with them. "Harold has a PhD from Tremaine University, and Roxanne has a master's from Waymon University. They are the ones who matter to this family." I clenched the lottery ticket in my pocket and asked calmly, "If I stop being useful to you someday, does that mean I won't need to take care of you in your old age either?"