The Price of Neglect
Language: en
My parents were on the brink of a nasty divorce because of my dad’s affair. The only thing stopping them was the custody battle over me. To prove she could support me, my mom got a high-paying job that required travel. On the day she left for a business trip, she made my dad promise to take care of five-year-old me. But the moment his first love called, he abandoned me to go cook for her cats. Before he left, he dumped a case of instant noodles and a pack of water bottles on the kitchen floor. Five days later, I developed a high fever. In my confusion, I swallowed my grandmother's…