Once words were spoken, they couldn't be taken back.
The man didn't dare reason with Eldest Brother, much less go back on his word.
He could only grit his teeth and accept it.
But now, seeing the unmistakable desolation between the two elders' brows, he felt a pang of regret and sorrow.
This time... he really had done something terribly stupid.
He knew it.
But his stiff body brought the lingering pain surging back.
He remembered the cold smile in Eldest Brother's eyes.
His whole body shuddered.
Whatever the case, the damage was done. Regretting it now wouldn't help.
The most important thing now was to hand the property deed to Eldest Brother.
"Dad, Mom, I know I was wrong."
A genuine trace of remorse appeared in the man's eyes. He clutched the front of his shirt, his voice low. "I really do know."
"This is the last time."
"Dad, Mom, after this, I'll come home."
"I'll learn wood carving from Dad."
"I won't give up halfway again."
"You—"
The old woman's tears welled up again at his words. "If you'd done that sooner, how could things have come to this?"
"Why did you have to..."
Suffer such a huge loss before realizing you'd made a mistake?
"The price... was just too high."
"Mom."
The man had no answer.
Though he'd been a good-for-nothing, he truly had never set his sights on this house before.
Just as he'd said earlier, he was his parents' only son. In the end, the house would surely be his.
Why would he covet his own house?
At his most far-fetched, he'd even imagined that once he made it big, he'd buy a villa.
If the old folks wanted to, they could sell this rundown house.
If they didn't, he'd