---- with false hopes after I had finally pushed him away. He replenished my supplies and watched me leave. This time, I returned to my hometown. I had some things to deal with, like medical insurance and pension. Jennifer had asked me to live a good life and see all the sights she had not managed to see. I was not expecting Adrian to find me. He even brought Oliver and Irene with him. After I left, Oliver and Irene had not contacted me, and I had not sought them out either. During the first few months Jennifer and I were nobodies, I did not hear anything from my ex-family. Sometimes, I even wondered whether something had gone wrong with my WhatsApp. How could everyone in my life forget about me? It felt like they were waiting for the news about me kicking the bucket. Perhaps they would have even been relieved if I suddenly disappeared from the ---- world one day. I just lied. I had received one message from my family. It was two days before we went viral, and it came from my brother. It was a long message full of emotion and rage. He first said that after I willfully ran away, mother moved back in with him. His family became a mess, and no one could live like they used to anymore. His daughter was about to sit for SSAT, but she could not study at all. Then, he started criticizing me. If I could go ona trip, why couldn't I take care of our mother? After all, it would have been much easier for me if I had stayed home. He even said that he suspected me of faking my illness to run away from my duties. At the end, he warned me that if I did not go back to do my due diligence as my mother's daughter, he would disown me. When I read the message to Jennifer, both of us laughed. ---- He just proved that my decision to leave was right. After we went viral, Oliver was the first person to contact me. He sent a picture of me from a livestream and asked whether it was real. I did not reply. I could not describe my feelings back then. When I was unknown, no one cared to ask about me, but after I went viral, they all remembered that I existed. Oliver only remembered that I was his mother after I became an Internet sensation. As for Irene, her message came immediately after, and it was really straightforward. (Mom, are you earning loads of money now? Give me some.] I did not reply to either message. Irene tried calling me, but I rejected it. She sent a question mark over. ---- I hesitated for a while, but in the end, I clicked the block button. Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!