Chapter 95: A Sour Heart

"Mom, he's like this because you and Dad spoiled him his whole life. Look at him. He sits around all day doing nothing. Our entire family is sinking because of him!" I glared at Kevin, who was hiding behind my mom, and let the words fly. I didn’t care if this hurt his feelings anymore. If he kept going down this path, we were all screwed. "How can you talk like that? How could you say something so cruel about your own brother?" Before Kevin could open his mouth, Mom jumped in, her face full of anger. She was always like this. Always shielding him. No matter what he did, she never thought about how I felt. Even now, when Kevin’s life is a complete mess, my parents keep coddling him like he’s made of glass. "Mom, I’m saying this for his own good. He’s in his twenties. He blew off school, and now he doesn’t even have a real job. Do you just want him to mooch off the family forever?" My voice was sharp, fueled by years of frustration. Twenty-plus years of watching her protect him had worn