A Brat Spills a Drink on My Piano, So I Give Them a Grand Gift

At a New Year gathering, a brat took advantage of my distraction, forcibly yanked the cabinet lock open, and snapped my most expensive figure into four pieces.

The brat's parent said, "He's just a kid. You should let it go."

I said, "Fine, he's young and doesn't know any better. I understand that. But you're an adult, aren't you? I'm holding you responsible. Are you going to pay me back now, or shall we go to the police station and file a report before you pay?"

The parent said, "How can you act like this? We're family!"

Everyone else said, "Let it go, let it go. We're all relatives."

Seeing all the adults take the brat's side, I swallowed my anger.

But the grinning brat wasn't scolded at all. Instead, his parents pulled him into their arms and comforted him.

Then, when I wasn't looking, the brat poured a drink all over my piano!

This time, though, I didn't lose my temper. I quietly called the brat over to me...

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.