I stopped in my tracks briefly upon hearing that and stormed off without looking back.

I’m nothing but an outsider to this family… No one gives a damn what I say or do. Sometimes, I even wonder if I’m actually adopted…

 

I couldn’t fall asleep after returning to my room as my mom’s words from earlier kept echoing in my head.

After a bit of tossing and turning in bed, I decided to give Natalie a call and ask her if she was feeling any better. To my surprise, I saw a text message from Michael when I unlocked my phone.

Curious as to what he sent me, I quickly tapped on it with my trembling fingers.

 

Michael: Give me a call when you get back tomorrow. I’ll go pick you up at the station.

He wants to come pick me up…

I was shaking all over from shock and confusion as to why he was suddenly being so nice to me.

 

However, there was no denying the fact that I felt happy when I read his text.

no time and quickly replied:

 

Mom had left me in a very bad mood, but Michael’s text removed all of

placed my phone on the nightstand. Had Michael been an ordinary guy instead of a CEO, I probably would’ve fallen in love with him ages ago! Sure, he’s quite domineering

Michael would reply to my text, but that was just

fell asleep waiting for his reply which never came, and it was already morning when

by the time I finished showering and

good night’s sleep, but he still looked

mere sight of him reminded me of how Mom had spent more than half of the hundred thousand on paying off his gambling debt, and that made me feel like

I couldn’t do that or Mom would definitely cut ties with me for harming

Steven shifted his gaze towards me and asked, “I heard you found yourself a rich boyfriend, Anna. Is that true? When are you going to introduce him to us? We can help you assess his character, you

but I knew

glare and said coldly, “No, I don’t have a rich boyfriend. Also, drop the act, will you? I know you’re only interested in

you be so mean to me, Anna? What, I can’t even

that he was, Steven got

yourself! You’re not a kid anymore, for

but he has gotten himself into so much trouble over the years that

gave Mom an indignant look as he protested, “Do you see that, Mom? She’s lecturing me every day

earlier as all I wanted was for him to be a

sure he’ll turn out just fine! You should stop being such a

for me, not even once. Whenever Steven and I got into arguments, I was the one

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