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.

and quickly replied: I

 

Mom had left me in a very bad mood, but Michael’s text removed all of that negativity and made me feel all

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 and unreasonable, but he did help me out a lot in life!

to my text, but that was just

his reply which never came, and it was already morning when I woke

us all breakfast by the time

up after a good night’s sleep, but he still

Mom had spent more than half of the hundred thousand on paying off his gambling

would definitely cut ties with me

towards me and asked, “I heard you found yourself a rich

I knew it wasn’t Michael’s

Also, drop the act, will you? I know

so mean to me, Anna? What, I can’t even care about my own sister’s well-being

the hot-tempered guy that he was, Steven got angry and raised his voice at me

for goodness’ sake! It’s time you found yourself a proper job!” I

he’s actually concerned about me! We may be siblings, but he has gotten himself into so much trouble over the years that whatever patience I had left has been completely

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

earlier as all I wanted was for him to be a little

turn out just fine! You should stop being such a nitpicker,

arguments, I was the one she pinned the blame

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