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.

time and

 

mood, but Michael’s text removed all of that

ago! Sure, he’s quite domineering and unreasonable, but he did help me out a lot in life!

would reply to my text, but that was just wishful thinking on my

never came, and it was already morning

all breakfast by the time I finished showering and brushing

a good night’s sleep, but

had spent more than half of the hundred thousand on paying off his gambling debt, and that

or Mom would definitely cut ties with me for harming

from his glass of milk, Steven shifted his gaze towards me and asked, “I heard you found yourself a rich boyfriend, Anna. Is that true?

to Michael, but I knew

a 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 his money,

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

he was, Steven got angry and

concern, Steven. If anything, you should worry about yourself! You’re not a kid anymore, for goodness’ sake! It’s time you found yourself a proper

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

see that, Mom? She’s

very polite with him earlier as all I

Give him two more years, and I’m sure he’ll turn out just fine! You should stop

Steven and I got into arguments, I was the one she pinned the blame on. Seriously, does she not realize that

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