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:

 

but Michael’s text removed all of that negativity and made me feel all

on my face as I 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 and unreasonable, but he did help me out a

text, but

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

all breakfast by the time I finished showering and brushing my

had sobered up after a good night’s sleep, but he still looked as

sight of him reminded me of how Mom had spent more than half of the hundred

do that or Mom would definitely cut ties with me for harming their precious

milk, 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

obviously referring to Michael, but I knew it wasn’t Michael’s character that he was interested

Also, drop the act, will you?

What, I can’t even

that he was, Steven got angry and raised his voice at

Steven. If anything, you should worry about yourself! You’re not a kid anymore, for goodness’ sake!

way he’s actually concerned about me! We may be siblings, but he has gotten himself into so

that, Mom? She’s lecturing me every day when you and Dad

with him earlier as all I wanted was

turn out just fine! You should stop being such a

as usual… She would never speak up for me, not even once. Whenever Steven and I got into arguments, I was the one she pinned the blame on. Seriously, does she not realize that Steven turned

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