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

 

had left me in a very bad mood, but Michael’s

with him ages ago! Sure, he’s quite domineering and unreasonable, but he did help me out a lot in life! I know he’s not a bad guy at heart. He’s just gotten used to being

text, but that was just

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

the time I finished

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

than half of the hundred

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

towards me and asked, “I heard

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

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

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

hot-tempered guy that he was, Steven got

not a kid anymore, for goodness’ sake! It’s time

no way 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

“Do you see that, Mom?

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

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

course, Mom defended Steven 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 out like

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