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.

wasted no time and quickly replied: I

 

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

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

would reply to my text, but

his reply which never came, and it

by the time I finished

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

hundred thousand on paying off his gambling debt, and that made

do that or Mom would definitely cut ties with me for

on my nerves. After taking a sip 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? When are you going to introduce him to us? We can help

but I knew it wasn’t Michael’s character that he was

boyfriend. Also, drop the act, will you? I know you’re only interested in his money,

to me, Anna? What, I can’t even

hot-tempered guy that he was, Steven got angry and

should worry about yourself! You’re not a kid anymore, for goodness’ sake! It’s time you found yourself a proper job!” I snapped

siblings, but he has gotten himself into so much trouble over the years that whatever patience I had

protested, “Do you see that, Mom?

I wanted was for him to be

out just fine! You should stop being such a nitpicker, Anna! Who hasn’t made a couple of mistakes

arguments, I was the one she pinned the blame on. Seriously, does she not realize that Steven turned out like this precisely because she spoiled him too

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