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 quickly replied:

 

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

he’s quite domineering and unreasonable, but he did help me out a lot in life! I know he’s not a bad

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

which never came, and

the time I finished

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

him reminded me of how Mom had spent more than half of the hundred thousand on paying off his gambling debt, and that made me feel like hitting him

would definitely cut ties with

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

I knew it wasn’t Michael’s

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

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

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

may be siblings, but he has gotten himself into so much trouble over the years

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

I wanted

years, and I’m sure he’ll turn out just fine! You should stop being such a nitpicker, Anna! Who hasn’t made a

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 this precisely because she spoiled

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