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

 

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

would’ve fallen in love with him ages ago! Sure, he’s quite domineering and unreasonable, but he did help

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

which never came,

the time I finished

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

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

that or Mom would definitely cut ties with me for harming

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 you assess his character,

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

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

me, Anna? What, I can’t even care about my own sister’s

was, Steven got angry and raised

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

gotten himself into so much trouble over the years that whatever patience I had left has

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

I wanted was for him to be

sure he’ll turn out just fine! You should stop

was the one she pinned the blame on. Seriously, does she not realize that

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