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:

 

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

smile formed 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 lot in life! I know he’s not a bad guy at heart. He’s just gotten used to being

my text, but that

which never came, and

the time I finished

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

of the hundred thousand on paying off his gambling

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

him didn’t stop him from getting on my nerves. After taking a sip from his glass of milk, Steven shifted his gaze towards me and asked, “I heard you

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

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

mean to me, Anna? What, I can’t even care about

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

a kid anymore, for goodness’ sake! It’s time you found yourself a proper

actually concerned about me! We may be siblings, but he has gotten himself into so much trouble over the

look as he protested, “Do you see that, Mom? She’s lecturing

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

fine! You should stop being such a nitpicker, Anna! Who

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 this

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