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

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 cold on the

text, but that was just wishful thinking on my

never came, and it

the time I finished showering and brushing my

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

how Mom had spent more than half of the hundred thousand on paying off his

definitely cut ties with me for harming

me not hitting 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 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,

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

coldly, “No, I don’t have a rich boyfriend. Also, drop the

be so mean to me, Anna? What, I can’t even

guy that he was, Steven got angry and

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

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

indignant look as he protested, “Do you see that, Mom? She’s lecturing me every day when you and Dad haven’t even said

had been very polite with him earlier as all I wanted was for him to be a

out just fine! You should stop

never speak up for me, not even once. Whenever Steven and I got into arguments, I was the

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