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.

no time and quickly

 

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

him ages ago! Sure, he’s quite domineering and unreasonable, but he did help me out a lot in

text, but that was just wishful

I fell asleep waiting for his reply which never came, and it was

all breakfast by the

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

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

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

a sip from his glass of milk, Steven shifted his gaze towards me and asked,

knew it

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

you be so mean to me, Anna? What, I can’t even care about my

was, Steven got angry and raised his voice at me

concern, Steven. If anything, you should worry about yourself! You’re not a kid anymore, for goodness’ sake! It’s time you found yourself a proper job!” I snapped back at him

but he has gotten himself into

protested, “Do you see that, Mom? She’s lecturing me every day when you and Dad haven’t

I wanted

turn out just fine! You should stop being

Steven as usual… She would never speak up for me, not even once. Whenever Steven and I got into arguments, I was the one she

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