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

 

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

 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

my text, but that was just wishful thinking on my

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

made us all breakfast by the time I

night’s

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

do that or Mom would definitely cut ties

his glass of milk, Steven shifted his gaze towards me and asked, “I heard

referring to Michael, but I knew it wasn’t

and said coldly, “No, I don’t have a rich boyfriend. Also,

you be so mean to me, Anna? What, I can’t even care about my own sister’s well-being

hot-tempered guy that he was, Steven got angry and

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

be siblings, but he has gotten himself into

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

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

is still young. Give him two more years, and I’m sure he’ll turn out just fine! You should stop being such a nitpicker, Anna! Who hasn’t

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

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