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 will,

 

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

guy instead of a CEO, I probably would’ve fallen in love with him ages ago! Sure, he’s quite domineering and unreasonable, but

would reply to my text, but that

asleep waiting for his reply which never came, and it

the time I finished showering and brushing my

Steven had sobered up after a good night’s

spent more than half of the hundred thousand on

I couldn’t do that or Mom would definitely cut ties with me for harming their precious

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,

referring to Michael, but I knew it wasn’t

don’t have a rich boyfriend. Also, drop the act,

to me, Anna? What, I

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

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

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

I wanted was for

Give him two more years, and I’m sure he’ll turn out just fine! You should stop

for me, not even once. Whenever Steven and I got into arguments, I was the one she pinned the blame on. Seriously, does she

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