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.

time and

 

Mom had left me in a very bad mood, but Michael’s text removed all of that negativity and

ages ago! Sure, he’s quite domineering and

thought Michael would reply to my text, but that was just wishful thinking on

reply which never came, and it was already morning when

us all breakfast by the time I finished showering and brushing my

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

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

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

and asked, “I heard you found yourself a rich boyfriend, Anna. Is that true? When are you going to introduce him to us?

referring to Michael, but I knew it

Also, drop the act, will you? I know you’re only interested

Anna? What, I

that he was, Steven got angry and raised his voice

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

me! We may be siblings, but he has gotten himself into so much trouble over the years that whatever patience I had left has been completely

protested, “Do you see that, Mom?

earlier as all I wanted was for him to be a

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 made a couple of

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

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