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.

and quickly replied:

 

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

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

to my text, but that

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

had made us all breakfast by the time I

Steven had sobered up after a good night’s sleep, but

of him reminded me of how Mom had spent more than half of the hundred thousand on paying off his gambling debt, and that made

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

asked, “I heard

but I knew it wasn’t Michael’s

have a rich boyfriend. Also, drop the act, will you? I know you’re only interested in his money, not his

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

that he was, Steven got angry

anymore, for goodness’ sake! It’s time you found yourself a proper job!” I snapped back at him with

himself into so much trouble over the years that whatever patience I had left has

Mom? She’s lecturing me every day when you and Dad haven’t even

all I wanted

and I’m sure he’ll turn out just fine! You should stop being such a nitpicker, Anna! Who hasn’t made

got into arguments, I was the one she pinned the blame on. Seriously, does she not realize that Steven turned out like this precisely because she spoiled

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