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,

 

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

in love with him ages ago! Sure, he’s quite domineering and unreasonable, but he did help me out a lot in life! I know he’s not a bad guy at

but

never

made us all breakfast by the time I finished

a good night’s sleep, but he still looked as

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

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

getting on my nerves. After taking 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

to Michael, but I knew it wasn’t

don’t have a rich boyfriend. Also, drop the act, will you? I

I can’t even care about my own

was, Steven got angry and raised his voice at me in

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

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

look as he protested, “Do you see that, Mom?

with him earlier as all I wanted was for him

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

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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