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

 

a very bad mood, but Michael’s text

my phone on the nightstand. 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 unreasonable, but he did help me out a lot in life! I know he’s not a bad guy at heart. He’s just gotten used to being cold on the outside,

would reply to my text, but

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

the time I

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

sight of him reminded me of how Mom had spent more than half of the hundred thousand on paying off his gambling

would definitely cut ties

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

was obviously referring to Michael, but I knew it wasn’t Michael’s character that

him a glare and said coldly, “No, I don’t have a rich boyfriend. Also, drop the act, will you? I know you’re only interested in

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

that he was, Steven got angry and raised his

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

siblings, but he has gotten himself into so much trouble over the years that whatever patience

look as he protested, “Do you see that, Mom? She’s lecturing me

with him earlier as all I wanted was for him to be a little more

turn out just fine! You should stop being such a nitpicker, Anna! Who hasn’t made a couple of mistakes in

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 realize that Steven turned out like

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