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.

no time and quickly replied: I

 

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

I placed 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

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

for his reply which never came, and it

breakfast by the time I finished showering

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

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

or Mom would definitely cut ties with me

and asked, “I heard you found

Michael, but I knew it wasn’t Michael’s character that he was

shot him a glare and said coldly, “No, I don’t have a rich boyfriend. Also, drop the act,

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

that he was, Steven got angry and raised

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

himself into so much trouble over

“Do you see that, Mom? She’s lecturing

earlier as all I wanted

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

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

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