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

 

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

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

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

reply which never came, and it was

breakfast by the time

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

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

would definitely cut ties with me

towards 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 help

obviously referring to Michael, but I knew

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

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

he was, Steven got angry and raised his

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

way he’s actually concerned about 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

Mom an indignant look as he protested, “Do you see that, Mom? She’s lecturing me every day when you and

earlier as all I wanted

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

as usual… She would never speak up for me, not even once. Whenever Steven and I got into arguments, I was the one she pinned

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