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,

 

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

fallen in love with him ages ago! Sure, he’s quite domineering and unreasonable,

text, but that was

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

had made us all breakfast by the time I finished

sobered up after a good night’s

half of the hundred thousand on paying off his gambling debt, and that made me feel like

do that or Mom would definitely cut ties with me for harming their

Steven shifted his gaze towards me and asked, “I heard you found yourself a rich

to Michael, but I knew it wasn’t Michael’s character

Also, drop the act, will you? I know you’re only interested in his money, not his

to me, Anna? What, I can’t

got angry and raised his voice at me

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

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

see that, Mom? She’s lecturing me every day when

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

young. Give him two more years, and I’m sure he’ll turn out just fine! You should stop

course, Mom defended Steven 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 the blame on. Seriously, does

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