“Your sister used to live with the White family. How could she own a fake bag? Anyway, you came home just in time for dinner. Come and sit down.” Eva waved gestured her children to come in with a smile.

Irritation flashed in Lila’s eyes and she walked to the dining table reluctantly.

The house was so small that the living area and kitchen were pretty much one room and there was barely enough space for the four of them. As if the cramped feeling wasn’t enough, the place was filthy, too. A few flies hovered over the food.

Eva scooped some gunk into a bowl and put it in front of Lila. “Eat it while it’s hot. I didn’t know you’d be here for dinner, so I didn’t buy any other ingredients beforehand.”

Lila was used to a life of luxury. She only ever had food made with imported fresh ingredients. Her taste buds were accustomed to food from high-end restaurants and their home chefs. She had never seen “peasant” food such as the bowl of gunk in front of her.

But since she was already here, she had no choice but to eat it. However, the second she put the spoon in her mouth, she felt like vomiting.

The disgusting-looking dishes coupled with the overall stench of the home made her lose her appetite. She sulkily pushed the bowl away and pouted.

*******

That evening, after tidying up the house, Eva approached Lila with an embarrassed smile. “We only have two bedrooms; one for me and your dad and the other is for your brother Jeff. You’ll have to make do in the living room, is that okay?”

in a daze, not knowing what

nothing

Eva’s room because they smelled

room… Lila glanced at the piles of garbage. This whole place was like a

in here? What was the difference between sleeping here

more disgusted she felt with this family. She didn’t want to live here at all. When she left the White family, Johanna had given her a generous amount of

of this, Lila put on a fake smile. “Don’t worry. I’ll

spoke, she quickly grabbed her luggage and

hurriedly stopped her. “Our house might not be as nice

so without

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luxurious bathtub in her hotel room with rose petals floating around her. She stretched her arms

had been staying in the hotel. She hadn’t felt so relaxed in so long. This was the kind of

of peace was interrupted by the shrill ringtone of

she asked irritably. “Who’s

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