Abandoned Super Cutie Adopted by Billionaire Clan

Chapter 2

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Yvonne lay in bed, sulking, barely touching her dinner. By morning, hunger was what finally dragged her out of bed.

4.30 AM, and while the other kids her age were still deep in dreamland, Yvonne, clutching her growling stomach. struggled to sit up.

Hunger hit her like a wave, and she felt dizzy as she tried to get up. The world around her seemed to blur, like everything was covered in a fog.

She stumbled her way to the kitchen, leaning on the walls for support. The cook, seeing her struggle, handed her a boiled egg with a sympathetic sunile.

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Yvonne sat down on the doorstep, carefully cradling the egg, taking slow, cautious bites of her simple breakfast.

When the egg settled in her stomach, the emptiness finally started to fade, and she stood up, ready to head back to her

Toom

But as she passed the backyard, she noticed a strange boy swinging a stick at the big yellow dog, Bucky, who was tied to a

Tree

Yvonne’s face instantly turned pale. Without thinking, she rushed over, her voice filled with panic. “Hey! Don’t hit Bucky!

Jeremy Adler, hearing the shout, turned around, confused. He saw Yvonne protecting the dog, looking at him like he was the bad guy, her face full of fear.

“I’m hitting it?” Jeremy’s voice was rough, still cracking from his voice change, but an irritated smile tugged at his lips.

“That dog started it! It’s been barking at me non–stop.” He let out a half–laugh, clearly amused by her sudden accusation.

Yvonne didn’t respond, just pressed her lips together tightly and stared at the stick in his hand, clearly not buying his explanation.

casually tossed the stick aside with a scoff. “I wasn’t hitting it, okay? I was just trying to scare it. get

him for a

deflated, like someone had just

a kid? She’s not going to get

affection, eagerly wriggled into her arms,

Jeremy, who had been met with a growl when he tried to pet him earlier.

he felt weird about the whole dog situation. He

leaned in close to Bucky’s ear, muttering something softly to him. The dog, now calm, tilted his

was about to turn and walk away, not caring about their little interaction,

with her soft, fair face, her big, sparkling eyes locked on

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wanna pet

froze for a second, caught off guard. He didn’t respond right away, and then she went on, “Bucky had puppies, and he’s a

was just a plain–looking mutt. Jeremy had seen more purebred dogs than he

care.

it, his body had already crouched down next to the dog without

his hand on the dog’s head and scratched it gently. Honestly, it didn’t feel like much–nothing compared to the soft. fluffy fur of

when he noticed the faint red in her eyes, he absentmindedly asked, “What’s wrong with

looked up at him, and he shrugged, pretending he didn’t care. “If you don’t wanna talk about it, whatever, I was

looking like she was about to break down. Thinking about what happened yesterday made her heart

cracking as she

the top of her messy head, making her

made his chest tighten.

You’re… well…” He almost said “pretty,” but the words stuck in his throat. Jeremy wasn’t exactly the best at giving compliments, and that word just

pause, he finally spit out,

away, her eyes still full of confusion. “Are

cold look and nodded stiffly,

“you scratch my back, I scratch yours, threw the

her innocent, happy face, Jeremy finally understood what it felt like to