Chapter 65

"I'm off to my room," I said, and then I did, locking the door behind me for some peace,

My personality has changed, I wasn't always this shy. I fought

back once.

There was this one time when I pulled Ashley aside, and even though I barely tugged, she hit the desk and started crying

Just for that, my mom slapped me and made me apologize. She didn't even give me a chance to explain what happened.

That time, I tried to stand my ground with a hunger strike, and even left home, hoping they'd miss me.

I waited for them at our usual park all day, but they never

came.

When I finally returned, hungry and shivering, they were all snug in the living room, chuckling at the TV. The coffee table was a feast of snacks.

It was enough to make anyone snap.

I lost it, crushed the snacks under my feet, and got a beating for my outburst. After that, they punished me by taking away my lunch money, and forbid me to go out and play with my friends.

Who got out to play with them? Ashley did, and they all loved

her.

aid they weren't playing favorites, but all they cared about was that Ashley lost her parents. Did they ever think about how her arrival affected me?

It was really sad. In my previous life, I tried to fight and please them, but even when I jumped off the rooftop, they didn't

care.

love reserved for their adopted

a golden

even if I

the invisible one at home, only existing to

the

my favorite dishes, now only had what

was the same old story. Ashley got all the new toys and the

someone who was always

a fancy notebook for Ashley, but when I asked for a doll, they'd

I ended up with a doll Ashley didn't want, but my folks never batted an eye. They always

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be the black sheep. In my previous life, it ruined my childhood, but I wasn't going to let it

over, I would throw myself into studying, aiming for a top university. People might pick their favorites, but the future I

Eve, Mom and Dad surprised us

waved the dresses at

my previous life and in this one, we never

past, to punish me, my parents only bought new clothes

a joke throughout the school

said, "If you like it, I'll gladly

couldn't stifle my annoyance

my parents knew Ashley had her

then took the dress away from me and held it up to Ashley. "Grace, you're the elder sister. You should let Ashley have it. Let's see the dress on her,

it, the happier she got. My dad and brother joined in, all pushing Ashley

dress.

barely a whisper. "Mom, Grace isn't too fond of me. Maybe I should return the dress

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