I Don’t Need Your Fake Love by Melandia

Chapter 34

“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.

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They said 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.

their love reserved

was a

wouldn’t miss me even if

became the invisible one at home, only existing to go to

attention was on Ashley.

table, once filled with my favorite dishes, now only had what

old story. Ashley got all the new toys and the

eyes, Ashley seemed like someone who was always willing to help,

a doll, they’d tell

ended up with a doll Ashley didn’t

If I didn’t

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

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

and Dad

waved the dresses at me. “Grace, which one do you prefer?”

from her, because in my previous life and in this one, we never got along, so I just

punish me, my parents only bought new clothes for Ashley, leaving me with the most used and

and said, “If you like it, I’ll gladly give it

annoyance

Ashley had her eye on the dress I’d chosen.

mom then took the dress away from me and held it up to Ashley. “Grace, you’re the elder

happier she got. My dad and brother

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dress.

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Grace isn’t too fond of me. Maybe I should return the dress to her.”

protective instincts kicked in, questioning Ashley

her eyes wide with fear, making me look bad.

Mom turned on me, “Grace, didn’t I tell