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:

 

with Mom had left me in a very bad mood, but Michael’s text

with him ages ago! Sure, he’s quite domineering and unreasonable, but he did help me out a lot in life! I

but that was just wishful thinking on

waiting for his reply which never came,

all breakfast by the

a good night’s sleep, but he still

half of the hundred thousand on

Mom would definitely cut ties with me for harming their precious

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

referring to Michael, but I knew it

Also, drop the act, will you? I

I

the hot-tempered guy that he was, Steven got angry and raised his voice at me

about yourself! You’re not a kid anymore, for goodness’ sake! It’s time you found yourself a proper job!” I snapped back at him with

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

“Do you see that, Mom? She’s lecturing

him earlier as all I wanted was

still young. Give him two more years, and I’m sure he’ll turn out just fine! You should stop being such a nitpicker, Anna! Who hasn’t made a couple of mistakes in

Steven and I got into arguments, I was the one she pinned the blame on. Seriously, does she

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