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: I

 

a very bad mood, but Michael’s text removed all of that

a CEO, I probably would’ve fallen in love with him ages ago! Sure, he’s quite

thought Michael would reply to my text, but that was

for his reply which never came, and

by the time

after a good night’s

of the hundred thousand on paying off his gambling debt, and that made me

or Mom would definitely cut ties with me

not hitting him didn’t stop him from getting on my nerves. After taking a sip from his glass of milk, Steven shifted his gaze towards me and asked, “I heard you found yourself a rich boyfriend, Anna. Is that true? When are you going to introduce him to us? We can help you assess his character, you

was obviously referring to Michael, but I knew it wasn’t

a glare and said coldly, “No, I don’t have a rich boyfriend. Also, drop the act, will you? I know you’re only interested in his money, not his

be so mean to me, Anna? What, I can’t even care about my own sister’s well-being

that he was, Steven got angry and raised his voice at me

should worry about yourself! You’re not a kid anymore, for goodness’ sake! It’s time

me! We may be siblings, but he has gotten himself into so much trouble over the years that whatever patience I had left

that, Mom? She’s lecturing me every

polite with him earlier as all I wanted was for him

just fine! You should stop being

course, Mom defended Steven as usual… She would never speak up for me, not even once. Whenever Steven and I got into arguments, I was the one she pinned the blame on. Seriously, does she not realize

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