I was stunned. "What?"

"What happened to Monique and her family that year, and the... abuse I've inflicted on you guys," he said, his voice uncharacteristically bludgeoned to whispers.

My lips pressed into a thin line and I pulled a long face. "Aaron, let bygones be bygones. Stop bringing it up."

"So, you still hate me?"

Seeing him look at me with a child-like gaze, I couldn't help feeling stunned. "What happened that year is already behind us. After all, you didn't cause me any substantial harm. I'm just worried for Monique. She might not be able to come to terms with it for the rest of her life." Sᴇaʀ*ᴄh the FɪndNovᴇl.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

People were really complicated. At first, I had been afraid of Aaron, but now I relied on him. I had even started regarding him as family. From a certain point of view, Nerissa and I were actually the same kind of person who put their own interests before others.

He looked at me for a long time and said thoughtfully, "If in the future, you realize that I have done something to hurt you, will you still forgive me?"

At the sight of his countenance, I couldn't help gaping at him. "What have you done to warrant my forgiveness?"

He pursed his lips and said, "So, will you forgive me?"

directly, I curled my lips and said, "That depends on how bad your mistake was. Aaron, you know me better than I do myself, and you know I can't always be forgiving and understanding of you in spite of whatever you did, right?

me into his arms. He said in a low and reserved voice, "Okay, let's be siblings for the rest of our lives. It doesn't matter if we don't have parents.

everything felt right

knew that even if I asked, I wouldn't get

could not help but sigh as I pulled away from

and go back!"

Aaron home, I went straight

was already ten. I didn't expect that Andrea would still be lingering about at

freely, as if she had completely made herself at

"Look at you, Arianna, coming home in the middle of the night. Your wild nature dies

weren't for Casper, I was sure she wouldn't even have the right to

bother myself with her. Nonchalantly, I said, "Miss Burton, why don't you pay me rent? I'll consider leasing a room for you to stay in

fumed

stick around for another round of cursing, so I said pointedly, "It's getting late. Miss Burton,

headed straight for

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