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Flipping through the pages, she wrinkled her nose.

"How're we certain she did this

herself?"

Sylvie's lips parted in disbelief. Her grandmother could never see any good in her, could she?

"For all we know, she could be as deceptive as her mother." She added, her words piercing Sylvie's chest like an arrow. Holding out his hand, Natalie returned the book to Galen who handed it back to Sylvie..

"Keep practicing." He dismissed her.

With a subtle nod, Sylvie left the

room.

t she stood outside the door, the sound of Natalie's voice reaching her ears.

"That girl shouldn't be here. I don't like her. Do you see the way she behaves? She doesn't act like she has the blood of Cheng in her! "How could Miller have done a thing like this? No! I blame it all on that whore, Floria. She must've forcefully gotten pregnant for him.

girl can never amount to anything good in this family!"

alie wouldn't stop ranting.

Natal

Sylvie's hands shook beside her.

She walked away, holding the sketchbook to herself.

By

six p.m. the family were on their way

to the party.

Sylvie stood and watched from her window as they all got into the cars, every one of them looking exquisitely dressed.

the only one left behind,

melancholic when the gates closed behind them. She

Minutes ticked by.

and smell of wealth as only the richest were invited. But it wasn't the guests she thought about. It was the host. of wealth

bringing her with us as Kage might get upset and see the entire Cheng family as his enemy! Astrid's words sent a chill all the way to her bones. It's been four years. Was his hatred for

could it get It's been four years, yet there's been not a word

answers to the questions that's been lurking in ber mind: Did he know

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the room. An hour later, her restless

a sweatshirt. She didn't have a car

Seated

have any invite. Mr. Cheng was the one in charge of it, and he'd already gone with the necessary family

When she'd left the house, a part of her had known she might never make it inside. She wasn't going to

said, stopping at the entrance to the street. The rest of it was heavily guarded, and local cabs wouldn't be let

her sweatshirt over

her sweat

walking on foot, and she guessed the securities didn't mind checking them because they considered them to

if they

why did need to to get

Or had Kage given them

thought. How much did he hate

stop, seeing that only guests were getting that close and the securities were

past,

up at the tall

suit, tie, cufflinks. He was surely going to look as grumpy as always, saying a few words to people and ignoring the ones he didn't like. Tears came rolling down her cheeks. She never wanted to admit

Easton High, because then, we'd never have crossed

detachment in his eyes. He hated her now, enough that he didn't

remained there for a long time, imagining what it'd be like to finally

was nothing more than a mere wish, she turned

thoughts as she walked down the dark street, the

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whole

she lifted them up when she heard

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