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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.

only one left behind, like the outcast of

melancholic when the gates closed behind them. She returned

Minutes ticked by.

was going to be pure luxury 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 as only the

Kage might get upset and see the entire Cheng family as his enemy! Astrid's words sent

the clock licked, Sylvie became restless. How bad could it get It's been four years, yet there's

meet him, she could demand answers to the questions that's been lurking in ber mind: Did he know what happened with the kids? Did they mean nothing to

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left the bed, pacing the room. An

a sweatshirt. She didn't have a car yet and had to make use of a taxi when she reached

Seated

any invite. Mr. Cheng was the one in charge of

had known she might never make it inside. She wasn't going

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

put the hoodie of her sweatshirt over her head

into her sweat

she guessed the securities didn't mind checking them because they considered them to be one

if they

need to to get

wanted criminal. Or had Kage given them orders to

inwardly at the thought. How much did

that only guests were getting that close and

cars drove past, going through

looked up at the

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 it, but she's

day I met you. I wish you never came to Easton High, because then, we'd never have crossed paths and Marilyn would've still been

eyes. He hated her now, enough that he

imagining what it'd be like to

nothing more than a mere

street, the party hall behind her. Her eyes were on the

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