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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, like

the gates closed behind them. She returned to the

Minutes ticked by.

Definitely, it 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

might get upset and see the entire Cheng family as his

clock licked, Sylvie became restless. How bad could it get It's

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

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bed, pacing the room. An

through her clothes and wore a pair of jeans and a sweatshirt. She didn't have a

Seated

didn't have any invite. Mr. Cheng was the one in charge of it, and he'd already gone

inside. She wasn't going to the venue because she wanted to

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

off the cab, put the hoodie of her sweatshirt

her sweaty hands into her sweat pockets,

walking on foot, and she

they che

did need to to get

Or had Kage given

at the thought. How much

seeing that only guests were getting that close and the securities were checking their

drove past, going through the

Sylvie's eyes as she looked up at the tall building, lights coming out

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 missed him. He used to be hers. His words from the

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

hardness in his voice, the detachment in his eyes.

for a long time, imagining what

fact that it was nothing more than a mere wish,

she walked down the dark street, the party hall behind her. Her eyes were on the ground

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she lifted them up when

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