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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.

behind, like the outcast of

gates closed behind them. She returned to the bed, huddling

Minutes ticked by.

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

be a good idea 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

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 the kids? Did they mean nothing to him? N.58%

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the room. An hour later, her restless

jeans and a sweatshirt. She didn't have a car

Seated

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

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

cabby said, stopping at the entrance to the street. The rest of it

got off the cab, put the hoodie of her sweatshirt over her head and

sweaty hands into her sweat pockets, her heart beating

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

they

why did need to

of being recognized? She wasn't a wanted criminal. Or had Kage given them orders

thought. How much did he hate

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

past, going through the

she looked up at the tall building, lights coming out from

words to people and ignoring the ones he didn't like. Tears came rolling down her cheeks. She never wanted to admit it,

to Easton High, because then,

at the hardness in his voice, the detachment in his eyes.

time, imagining what it'd be like to finally see

it was nothing more

walked down the dark street, the party hall behind her. Her

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whole

lifted them up

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