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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 the

closed

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

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

could it get It's been four

questions that's been lurking in ber mind: Did he know what happened

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bed, pacing the room. An hour later,

and a sweatshirt. She didn't have a car

Seated

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

her had known she might never make it inside. She wasn't going to the venue because she wanted to attend the party, but because

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

cab, put the hoodie of her sweatshirt over her

slid her sweaty hands into her sweat pockets,

streets. Sylvie wasn't the only one walking on foot, and she

if they che

need to to

wasn't a wanted criminal. Or had Kage given

thought. How much did

stop, seeing that only guests were getting that

past,

Sylvie's eyes as she looked up

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 it, but she's missed him. He

I met you. I wish you never came to Easton High, because then, we'd never have

at the hardness in his voice, the detachment in his eyes. He hated her now, enough that he didn't even care

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

nothing more than a

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

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whole

she lifted them up when

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