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Thomas pursed his lips. “Not really good.”

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Natasha went on, “Remember when I was in eighth grade? The roses Olivia planted in the garden withered, and she cried so hard. So you scolded me and made me replant them under the scorching sun.

“And that New Year’s dance party? Olivia’s dance shoes got ruined, and the moment I stepped into the backstage, you forced me to throw mine away too. That day, neither of us got to perform.

“In freshman year, during the family trip, I got lost and finally stumbled back after hours–only for you to claim I’d lured Olivia out till she collapsed…”

There were countless unresolved incidents, but these were the ones where Natasha was clearly wronged.

The roses were pulled out by some relative’s mischievous kid. The dance shoes were sabotaged by someone jealous of Olivia. Olivia fainted because Noel took her to ride extreme amusement park rides in secret…

With every ugly truth laid bare, Thomas just stood there, mouth hanging open. ‘Had Natasha really endured so much unfairness without anyone noticing?‘ he wondered.

“Every time, you never gave me a chance to explain. No room for defense, no place to hide—just endless accusations and punishments,” Natasha added.

“That’s because you were always at odds with Olivia…” Thomas mumbled.

“In kindergarten, when I fought with the chubby kid next to me, the teacher called the parents. You rushed over from the elementary school next door and said your little sister would never be in the wrong. If I disliked someone, it must’ve been their fault.”

Right or wrong didn’t matter much. A biased heart would always justify its own stance.

Natasha stared at him, her beautiful eyes glistening with tears. “Thomas, when I was little, you used to protect me like that, too.”

Thomas, who had come to confront her, fled in a panic without even demanding that Natasha call off the phone harassment.

Natasha watched her older brother scramble away like a spooked rabbit. The heartbroken look she’d worn just seconds earlier slipped right off her face, replaced by a cool, blank mask.

‘See? I knew how to play weak and cry, too.

I just never did it because what’s the point of love you have to fight for? What Olivia stole was the unwavering, unconditional favor I should’ve had from my family,‘ she said to herself.

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“You’re upset?” A large hand touched her eyes.

by the door for

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preventing him from moving. “It’s fine now. No one will disturb

was enough to make him persuade his family to give her

arranged for her, she wasn’t planning to stop

because she felt soft toward those who hurt her? Even if the helper might have ulterior

picture, Natasha and Alexei officially

her foot injury ended

told anyone in the Clark family about her art–otherwise,

an extra patient in the house, Natasha’s former

to rise, then a morning walk to grab breakfast. Mornings were for

they might watch a movie together; otherwise, they’d

yet somehow living like an old

the

the house, but Sadie updated her daily on the outside

Initially hesitant because Natasha liked Lucas, she’d held back–but once her girl dumped him without hesitation, she

broke that Olivia had been hospitalized

so hard she laughed at her phone for half an hour in the middle of

the lead anymore, Sadie seized the moment, investing in the dance troupe to

Sadie snatched up every resource she

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of course, she couldn’t resist a hospital visit to mock

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their peaceful days, Olivia was having a rough

more infuriating was that Thomas had clearly said he was going to confront Natasha that day, but when he came back, he seemed distracted. No one knew what he said to Mr. and Mrs. Clark, but he never mentioned

stayed holed up at home, forced to go without

been one thing. But what truly terrified Olivia was that the Clark family’s attitude

initial anger, both Andrew and Madeline vaguely realized that Natasha’s reaction had been unprecedentedly intense. If

the future Mrs. Wright, it was time for her

public. Most people had only heard about the rebellious second daughter of the Clark family but had

the Clark family had another daughter

to Mr. and Mrs. Clark discuss throwing a belated birthday party for Natasha this year- using it as a chance to introduce their younger daughter to the world–Olivia

the anniversary of Emilia’s death, she hadn’t celebrated it since she was