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Yosef frowned. “How is that possible? We give you pocket money every month. If we didn’t, where would you get the money to eat here today? Zinnia, I can’t believe you’d lie.”

She grew up in a small town and brought almost nothing with her when she was taken back–a clear sign of her impoverished life before.

The food at Cloudy Moon wasn’t cheap by any means, so it was impossible for her to have gotten the money to pay for it herself.

Zinnia looked at Yosef with impatience. “I’ve never received any pocket money from you,” she said, her eyes full of confusion. She was shocked that each of the three Shaw brothers could be so shameless in his own way.

Yosef shook his head firmly. “No way. Mom would never withhold your pocket money,” he insisted, refusing to believe a word Zinnia said.

“Believe it or not. The fact is, you never gave me a single cent,” Zinnia said wearily. After just a couple of exchanges with Yosef, she already felt emotionally drained and had no energy left to argue.

Yosef stared into her eyes. She spoke earnestly, her gaze sincere, without a trace of deceit. “There must be some misunderstanding. Mom is supposed to give you pocket money every month,” he said.

He believed his mother, yet Zinnia didn’t seem to be lying. There had to be some explanation for this.

Zinnia looked up at Yosef, her eyes calm and sincere. “This has nothing to do with me. I owe your family nothing.

“If you’re bothered by the two months I stayed at your house and the scraps I ate, I can pay you back for every meal.” She couldn’t care less about any misunderstanding–she’d long since given up on the Shaws.

‘Honestly, it’s almost an insult to my money to pay for something so worthless,’ she thought wryly, ‘but if that’s what you want, I can certainly afford it.’

“Zinnia, that’s not what I meant,” Yosef said, rubbing his temples. “I just want to have a proper conversation with you. Can we talk this through?” It felt like Zinnia was truly determined to sever all connections with them.

Zinnia shook her head. “I don’t think we have anything to talk about. We’re practically strangers–I’ve only met you a few times, and there’s no sibling bond between us. There’s just nothing to discuss.”

food for me and Charlie? We only just found you, and before we even had the chance to really get to know you, so much has already

bound by blood.” He studied Zinnia’s face–so like their mother’s–and wondered how people who

up as strangers.

they’d never really spent time together before. Swamped with work at the company. he had no

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had been found, but she was timid and soft–spoken, never speaking unless spoken to. Most of

would show her naughty, bossy, and petty side, always seeming to pick

to lose the

gave them the chance. She

and was replaced by resentment—even hearing her name gave them a headache. When she finally stormed out in

the gloom lingered. Not long ago, Howard even

had always been harmonious, but now everything has changed–Maelis is constantly worried, Betty gets bullied from time to time, and the brothers are caught in the

wasn’t stupid. After what happened today, it dawned on him that the conflict between Zinnia and Betty was far more serious than they’d thought—this was

Zinnia, he realized she had been quietly looking out for them all along. Maybe

Zinnia wasn’t all bad–there were just too

her–to sort out this mess once and for all. After all, in

moment when Yosef brought up the tonic, but

realized that you’re simply not worth the effort,” she said,

call Yannis instead?” Yosef felt Zinnia was so stubborn. Her refusal to communicate was