I won a free family trip to Hawaii at the company's annual party. I excitedly rushed home. But bumped into Mom, Dad and adopted sister Chloe having family dinner. Dad kindly poured drink for her, Mom gently picked food for her. "Eat more, million don't save, your sister just gave me allowance yesterday." "You finally won prize at annual party, must celebrate. But you million don't let slip mouth, your sister since small love grab things with you, careful she want share a cup soup." Corner of eye, Mom noticed me standing at foyer stunned. Instantly, smile on face shallowed a few degrees. "Yo, hear Chloe won prize then rush back, so impatient?" ... Chapter 1 I stood at foyer, advance not, retreat also not. Mom seemed not notice, still talking to herself. "Since small you like this, see Chloe has good things then shameless want share." My hand holding travel voucher suddenly loose, fell back into bag. I weakly shook my head, "I didn't." Mom glanced at my hand, sneered. "You are born by me, I still not understand your little thoughts. If not you heard wind then rush back, how would two hands empty." "I was..." Rushing back to give you guys surprise. She interrupted my explanation, "Last time already told you, Chloe likes eat cake downstairs your company, come back buy more. Also nuts you bought last time, she also quite likes, you don't know buy some more?" "Have benefit then rush back, yourself stingy again, don't know treat your sister better, how be a sister." Originally because win prize exciting lifted heart, this moment suddenly fall, dead silence heart sea can't splash a trace ripple. Mom Dad bias adopted sister Chloe not one day two days. Chloe originally is Dad's best friend daughter, same day birth as me. My six years old that year, Uncle Xia to save Dad passed away, so our family adopted her. Start they still can hold bowl water flat, but gradually their heart then biased to lively cheerful, life experience pitiful Chloe. Eating time, two chicken legs on dining table are hers. Birthday time, wear cake hat also is her. Parent meeting, they rush go her side. Even my room, also became her property... Originally thought I already used to, bias then bias bit ba. I also thought I can not care. But didn't expect in their heart, I became little person coveting her things. I pinched finger joints, click sound pull back my thoughts. Found I was pressed by Mom at dining table side. She scooped a bowl soup hand to me. "Look your hand cold, hurry drink bowl soup warm body. You these little girls ah, always want manner not temperature." Dad also picked a piece chicken give me, "Eat more, a while no see, all thin." Chloe poured me a cup drink, "Sister, don't stunned, dishes going cold." I just knew they although bias, but still care me this daughter. My heart warm, happily ate up. Just now depression again sink into brain bottom, pretend thing never happened. Soon, we ate seven seven eight eight. Mom suddenly pulled my hand, guiltily said. "Grace, just now is Mom said wrong words." "Chloe this not still have few months going birth, nutrition want sufficient, spending naturally more, I just momentary thought wrong, you可别 put on heart." "It's okay." I shook head, just want take travel voucher out. "That good." Mom smiled, "We old, you two sisters want mutual support." "Pass a while you receive year-end bonus, then take out subsidize Chloe ba." Chapter 2 My smile stiff on face. Yes, according to Mom's character, on my matter, they always say one not two, how would apologize to me ne. Originally waiting me here. I gloomy face, "Based on what?" Although that bonus I originally planned respect them two old. Hear words, Dad angrily patted table. "If not you, in-law mother how would look down Chloe, even have opinion to her, not willing help her take care child." "Now make into this situation, you could it be no wrong? You could it be shouldn't bear Chloe hire Nanny expense ma?" I suddenly look up, found Dad tight frown brows, Mom sighing. Chloe open mouth break situation. "Forget it, all this is my fault, no relation with sister. Moreover married out daughter spilled out water, sister how willing for an outsider spend money ne." Finish, she wiped red eye rims. Can make Mom Dad worry bad. Dad first attack, "Grace, Chloe's father for me sacrifice life, we can't ungrateful. Chloe although married out, but forever is our daughter, your sister! Now she encounter difficulty, you must help." Mom tight follow behind, "Yes ah, if not your wishful thinking, simply won't let Chloe left right difficult, you must bear responsibility." Their accusation scramble gush into my ears, pull me back one year ago, let me painful suffocating that day. Chloe's husband, my brother-in-law named Liam. He used to be my boyfriend. We university time then together. That day was our engagement day, ceremony start before, person disappeared. Message not reply, phone not through. Finally we find sleeping in a ball him and Chloe in new house. But I feel sky want collapse. Haven't wait me slow over, Chloe then point me cry complain. "Me and Liam love each other, is sister discover we date after, horizontal blade snatch love, hard make me give person to her. I don't want sister feeling break, can only give Liam to her." "This time is accident, think Liam later is my brother-in-law le, we suddenly can't help self, is I sorry sister." I disbelief look to Liam. He only purse mouth turn head, default. I then understand, they long behind my back engaged together. Mom Dad believed, after all in their heart, I since small then snatching Chloe's things, now just snatch a person that's all. They feel I losing face showing eyes, on spot change engagement person to Chloe. After event, Auntie Lu came find me. "Grace, everything I know, is our family and Liam wronged you." But Mom Dad and Chloe see this scene, but think is I am rumor, want affect Chloe image in Auntie Lu heart. That time I ate dark loss, didn't expect now they still want me spend money for them hire Nanny. Ridiculous extreme. I cold down voice, "Absolutely impossible." "You dare!" Slap—— Dad fiercely slapped me a slap. Ears buzzing sound, sight become blurry. I only saw Chloe deliberately block in front of me, persuade Mom Dad don't angry. She in my ear malicious full say, "This money you not give also have to give." But I seem didn't hear. My eyes straight stare her neck on Diamond Necklace. Chapter 3 Last year end time, Mom for no reason fell down. Body nothing matter. But she said heart lingering fear, hope buy a new necklace press shock, best more heavy more good. I乖乖 bought. That time gold price already reached peak value. Take down that necklace used my half year salary. But it actually wore on Chloe body. I puff sound laugh out. Probably laugh I actually so naive. They that show parents train child, sisters love deep drama broken by me, blankly follow my sight look to Chloe neck on necklace. Mom face instantly changed. She self know reason deficit, dare not look me. Mumble said, "Grace, you don't misunderstand. That time your sister pregnant sleep not stable, necklace just borrow her wear a wear." "You think I believe ma?" Chloe pout small mouth, "Sister, Mom just heart ache me, you don't yin yang weird air. I now then take off return to Mom." Chloe finish say want take off, Mom stop. Chloe have grievance巴巴, Mom heart ache. Finally Dad direct smashed bowl, "Grace, you no return one return then make home house uneasy." "Not just a necklace ma, give your sister wear wear how le." "You if again provoke right wrong, this home you also no need return le." I light laugh once. This home when have my position. Chloe start live in time still small, share one bed with me. But grew big, inevitable some cramped. So I just junior high school, then thrown by them to Boarding School, no ask no question. I remember my first time come period time. Bed sheet stained red, belly severe pain. I thought self got incurable disease. Lucky by dorm auntie discover. She taught some common sense, I then smoothly pass girl to young woman process. Vacation go home after, I found, my room early changed to Chloe favorite style. And Mom coincide teaching her period knowledge, also cook Hot Chocolate with Marshmallows for her. "Chloe, drink then not pain." Tone gentle extreme, I couldn't help open mouth say, "Mom, I also pain." She eyes sudden cold, "Who not pain ah, squeamish." That moment, I realized. She seems only Chloe one person's Mom. Thoughts return cage. We still confronting. I light voice say, "This home, still is my home ma?" If is my home, why from junior high to university, holiday go home, I all only can sleep sofa. Mom mouth corner press down, eyes all disdain. "If not you can't tolerate Chloe, how would let you young age then boarding." Suddenly, I think of boarding fuse. That day me and little partner play finish come back, found Chloe crying in Dad arms, Mom tidying stained milk bed sheet. Chloe crying chirp. "I just now drink milk, sister not give me drink, also knock over. She said milk and bed both are hers, I am wild breed, want me roll out." But that time no matter how I explain, they don't listen. I clarify again, "I said before, that time I just play outside, not me done, if you still not believe, can go ask this area same age people, I believe they still remember." Mom Dad suspicious look at Chloe. Chloe droop head, raise again time, pale a lot. "Dad Mom, sorry, is I lie le." "That time I live under other's roof, I really too afraid you guys don't want me le. So knock over milk after lie le." Saying, tears hua de slide from Chloe eye corner. Instantly, Mom Dad heart soft le. Dad eyes all pity, "Silly child, you are our child, how would not want you ne." Mom hug her into arms, "Chloe ah, don't want who, we both won't not want you." That who say is me right. I mock once. Spit on my just rise trace trace expectation. Past they won't for me make decision, later also won't. Only I won't expect again. That travel voucher tomorrow then give to colleague ba. Passed long time, their warm drama end. Dad restore serious. "Grace, this matter is Chloe wrong le." "But you have to consider her that time alone helpless, mind inevitable sensitive bit, not intentional, you do sister don't so small heart eye." Mom frequently nod, "This matter then to this end ba. Moreover, if not you since small then attend boarding school, you can pass exam to so good university ma?" I open mouth, just want refute. Door pushed open le. Chapter 4 Liam carry fruits come in, look at confront us, and full floor mess, very blank. "This is how le?" Chloe ardent pull Liam sit down. "We all eat finish le, how come so late, me and baby both miss you le." Liam soothe touch her belly, "Company temporary have thing." "Just now happen what thing le, convenient say ma?" Mom pout mouth, "Just say to Grace past boarding matter. She still blame us let her young age boarding, if not more at school, she can pass exam to so good school ma?" Hear words, Liam astonished. He look Mom Dad, look again me, tangle moment after say. "You guys probably misunderstand le, me and Grace are university classmate. Others university all addict various activities or dating, but Grace early rise dark black all studying, otherwise how in talents crowd university get scholarship." I very surprised, didn't expect he would speak for me. Mom still not believe, "If she can get scholarship, why then don't know subsidize family?" "But, heard you guys university period simply didn't give her living expense ah." Instantly, surrounding a piece silence. Mom Dad look each other, same voice say. "You didn't give her living expense?" "I thought you gave le." A time between, they ashamed no place, awkward dare not look my eyes. Finally, Chloe pull Liam, "You are which side, use you speak for her ma? Could it be you still can't forget her?" "No, no." Awkward atmosphere further intensify, I don't want stay down. Get up go finish toilet come back, found bag position seem changed le. Not wait me think more, Dad call stop me. "You accompany me drink few cups ba." I want leave le. "Your sister now pregnant can't drink, your brother-in-law again want drive also can't drink, you just accompany me drink few cups. How could it be you do daughter accompany father drink few cups all not okay." Dad all put me on rack le, I also not good refuse. "Good." Wine pass three rounds, I fall on sofa. Daze between seem someone lift my finger again put down le. Wait I again awake, already next day le. House empty no one person, last night a piece mess dining table still mess. I frown brows. They go where le? Suddenly, I think of a trace clues. Open phone, recent message is me and company admin dialogue. 【Sister Chen, I body uncomfortable, travel voucher just give my Mom Dad and sister brother-in-law use ba, trouble you help us book tickets.】 Hahaha. I silent laugh out. No wonder Dad suddenly want drink with me, estimate is yesterday when I go toilet flip my bag, knew travel voucher existence. I really silly, actually again one time fell for it. Travel voucher originally can five people use, above also write clear clear. But they rather force drunk me, secretly leave, also not willing travel with me. I am what jackal wolf tiger leopard ma? Or I did what lost conscious heaven conscience thing le? Past, I very curious why Mom Dad always bias Chloe. Also curious Chloe why to me malice so big. However, from today after, I won't curious le. Because, them I don't want le. This home, I also don't want le! I gradually calm down. Take out phone reply General Manager. 【Mr. Sterling, I willing follow you go pioneer overseas market.】

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