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John never expected me to say such a thing.
He glanced at Sarah’s parents standing
nearby, feeling his pride wounded, and his
face darkened.
Lily added fuel to the fire.
“Ashley, I know you don’t want to see me
again, but shouldn’t you respect Dad’s
decision?”
“No matter what, he is your father!”
John looked at her with satisfaction.
See! How sensible, how considerate, this is
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See! How sensible, how considerate, this is
what a Miller daughter should be like.
Looking at my indifferent expression, John
felt even more disgusted.
Of course, I didn’t miss the disdain and
disgust on his face.
If it were me in my past life, I would have
been on pins and needles because of his
attitude, trying my best to appease him,
fearing he would kick me out of the Miller
family if he was unhappy.
How ridiculous.
The Miller family was my own family, but I
lived cautiously as if I were living under
someone else’s roof
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The winner family was my own family, but I
lived cautiously as if I were living under
someone else’s roof.
It wasn’t even as comfortable and carefree as
when Sarah and I lived together in the
orphanage.
Why should I go back to such a family?
I was thinking about how to cut ties with the
Millers when Sarah’s family started to act up.
Unlike John, Sarah’s father, David Carter, was
a researcher who considered himself an
intellectual and looked down on everyone.
“As our daughter, your current grades are
terrible.”
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“You didn’t even get into Harvard. You can’t
compare to your cousin. You’re probably
going to be a nobody.”
“Oh well, you’re our biological child after all.
We can still support you.”
His condescending tone made Sarah clench
her fists.
I remembered David saying similar things in
my past life.
At that time, Sarah was so focused on going
home that she didn’t care about his sarcasm.
She was overjoyed, thinking she could do
experiments with her parents after returning
home, but in the end, she met such a tragic
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fate.
I gently held her arm, standing firmly by her
side.
“She didn’t get into Harvard because she ate
something bad before the exam, and one of
her scores was invalid.”
“If not for that, Harvard…”
David impatiently interrupted me.
“So what? Do you know what’s most
important in experiments? Results!”
“Stop making excuses for her weakness. It
just makes me think she’s really
incompetent.”
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I couldn’t stand him belittling Sarah, wanting
to punch that smug face.
I couldn’t imagine how many times Sarah had
heard such cold and disgusting words in her
past life.
Why are there so many people in this world
who don’t love their own children?
If Sarah hadn’t stopped me, I probably would
have punched David.
She gave me a look telling me to calm down,
her face still calm, as if the person speaking
wasn’t her biological father, but a stranger.
“You think I’m incompetent. Likewise, I don’t
think you’re qualified to be my father.”
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“That works out perfectly. Neither of us
needs to acknowledge the other.”
Hearing Sarah’s words, David sneered.
“I’m not qualified? Do you know who I am?”
Of course, we knew.
In my past life, both of Sarah’s parents
participated in confidential research for the
country and finally accepted awards along
with Sarah’s cousin.
At that time, both I, with my broken leg
married to a widower, and Sarah, paralyzed in
the lab, saw their smug faces on TV.
Thinking of this, my fists clenched again.
Thinking of this, my fists clenched again.
“No matter who you are, you’re not worthy of
being Sarah’s father, never!”
David’s face turned ugly after being
repeatedly humiliated.
He turned to Sarah beside me.
“Are you sure you want to listen to this wild
girl?”
Sarah shook her head.
Just as David was about to mock me, he
heard her speak again.
“Ashley isn’t a wild girl. She’s my only sister. I
won’t acknowledge you.”
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“Fine, fine!”
David’s face turned red with anger, and he
looked as if he wanted to tear us apart.
He pulled out a few food stamps from his
pocket, tossed them casually on the ground,
and left a harsh sentence.
“Okay, I hope you won’t regret this. Take
these food stamps. From now on, you have
nothing to do with our Carter family! Even if
you kneel and beg us, we won’t let you into
our house!”
Sarah and I treated his words like hot air.
But of course, we picked up the food stamps
on the ground.
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This was what the Carters owed Sarah, and
we had every right to take it.
John, who had been ignored for a long time,
flashed a look of contempt in his eyes,
obviously looking down on our behavior.
He cleared his throat and drew my attention
back.
“You sure like meddling in other people’s
business. All right, apologize to your sister,
and I’ll take you home.”
“Your room at home has already been
cleaned. You should learn from your sister.
She’s so young and already a top performer
in the women’s corps.”
“She’ll be particinating in
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“She’ll be participating in a competition in a few days. I’ll take you to see the world.”
He made all the arrangements for me in a few words, but I just shook my head.
“If Sarah doesn’t go back. I won’t with ~~”
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