CHAPTER066 OLIVIASPOV Tellme,Olivia,wouldyoulikegoingbacktothatlife?mydadpressed,hiseyes.narrowingslightlyasifhewastryingtoconvincehimselfmorethanme.Eventhoughyouweretoosmalltorealizewhatwasgoingonbackthen,Iknewyouhatedit-barely eatingthreemealsaday,strugglingeverymoment.
Hiswordshitmelikeshardsofglass,butIrefusedtolethimtwistthisintosomethingnoble.Myvoicerose,tremblingwithemotion.Youweredoingthisforthefamily?No,Isaidsharply,myeyesburningwithtears,you weredoingthisforyourselves.Dontpretenditwaseveraboutme.
Itookashakybreath,myhandsclenchingintofistsatmysides.Youclaimyouweredoingthisforthefamily,right?Myvoicecracked,butIforcedmyselftogoon,mychesttighteningwitheveryword.ThedayIcame toyouandMom,tellingyouthatAdrianhadapsycho womaninhis life,thesamewomanhewascheatingonmewith…whatdidyousay?Myvoicerose,echoingintheroom.Youtookhisside!YoutoldmeIwasbeingchildish,thatIwasoverreacting,andthenthenyouhadthenervetotellmetogobacktohim! Icouldfeelthelumpinmythroatasmemoriesfloodedin,rawandpainful.
Thissamewomanhadahandinmychildsdeath,Ispat,myvoicetremblingasmyeyeswelledwithfreshtears.Myvisionblurred,butIkeptgoing.
Ihadto.Iwaslyingthereinthehospital,broken,devastated,andcompletelyalone.AndwhenIcamebacktoyou,desperateforcomfort,forsomethinganythingyoutoldmetogo backtoAdrian.Myvoicecrackedagain,andIfeltmykneesweaken,butIstoodfirm.Youboth completelyignoredmypain,andneglectedmyfeelingsliketheyweremeaningless.
Mymother,whohadbeensilentuntilnow,letoutalong,exar sigh.Sheloweredherselfintoaseat,herfingerspinchingthebridgeofhernoseasifsheweretheonesuffering.Notasingletraceofremorsecrossedherface.Notevenaflicker.
ItwaslikeIwasaninconveniencetoherlikemypainwasan annoyingflybuzzingaroundherhead.
Wasthatit? HadIbecomenothingbutadisturbancetothem? Thethoughtpiercedmedeeperthananythingelse.Alltheseyears,Ihadtriedsohardtobethedaughtertheyexpected,tomakethemproud,toearntheirlove.Butnow,IsawitsoclearlyIhadbeennosuccessfullyunlocked!I,somethingtobeusedand discarded.

Look,Olivia,yourejustoverreacting,my dadscoffed,wavinghishanddismissivelyashewalkedtowardthekitchen,probablytofetchhimselfaglassofwaterasifwe EFL CHAPTER066 werejusthavinganeverydayargumentaboutdinnerplans.Hiscasualnessmademystomachturn.
Yourenotthefirstorphan,okay?headdedcoldlyfromthekitchendoorway,notevenlookingbackatme.Iexpectedyoutoactabitmorematureabout thissituation.Youreactinglikeateenagerthrowinga tantrum.
ormaybehedid, Hiswordsslicedthroughmelikeablade.Hestilldidntunderstandandhejustdidntcare.Eitherway,thepainfeltunbearable.
Therehegoesagainwiththesametired,dismissiveremarks.Callingmechildish,tellingmeImoverreacting.Itwasalwaysthesamewiththem.Theyneveroncestoppedtoactually listentome,toseeme.AndnowIfinallyunderstoodwhy.
Its allcleartomenow.
Mydadstrolledbackintothelivingroom,aglassofwaterinhishand,asifnothinghadhappened,asifmyentireworldhadntjustcomecrashingdownaroundme.Hetookacasualsip,thencontinuedlikehewasgivingmelifeadviceIhadaskedfor.
nthisworldlikespoverty,certainlynotthisfamily,yesweneveraskedyouowyoufeltbecauseyouropinionwasbadforthefamily,ifeveryoneaskedonehowtheyfeltwewouldntbehere.Mydadsaidtakingaseat,hisvoicefirm.
Whydidyouadoptmeexactly,ifyouknewyouwerejustgoingtouseme,Iasked.

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Iwasdoingyourtrueparentsafavorbytakingyouin,andyouaretorepaythatfavorbyremainingwithyourhusbandAdrian.Myfathersaid..
Hiswordshurtmeso much,yesIwasneverclosewiththembuttheyweremyfamily,wellIconsideredthemasone,theonlypeopleyoucouldfallbackonwheneveryoneturnstheirbacksonyou,butIguessIwaswrong I Istaredat him,mychestheaving.Iwantedtoscream.IwantedtocryoutthatallIhad I everwantedwastheirlove,theiracceptance,theirprotection.Butnow,Isawthatwasnevergoingtohappen.NomatterwhatIdid,ithadneverbeenenough,anditnever wouldbe.
Youactlikewerethevillainsinyourstory,mymomchimedin,hervoicelacedwithannoyance.Butmaybeyoushouldthinkaboutallwedidforyoubeforeyoustartpointingfingers, Abitterlaughescapedmylips,surprisingevenmyself.Villains? Irepeated,myvoicelowandshaky.No,yourenotvillains.Villainsatleastownwhattheyvedone.
Istoodup,mylegssteadynow,asiffueledbyanewfoundresolve.Iwipedthetearsfrommycheeks,nolongerwillingtoletthemseemebroken.
Yourenotvillains,Icontinued,mygazehardeningasIlookedbetweenthem.Yourecowardshidingbehindtheexcuseofsacrifice,blamingmeforfeelingthepainyourcaused.IpausedIguessitstruethen?EverythingIfoundonAdrianslaptopaboutyoupeopleisalltrue.
Isaid.
2/3 CHAPTER06G Mydadandmomgotupwithanunease,theirtoughattitudeallchangedwhenIsaid.that,anditlookedliketheyknewwhattheydid.
WhatareyoutalkingaboutOlivia?mymomaskedmeasshestood.

up.
Whydoyouguys always liketoplay dumb,actinglikeyoudontknowanythingatfirst,youknowwhatamtalkingabout,whatyoudidmanyyearsago,Isaidtothem.
Theygaveeachotheraworriedlook,andIknewthatlook,eventhoughImentionedAdriansnametheydidntremember,havetheydonesomuch harmto otherpeoplethattheycouldntrememberwhattheydidtohismother?Imeanithadntbeenthatlong whydontyoustopwiththisandtelluswhatyoufoundonAdrianslaptopaboutus.Mydadsaid.
Asmallsmirkappearedonmyface,atfirstIcameheretofindoutifitwastruethenIfoundoutaboutotherthings,andwiththeirreactionandeverythingmydadhadsaidIknewitwastrue,eventhoughtheydidntremember.
1wipedtheremainingtearsoffmyfaceandtookasmallbreathbeforesayingItssofunnyhowyoudontevenremember,butitsok,amnotgoingtotellyou,soonenough.youwillfindout,andthatsoonisaroundthecorner.Isaidtothem Oliviapleasewhydontyou.
care,amsickand Ididntevenwaitforhertofinish,Iturnedandleftthehouseimmediately,whentheywantsomethingtheytryandplaynicebutafterthat,theynolongertiredofit,theyshouldhandletheirproblemsthemselves, Asforme,amdonewiththatmarriageanditsalluptoJuliantofindthosepeople.
JustasIwasabout toleavethecompoundIheardaloudnoise comingfrominside thehouse,itsoundedlikea largeglassbroke.
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