The Billionaire's Enigma

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serve this, what!?" my father asked, half yelling

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open up and swallow me whole this instant. I felt immense shame and couldn't

the goddamn question!" my stepmothe

ed between my tears, n

sure you are happy and comfortable? Is this what I get after al

nst my wish. I don't know where the courage came f

't?" he asked,

haven't," I began,

e. It got worse when she gave birth to a son. You no longer cared for me n

eally?"

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er what was happening around me, a slap f

ght to the ground. I gazed up at her enraged face, ru

? How disrespectful!" she poured out angrily, re

your mistake?" she asked, pret

instantly. I stared at her, wondering what ga

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ere I was, and repeated what I had said ea

sudden? Why!?" I asked, gazing at her with a

father and reduced me to a maid in my own father's home, you wicked soul. You are

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rimanded. "Go pack your things and leave. I can't tolerate your behavio

y, you

"You heard me, Lena. I won't repeat myself, and don't ever step your feet

her held me back, taunting me, "You he

not?" I asked her, staring straight

till breathing real good?" she r

s but should be concerned about where you are going to lay your

moment, and begging my father to allow me to stay one more time is an absolute

said before going to pack my thing

t, calling my best friend for the seven

ther. After contemplating and concluding for a while, I decided to go to my boyfriend'

his place. As the cab got closer to my destina

news? What if he denys it, how will I go from there? My life is in a mess already. What i

cab man announced, drawin