Gina, your dorm at school has gone up in flames, Michael stated as they drove. Gina’s eyes narrowed a bit.. Alright, I’ll head back and check it out. Exiting the car, she made her way on foot. Her phone vibrated with a text from an unknown number. (Where the hell have you vanished to? Get your a s s back to home, now!] Gina scoffed and blocked the number. ‘Really? Changing numbers to harass me? What the f u c k are they thinking?” she thought. She had made up her mind to sever ties with the Miller family and wasn’t about to let them pull her back in. When the Millers first found her, Gina was on a mountain, gathering medicinal herbs, covered in dirt and sweat. They mistook her for someone foraging for wild vegetables, their eyes laden with barely concealed disdain. They were momentarily surprised to hear Gina had aced her college entrance exam and secured a spot at Trowell University. However, they quickly diminished her achievement, thinking she was nothing more than a bookworm, lacking the grace and talents of Olivia, who had been shoehorned into Trowell’s art program through connections and hefty sums. Gina rarely stayed with the Miller family. They rationalized it by saying living in the dorm was more convenient, saving her the trouble of commuting. Meanwhile, they bent over backward driving Olivia, a fellow Trowell student, around. But Gina seldom spent her time at school. To her, college was meaningless; she only needed an innocuous front. Yet, this became Olivia’s ammunition to slander her, accusing Gina of being a dropout, always s n g class, and goofing off G o d knows where. Regardless of how much Gina tried to set the record straight, the Miller family wouldn’t have a bar of it. Ella spared no venom in her ridicule. “Look at you. What could you possibly achieve? You might as well quit now.” James once mocked her. “Grew up in the sticks, eh? First time laying eyes on a computer? Why aimlessly pick computer science?” Noah sneered. “Better think about dropping out before the school shows you the door. We can’t afford that kind of shame.” Even when Gina bagged a scholarship as the top student, paying her way through college, they couldn’t muster a single word of praise. All the while, Olivia, who bumbled through piano lessons despite the fortunes spent, failing to grasp even the basics after a year, was showered with praise. Gina closed her eyes, chuckling at her folly. “I should’ve seen through this b u l l s h i t a long time ago, she thought. Just a short walk later, a BMW rolled to a slow stop beside Gina, the window sliding down to reveal James glaring from James cursed under his breath, ‘Figures, she has headed back to school. Blocking her path here was spot on. She has even blocked all our numbers and ignored my texts. She is asking for it!” Books Chapters Are Daily Updated Join & Stay Updated for All Books Updates… “Get in the car!” he demanded, voice dripping with menace. “Come home and kneel, apologize to the whole family.” Gina gave him a look reserved for l u a t i c s. “Are you dreaming?” Michael glanced at the laptop screen, slightly put off, and nodded. ‘Sure thing.” “Gina, time to head back to Oriata City. You have got a situation to take control of, Michael gently suggested. “Not yet. The trap isn’t set, Gina replied, her eyes reflecting a chilly resolve as she stared out the window, deep in thought. That brutal massacre seemed tangled up with the Miller family. 11:24 Tue, 24 May Then she began to s o b. “Gina hates me, and I get it. Everything I have is supposed to be hers. But where did I wrong my brothers? It’s all my fault. I wish I never existed.” Seeing Olivia shoulder all the blame, Ella felt her heart break. She hugged Olivia, soothing her. “Sweetheart, you’ve done nothing wrong. Luckily, the blood transfusion worked. You’re gonna be fine.” Olivia sniffled, playing the innocent card. “So, Gina just stormed off without saying sorry to Liam?” Her question hit a nerve with Ella. ‘How the hell did we let that brat off so easily? Ever since Gina waltzed back into our lives, it’s been disaster after disaster. She is the dam n curse that’s been plaguing our family. She owes an apology to Olivia and Ella dialed the housekeeper, Lucas Harris. “If Gina dares to show her face here, tie her up and chuck her in the basement until I can deal with her myself!” “Don’t bother feeding her. Let her stew on what she has done,” James chimed in coldly. “And Lucas, give her a good whipping, but don’t kill her. No mercy needed; she is asking for it,” Noah added with a vicious “Got it.” Lucas responded. An hour later, Lucas reported back. Miller, we can’t find the young miss anywhere. She has not come back, and she is nowhere to be found.” That little sh it, she thinks she can just not come back to the Miller family? Impossible! Where would she even go, abandoning the life of luxury here? Ella muttered disdainfully. “Just keep looking,” Ella snapped. “Yes, Mrs. Miller,” Lucas responded. “Yeah, let’s see how she manages on her own. Pop is barely cold, and she’s already eyeing the inheritance. Like hell, she’s cutting ties with us.” James scoffed. “As it gets darker, I wonder if Gina is safe out there. Did anyone take her in?” Olivia asked, feigning concern. Noah just snorted. “Olivia, drop it. She is not worth your worry. She tried to snat h Ethan right from under you. And here you are, still caring about her. What a fool!” “If Gina ends up dead out there, she had it coming,” he added harshly. “Does it hurt?” Inside the Rolls Royce, Michael Clark looked at the bruises on Gina’s hand and frowned deeply, gently applying ointment and blowing on it to ease the sting. Gina felt a tickle and withdrew her hand, busy on her laptop. “Nah, it’s nothing. I’m not so fragile.” The bruises on Gina’s hand, likely from improperly drawn blood, were swollen. Far from receiving concern from her so called family, all she got was guilt-tripped. ‘If it were Olivia, even a tiny scratch would have them up in arms, right?” Gina scoffed internally, her gaze dripping with derision. Minutes later, staring at t