Coincidentally, she ran into Avery, who was also taking a physique lesson in the classroom next door, with two girls trailing after her.

“Avery, your necklace is so beautiful. It must be very expensive, right? It looks so good on you,” one of the girls said with envy.

Picking up the pendant on the necklace, Avery raised her eyebrows slightly and replied, “It’s okay, I guess. My dad likes to buy me necklaces and always buys me gifts whenever he goes on a business trip.”

“You have a great dad who pampers you so much. Unlike my family. My dad favors my younger brother more, so most of the good stuff belongs to my him instead.”

Avery smiled and said, “I’m his only daughter, so of course, he has to pamper me. My brothers complain as they feel like they’re adopted, and I’m his only biological kid”

When she spoke, she held her head high proudly like a princess.

 

She even gave Skylar a sidelong glance when they brushed past each other as she spoke.

Obviously, she deliberately directed her words at Skylar.

 

Nevertheless, Skylar was expressionless and calm when she heard that Thomas pampered Avery so much.

kind of fatherly love, nor had she ever been showered with love and

already numb from all their

all she had during every festive season back

brought his family over for dinner, she envied her cousins as they had their parents by their

gradually lost her expectations as the Joneses’ existence

out to her after

ask you not to tell anyone about

so happens that I, similarly, didn’t want people to

her after seeing that there

took a few steps

me. That’s great. If you behave well, I’m ready to forgive you. In fact, I could even invite you back for dinner and

that Avery was not an actress as she

took her phone out of her locker.

to know if he had picked her

picked up my mom? Is she at the hospital?” Skylar picked at the

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