But as for me, Margery's biological daughter, I always dressed like a beggar. All the clothes I had were old ones that Margery gathered from relatives. They were either too big for me or too short and couldn't even cover my ankles.
After I received the college acceptance letter, my dad found out that the tuition he had saved for me had already been used by Margery to pay for Jessica's private school tuition.
Because of that, my dad got so angry that he collapsed to the ground and had a heart attack.
However, he still had to go to the construction site to do the dirtiest and most tiring work, just to earn enough money for my tuition.
After that incident, Margery stopped visiting Nathaniel and his family for nearly four years.
I thought Margery had already learned her lessons. However, I was wrong.
After I directly refused Margery last time, she didn't mention the idea of letting Jessica stay at my house again.
I thought Margery finally understood who was more important in her own family, and I thought that this matter was over.
Thus, I planned to rent out that old house as soon as possible.
I wanted to change the tragic ending of me and Leonel.
Because of my severe morning sickness, I had to stay in the new house and hadn't been able to go to the old house to arrange everything.
It turned out that I was too positive. I should have acted swiftly.
Those who wanted to take advantage of me came before I was prepared.
One day, I took a short video outside and bought some vegetables and fruits. I thought I could cook at home while making some videos for my social media account.
But before I even opened the door of my house, I heard a loud noise inside.
It turned out that Margery brought Nathaniel and Nathaniel's family here.
The moment I opened the door, I regretted giving the key to Margery.
The TV was blasting loudly, and the floor was covered with all kinds of fruit waste.
My two younger cousins were running around the house, throwing sofa cushions and delivery boxes everywhere, making a mess.
My aunt, Dorothy Lange, and Nathaniel were sitting on the sofa, enjoying their leisure time together with a happy look on their faces.
Jessica was in the study, sitting in front of my desk and playing with my laptop.
When I saw all these, I felt the rage twisting inside me.
I thought that after I started over and directly refused them, Nathaniel and Jessica would stay away from me.