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I suddenly became so cooperative that everyone looked at me with suspicion.
I took out a red amulet from my pocket.
The Miller family all recognized that amulet. Yale got it for me at the
Confucius Temple when I was taking the high school entrance exam. It was
–
supposed to bring good luck for getting into a good school.
On his way back, Yale even got into a car accident and hurt his leg.
When I was little, I cried my eyes out because I felt so bad for him. I said I’d
keep this amulet safe forever.
And I did. Even after five years, the amulet was still in perfect condition,
showing how much I cherished it.
Later, when my younger brothers wanted Yale to get them one for their
exams, he chased them away, laughing and scolding.
He said, “Bella is different from
you guys.
She’s
my only sister.”
I held the amulet casually and threw it at Sarah.
“Since Sarah has been through so much, this amulet is for you.”
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Sarah quickly caught it. A flash of triumph showed in her eyes, but she said,”
This is such an important thing. I can’t take it. And I’m not really a Miller…”
My brothers rushed to say, “The Miller family adopted you. You’re one of us.
that.”
Don’t say
“Sarah, don’t cry. Of course you’re part of the family. From now on, you’re
our real sister.”
Then they turned to scold me.
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“Bella, what’s your deal? Are you trying to make Sarah uncomfortable on
purpose?”
“She’s not good enough for the international competition. Maybe she needs
some luck,” I said coldly.“If not, she can just pray to God.”
Facing my brothers‘ angry stares, I said indifferently, “Yale’s amulet is really
effective. I’m doing this to show my sincerity. Yale won’t mind, right? After all,
an adopted sister is still a sister. You can’t be too biased. If I have something, my
adopted sister should have it too.”
My brothers‘ expressions changed.
This was something they used to say to me, but now it sounded harsh to
their ears.
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I was the one who was supposed to be in the wrong, so why was I acting so
willful?
Yale’s face turned cold.“Bella, do you know what you’re doing?”
That amulet was specially for me. I was clearly taunting them for being
biased.
Cody frowned in disapproval.“Bella, you’re going too far.”
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William pouted.“Why can’t you be as sensible as Sarah?”
I laughed. “So you mean this isn’t enough?”
Everyone frowned but didn’t say anything against it. They all thought I was
being too much.
All they wanted was a proper apology from me. Was it really that hard?
“What about these?”
I took out a box, held it by the bottom, and dumped the contents out.
The things fell to the ground by my feet.
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