Chapter 12 – No One Touches What’s Mine

Feeling bored by Alexander and Arlette’s constant displays of affection, I decide to get up from the table and head to my room.

—Sister, are you already full? But you didn’t even touch your plate —says Arlette, giving me a mocking smile that no one else notices. I shoot her a quick glance and decide to ignore her.

—Leave her alone, darling, don’t worry about her. You know your sister is ungrateful —I hear my father say, and I clench my hands into fists, f