d, forcing herself to meet Aunt Regina's cold gaze. Her aunty sitting on the velvet couch with a cup of tea in her hand, barely looked up. She let out a slow, mocking laughter. " So you thoug

meant for children of wealth and prestige? You think you deserve to wear the same uniform as my kids?" She laughed mockingly. " Keep dreaming". Tears filled Anna's eye

stop wasting my time feeding a girl who doesn't appreciate what she has". Anna didn't say a word. She knew that tone. It meant worse things were coming. " Be grateful I've let you stay as long as I have,". Aunt Regina continued. " I will find you a public school, one that fits your status. Until

o speak. "

ow, it was gradually slipping in a tip of an eye. She thought of the way the teachers had praised her, how they had told her she had potential . She thought of the library, the books she had barely begun to explore. The feeling of sitting in a classroom,learning and growing. It was the closest thing to freedom she had ever known. And it seemed Aunty Regina was taking it all away. But what choice did she have? Even if she worked, even if she begged, the amount she owed was more than she could ever hope to earn on her o

s eyes widened." Lisa?" " It's not much",Lisa whispered. " But it's something". Anna stared at the money,her heart aching and beating fast.She knew how little the maids were paid. This was probably all Lisa had. " I can't take this", She whispered. Lisa g

freedom. But on the morning Of January 15,something was different. Anna awoke to the sound of her aunt's sharp voice glooming the staircase. She hurried downstairs in fear, trying to know why exactly she screamed her name. The house was unusually silent, as though holding its breath. When she entered the breakfast room, She froze. A tall imposing man sto

be enrolling". Jane's heart leaped happily. So it was finally happening. She turned to Mr. Peter expec

ause and a silence so thick that it made her uneasy. Then, Aunt Regina let out a sharp laugh." Good things?" She repeated mocki

sigh, as if exhausted by Anna's supposed deception. "Y

h dropped. No

on?" Mr. Peter's

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see? She contradicts even me, her own guardian. I o

f there is one thing I do not tolerate, it is dishonest

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ant while spoiling your own children. You tried to keep me out of school, and now

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bling with suppressed fury. "Get your thin