t. I knelt to pick up the broken pieces of the cup, mostly to hi

my parents, her tone patient, as if exp

couple to start their life under the same roof as a divorced older sister. It just... doesn'

But this isn' t your hometown, Olivia. This is our family. Sar

with her. "We are so happy to have you join

en to throw them away, my mind racing. I decided to try a different approa

ng a calm expression onto my face. I reache

right foot. But times have changed. My divorce has nothing to do with you and

mile on her face vanished, replaced b

' s an embarrassment. My family would be horrified to know my husband' s divorced sister is livin

lap in the face. I felt t

furious gaze on my brother. "Ethan! Is this what you want? Y

. He wouldn't meet anyone's eyes. H

Speak up!" my

ia is just... she' s just thinking

mp. He stood up and kicked Ethan' s chair hard. "Reputation? You

in submission. It was clear then. He was complete

be the cause of a war in my own family. I didn't wan

low. The whole room turned to look a

protest, but I held

onvincing. "Lily and I can find an apartment

parents. They looked at me with ex

a glance

a small, triumphant smirk playing on her lips as she