Chapter 2382


    Ivy felt an odd twinge as she listened to Alyssa’s words


    “It''s a shame that photo was withdrawn by Ms. Lewis so swiftly. If I had saved it, I could''ve probably


    told whether it was from that day.”


    Alyssa gently patted Ivy''s hand. “Oh, Ivy, I know you''ve been wronged. It must''ve been eating you


    up inside all these days, huh? No one tofort you. You silly child, why didn''t youe to me


    sooner? At least I could''ve told you what really happened that day.”N?velDrama.Org (C) content.


    Tears welled up in Ivy''s eyes once again, under the tender care of Alyssa. She had never received


    suchfort when she was wronged by her parents.


    Back in the day, whenever ra faced tough times at school, she''d storm home and m her


    bedroom door shut. Her mother would then knock gently, full of warmth. Despite ra’s


    impatience, telling her mom not to bother her, her mother would persist, asking what was wrong.


    She would reassure ra that she and her dad had her back and wouldn''t stand for her being


    mistreated.


    Observing these moments, Ivy always felt a pang of envy.


    Her family had moved several times, and with each move came a new school. Alt Ivy mostly


    encountered kindness, there were times she was bullied. She vaguely recal her first day at a new


    school, right after introducing herself to the ss. As she walked to her assigned seat, the girl


    behind her yanked the chair away with malice, sending Ivy crashing to the floor in front of everyone.


    Laughter filled the room, her cheeks burned with shame under the strangers’ gaze, but not a soul


    offered to help her-not even the teacher who had just led her in.


    Helpless, Ivy stood on her own, dusted herself off, retrieved her chair, and sat down with


    caution.


    If it had been just one person bullying her, Ivy could have endured it, knowing she might be moving


    again soon. But when the entire ss turned against her with a silent coldness, every day in that


    ssroom felt suffocating


    The idea of school, which once filled her with anticipation, became a torment for Ivy. Whenever she


    expressed her reluctance to go to that school, she was met with scolding at home. Ivy once


    mentioned wanting to switch schools at the dinner table, which immediately drew a scowl from her


    father and her mother mmed down her cutlery immediately.


    "Why are you always causing trouble? We just moved you here, and now you want us to move you


    again? Ivy, you''re getting older but not any wiser. Your father and I are swamped with work. We''ve


    just settled you and your sister, and now you''re stirring things up again? You''re a big girl now, can''t


    you see how hard your father works? Do you think


    changing schools is as simple as snapping your fingers? And if you do move, where


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    would you live? Who would take you to and from school, adding to our burdens? Can''t you show a


    little concern for your parents? How did I raise such an ungrateful child!"


    At that moment, ra chimed in soothingly, “Mom, don’t be mad at Ivy. She''s just talking. She''s still


    young; she''ll understand when she’s older.”


    Hearing ra''s voice, their mother’s expression softened.


    Ivy watched her mother’s attitude change and felt a surge of alienation. Wasn''t she her daughter?


    Why did her mother seem to show more warmth to someone else''s daughter than to her own?


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