Joseph leaned back, folding his arms with a proud smirk.
Joseph:
"Example? Oh, I've got one." š
"One day, Megan sis was kidnapped by her stepmother and her kidsā¦ all for money."
The children gasped.
Children: "What?! šØ"
Joseph nodded.
Joseph:
"That broke Megan sis completely.
She cried, panickedā¦ she thought no one would save her."
His smirk widened.
Joseph:
"But Steve bro was not any less.
He marched straight to them, threw the whole bag of money at their feetā¦
and brought Megan sis back home." š
Lussy clutched her blanket.
Children: "OHHHH š®"
Joseph continued.
Joseph:
"After that, Megan sis finally respected himā¦
and slowlyā¦
their love started to grow." š„°
The kids smiled softly.
Emily: "Awwā¦"
Joseph raised a finger.
Joseph:
"But here's the interesting part.
Jonathan bro investigated those kidnappersā¦
and he found out they didn't magically disappear."
He leaned closer.
Joseph:
"They ran awayā
to another cityā
PACKED THEIR BAGS OVERNIGHTā
and never came back." š
The kids' eyes widened.
Children: "Why? š°"
Joseph smirked proudly.
Joseph:
"Because Amber sis scared them so bad
that they probably still see her in their nightmares." š
Lussy blinked.
Lussy: "Soā¦ as thanks, you guys asked for her surname to find her family?" š
"And she didn't tell you?"
Joseph chuckled.
Joseph:
"Correct. No matter how much we tried,
Amber sis never told us her real surname." š
"But day after day, she slowly became family.
And then graduallyā¦
Amber sis and Jonathan bro's chemistry?"
He whistled.
"Fireworks." šā¤ļø
Emily leaned forward.
Emily: "Butā¦ why didn't she tell you?
Isn't her sister alone with that monster Nathalie?!" š¤
Joseph looked at her sadly.
Joseph:
"My dearā¦ do you think she didn't try?" š
The kids froze.
Emily: "Meaningā¦?" š¶
Joseph's voice turned heavy.
Joseph:
"Amber sis did go back to that house.
She didn't tell usāshe went alone.
She begged themā¦
told her two sisters to come with her."
His eyes dropped.
Joseph:
"But instead of listeningā¦
they insulted her.
Humiliated her.
And sent her back." š
Silence.
Even the children didn't speak.
The blanket felt heavier.
The wind outside seemed louder.
Joseph:
"That was the day she stopped expecting anything from them."
He closed his eyes.
Joseph:
"And the day her madnessā¦
started to awaken." š
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