Chapter 6
Madeline left after staying with her mother for a long time. She returned home when it was only an hour before midnight.
She felt guilty for Nathan because she had left that fifteen-year-old boy to clean the house and cook all by himself most of the time, but she needed to work, and they couldn’t afford a housekeeper for now.
Madeline unlocked the door and looked around to see if the house was clean.
She was relieved that it seemed Nathan could once again fend for himself. So she checked into his room and, unsurprisingly, saw him playing an online game on his computer.
She leaned on the door and knocked on it to announce her presence.
Nathan ignored her despite not wearing a headphone, so she called his name, "Nathan, it’s time to sleep. You’re going to school early tomorrow."
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Nathan ignored her again, which was unusual because he’d usually listened to her and turned off that game.
"Nathan—"
"Shut up," Nathan said curtly, and Madeline was stunned. The teenage boy finally looked over his shoulder, staring at his sister coldly, "You’re trending everywhere on the internet, Sis."