Chapter 4

I didn't bother with my parents and just blocked their numbers and social media.

When they couldn't reach me, they made a fuss at my workplace and ended up being escorted out by the cops. Eventually, they asked some distant relatives to track me down.

My aunt said, "Yara, they're still your parents. They're not getting any younger; you should cut them some slack.

"At the end of the day, they're the ones who brought you into this world."

Just hearing my aunt's voice over the phone, I could see her expression clear as day.

These relatives never missed a…