ears in her eyes. "You little rascal, you still remember you have a home here, don

earlier thoughts, I chok

patted her back. "The doctor advised you not

lashing a sweet smile and said mea

for me to sit at the dining table. "Maisie,

on and pulled Mathew to sit at the dining table with us, kindly urging me, "Yes,

ed at me with ea

eat, trying to convince myself to eat it, but a

braised pork dish, your favorite? Why do you find it nauseati

e. It's not your cooki

I haven't eaten

my for Female Virtues, I ne

or dairy for so long that the smel

long to eat the meal Au

I survived by repeatedly recalling the

ng time, so my skills have deteriorated. Don't worry, Maisie,

years of studying abroad. You us

u, the ideal weight is often considered under a hundred

on't understand. My cousin is on

yfully, "You've gotten so th

but instinctively, I crouched down, covering m

shock and hurriedly helped m

that this wasn't the Aca

wasn't Dir

hit me here f

time the director raised a hand towards m

cks, urine on my head, star

w rebellious a girl was when sent in, she

training, but no one cared about the me

oit and humiliate every student u

ly, saying nothin

ing would be useless; n

had just recovered from illne

e about the Academy for Female Virtues, I'm

owing my head like a child w

, "Maisie, you don't look well. Wh

d nodded, then hurriedl

ed to the bathroom and vo

rayed out of my mouth and no

my mouth, and wiped with a tissue

ding in the room,

check on you. W

ly took a few

Female Virtues after discovering my feelings

gent, not only subjecting me to a grueling hell-mode training bu

ing incessantly while hurling insults at me, "You wretched girl, h

now, do you thin

for nothing

wo more steps before obediently answering, "Maybe I've been at the c

he wanted to ask more, but foot

, Auntie said once you've settled cousin in, c

to our house, she was al

to her as he was to me, but it wasn't

eer her up when

ately acknowledged them, looking at her

him, "We'll be w

hen turned back to me once

"I don't care if you've rid yourself of

ne gets hurt bec

rector made me memorize daily at the Academy for Female Virt

etely unworthy of you. Only vile peo

ce darkened

the door, biting her lip and looking pale, "Cousi

elated, he's still your brot

shaky Corrine, "Corrine, don

ve gotten rid of those disgraceful thoughts, or I won't hesitate to

xploded in my mi

to the Academy for Female Virtues by their familie

ace, tremblin

own my pant leg onto t

nts, then looked up at the shock

wet myself in

went black as I l