Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Sixth Parker: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 6

The moment Elina Griffin saw me clutching my mother's memorial portrait, she snatched it out of my hands. I lunged after it, but she was wearing heels. She simply lifted it higher than I could reach.She looked the portrait up and down with a smirk. "Your old lady wasn't bad-looking. Too bad she had rotten luck and gave birth to someone like you."She clicked her tongue. "You've been mooching off Talon for years, living in his house, eating his food, acting like you're the lady of the house. I've met shameless people before. But you're in a league of your own."I reached for the frame again.This time, she jerked it away.The corner of the frame slammed against the edge of the trash can with a sharp crack. A jagged fracture spread across the glass."Didn't you hear me? Or are you deaf?"I clenched my fists so tightly my nails dug into my palms. Rage surged from my chest and lodged in my throat, burning behind my eyes.My hand shot up before I could stop myself.She reacted ins

Something inside me snapped. I fixed my eyes on Leo and forced out each word through gritted teeth."What did you just say about my mom?"He shrugged. "If your mom had been any kind of decent woman, she would've been able to keep a man around. I'm just telling the truth. Why are you so worked up?""Say it again."My voice was quiet and tense, like a wire stretched to its breaking point."Your mother was that kind of woman back then. Why would you be any different? You spend every day hanging around a bunch of men, chasing off their girlfriends, then pretending you're above it all."The lecture hall fell silent. I could feel dozens of hostile eyes studying me from every direction.My fists clenched, and my gaze drifted to the security camera mounted in the corner of the classroom.I was fighting for the university's highest academic scholarship. I couldn't afford to lose control.Elina put on her sympathetic expression again. "Come on, don't say that about her. Maybe she's had

Talon looked her straight in the eye and said clearly, "Exactly because she's my sister, I finally see you for who you really are."He shook off her grip and drove his fist into the wall. Whether it was anger, guilt, or both, he needed something to hit.Afraid he'd lose control, Cole stepped in and led him outside to cool off.Elina could only watch helplessly as Talon walked away.I glanced down at the mess still scattered across the floor. The compact was shattered. The lipstick had snapped clean in half. The cushion foundation lay upside down, leaking across the tile.I picked up the broken compact and held it out in front of Elina."Pay for it."Her face twisted. "I... I don't have any money.""No money?"I flicked the broken pieces of the compact into her face. Powder scattered through her hair and across her clothes.She yelped and stumbled backward."Really? When you texted your sugar daddy asking for money, you didn't seem broke."Her expression froze. It was obviou