Lahat ng Kabanata ng All I Could See Was Frost: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

I folded the paper back and went to the administration office.My teacher, Ms. Fraser, took it and flipped through the transcript that was tucked at the back. She paused for two seconds. "Jordan Grey, have you really made up your mind? It's a pity that you're dropping out with such good grades. You've always been a top student."I held my schoolbag strap and only shook my head gently.There were other teachers in the administration office. One of them, who had just returned from outside, casually mentioned, "Ms. Ginny Stroll came for the parent-teacher meeting today. After that, she gave the school an additional scholarship, saying it's specifically for students in the top ten of the grade and those who excel in competitions. The principal praised her earlier."Another teacher chimed in with a smile. "She cares about Olivia. I heard Ms. Stroll had even planned Olivia's overseas study after high school in advance. Olivia's diligent, always ranking first in the grade. The school welc

The post said that Olivia was not my mother's biological child, but she had gained all the resources by relying on my mother's financial support. It was also implied that my mother had abandoned her ex-husband and her own biological son, becoming a good mother to someone else's daughter instead.The post was quickly deleted, but screenshots had already spread everywhere.My mother stared at me and asked immediately, "Did you post it?"I pushed the phone back. "No."Mr. Russell immediately chimed in, his tone filled with suppressed dissatisfaction, "Jordan, I know you hold a grudge, but Olivia has done nothing wrong. Why must you involve her in your parents' affairs?"I remained silent.There were two teachers in the office. They could not help but side with them when they heard this. "Yeah, they should discuss it privately; don't post it on the forum so that the whole school knows about it."I listened and found it particularly ridiculous.I did not do anything, but everyone ha

At that thought, I looked up at my mother. "Aren't you the best at protecting Mr. Russell and Olivia? How come you can't even handle hearing the truth anymore?"My mother turned grim, a flicker of discomfort crossing her eyes. When she spoke, she still chose to shift the blame onto my dad. "What happened back then was because your dad couldn't let it go. He refused to accept the reality and made the situation worse. If he hadn't kept pressing on, everyone could have just lived in peace.”I stared at her, feeling a surge of anger. "Peace? Do you know why my hearing is damaged?"My mother froze. This was the second time today that she truly noticed the hearing aid on my ears. When we met yesterday, she was only focused on criticizing my shabby clothes and did not notice anything new.I turned around to make my ears clearer for her to see. "The day you kicked us out, I fell down the stairs and damaged my hearing. You don't remember, of course. You were busy with your wedding and prote

The door was open, so the wind from the hallway blew in, little by little.My mother stood in the doorway, motionless for a long time. She stared at my dad's photo, as if she had forgotten to breathe.Mr. Russell was also stunned, his face turning ghastly pale. He probably never expected my dad to really be dead. Olivia was frightened by the furnishings in the unit and instinctively winced behind Mr. Russell.I ignored them. I just walked over, put down my schoolbag, and picked up the lukewarm cup of water on the altar table. I replaced it with a new one as usual.I had been doing this for three months, so it was all too familiar.My mother finally slowly walked in, asking hoarsely, "When did this happen?""Three months ago.""Why wasn't I told?"I looked up at her and retorted flatly, "Would telling you have helped? My dad called you, texted you, begged you, and waited for you, but did you ever believe him?"My mother's lips moved but did not say a word.I went to the draw

My mother picked up her phone and dialed a number in front of me.After the call got through, she got straight to the point by asking, "Why was that card I gave them empty?"It was Mr. Russell on the other end of the line.Mr. Russell paused momentarily before continuing to play dumb. His tone became heavy. "Why are you suddenly asking this?"My mother stood by the table, her voice getting quieter and quieter. "I'll ask again. Why is that card empty?"There were a few seconds of silence on the other end of the line.When he spoke again, Mr. Russell's tone had changed.He first said that he was just afraid that my dad and I would still continue pestering her after receiving the money. Then, he simply admitted that he had transferred the money out of the card. He said that we should completely disappear from her life since my dad and her were divorced. He did not want my dad to have my mother's money, continue to act pitiful, seek sympathy, and use me to keep pestering her.My mo