Keluarga Tak Kasat Mata Part 13 Novels & Stories

When my SAT results come in, I'm stunned to see a score of just 550, even though I've always been one of the top students in my class. For the first time, my parents pull me into a hug and gently reassure me. "It's okay. We'll pay for you to retake the SAT next time." Tears well up in my eyes as I promise them, "I'll get into a good college next time. I won't let you down." They prepare a lavish dinner, then send me off to bed with smiles. Late that night, I hear laughter coming from my parents' room. A beat later, I hear the voice of my little sister, Olivia Clark, drifting through the crack in the door. "Mom, Dad, you're amazing! I'll be headed to a top college soon!"

"Go ahead and bid on whatever you want today. Don't worry, I'll cover it all." Her friends cheered loudly. "Chloe, you're amazing!" I couldn't help but snicker. Chloe had absolutely no idea how things stood with her family. Since my rebirth, my dad had been slowly cutting off ties with the Parker family's businesses. The only remaining collaborations were small contracts worth tens of thousands. The Parker family enterprise was barely surviving. Just as I was about to move Carmen somewhere quieter, Jacob spotted me. "Jack?" Then Chloe's friends noticed me and started making a ruckus.

I exchange glances with Jim, our unspoken connection reflecting a shared acknowledgment that our family history is taking an unforeseen turn. As we await the next chapter of this unfolding narrative, the living room becomes a space where the threads of our family's past weave into the present, creating a tapestry of complexity and intrigue. The unexpected story, still shrouded in secrecy, leaves us on the edge of discovery, eager to uncover the truths that have long remained hidden. The living room, now charged with emotions and untold tales, holds the promise of unraveling family mysteries that will shape the chapters yet to come.

It was an unknown number, so I rejected it, only for it to ring again. This time, I answered on speaker. “Hello, is this Miss Harper Grey? We’re calling from a TV program called Family Forever. Your mother contacted us and said you’ve been influenced to cut ties with your parents. We’d like to invite you onto our show to have a proper conversation with your family.” “I’m not going.” “Miss Grey, we’d like to help you reunite with your family–” “There’s no need for that.” With that, I hung up and couldn’t fall back asleep again after that.

I wondered if the flush on my neck was still visible under the scarf. Rachel turned back to the counter, but the air between us had changed. Lunch was loud in the way this family always made it loud—Aunt Clara directing, the aunts talking over each other, the baby fussing, the uncles quiet. The cousins sat scattered around the long table. Daniel across from me. Marcus two seats down. Jordan further along. Caleb and Elias at the far end. None of them looked at each other in any way that gave anything away. None of them looked at me for longer than was polite.

"I just never realized it would cause such serious consequences for you!" Tears streamed down Chelsea's face as she continued, "Wyatt, I'm sorry. Won't you give me another chance? I've already gotten back at Patrick for you. "His family has been in a financial crisis these few years and only barely survived because of me. I pulled all the funds, so his family has gone bankrupt. They ended up much worse than I ever was. "Besides, Callie can't be without you either. She's been waking up crying in the middle of the night, asking for her dad. She's not doing well, and I couldn't take care of her properly, so my family sent her to boarding school—"

"Every member of my family." The Shared-Sense System paused, as if the idea were new to it. Then its reply came sharp and satisfied. "Approved. Bound targets: Amber, your eldest brother Justin, your second brother Nelson, your third brother Rayden, and your fourth brother Stefan. "Activation condition: First pain event reaches 90+. Bound targets will share 30% of your pain. "Second pain event at 90+: Transfer increases to 65% percent. "Third pain event: Transfer becomes 100%.

I spoke coldly and turned to leave. Behind me, Arthur and Lauren exchanged a glance and quickly followed. On the way, my thoughts drifted back to what Paula had been like before she became paralyzed. She hadn't talked much, but she had been kind. Sometimes, she would tell me stories about her younger days. She once mentioned her family had been wealthy before falling on hard times, resulting in her marrying into a family in the countryside. At the time, I thought it was just nostalgia. I never took it seriously. Now, it seemed those gold bars might really have come from her family.

Russell cursed under his breath, his hatred for these families boiling over. He despised the Lowell family, wishing he could lead troops to destroy them. "You're already doomed, so why can't you just wait for your end? Wiping out the Reilley family to frame Matthias? Do you think being the top family gives you the right to do whatever you want?" Russell cursed. What riled him even more was how the Lowell family had incited other innocent families against Matthias. Even a blind man could tell they were trying to escalate the situation. The foolishness of the other elite families dumbfounded him. After all, they saw him treating Matthias with great respect, and it should have been obvious that

My family always used me as an example to teach Yvette Langley, my twin sister, a lesson. When we were little, my mom would purposely leave me alone on the street. She would let Yvette watch me break down in tears so she would learn never to wander off. My brother, Martin Langley, would get kids from outside school to corner me in an alley. He wanted Yvette to see me get slapped and forced to my knees so she would learn to stay away from troublemakers. So I became more and more timid, and they grew to like me less and less. Then, the day before the SAT, my mom gave me an order I could not refuse. “Tomorrow, you’re going to turn in a blank SAT.” I stared at her in shock. Tears filled my