Joseph leaned back, folding his arms with a proud smirk.
Joseph:
"Example? Oh, I've got one." đ
"One day, Megan sis was kidnapped by her stepmother and her kids⊠all for money."
The children gasped.
Children: "What?! đš"
Joseph nodded.
Joseph:
"That broke Megan sis completely.
She cried, panicked⊠she thought no one would save her."
His smirk widened.
Joseph:
"But Steve bro was not any less.
He marched straight to them, threw the whole bag of money at their feetâŠ
and brought Megan sis back home." đ
Lussy clutched her blanket.
Children: "OHHHH đź"
Joseph continued.
Joseph:
"After that, Megan sis finally respected himâŠ
and slowlyâŠ
their love started to grow." đ„°
The kids smiled softly.
Emily: "AwwâŠ"
Joseph raised a finger.
Joseph:
"But here's the interesting part.
Jonathan bro investigated those kidnappersâŠ
and he found out they didn't magically disappear."
He leaned closer.
Joseph:
"They ran awayâ
to another cityâ
PACKED THEIR BAGS OVERNIGHTâ
and never came back." đ
The kids' eyes widened.
Children: "Why? đ°"
Joseph smirked proudly.
Joseph:
"Because Amber sis scared them so bad
that they probably still see her in their nightmares." đ
Lussy blinked.
Lussy: "So⊠as thanks, you guys asked for her surname to find her family?" đ
"And she didn't tell you?"
Joseph chuckled.
Joseph:
"Correct. No matter how much we tried,
Amber sis never told us her real surname." đ
"But day after day, she slowly became family.
And then graduallyâŠ
Amber sis and Jonathan bro's chemistry?"
He whistled.
"Fireworks." đâ€ïž
Emily leaned forward.
Emily: "But⊠why didn't she tell you?
Isn't her sister alone with that monster Nathalie?!" đ€
Joseph looked at her sadly.
Joseph:
"My dear⊠do you think she didn't try?" đ
The kids froze.
Emily: "MeaningâŠ?" đ¶
Joseph's voice turned heavy.
Joseph:
"Amber sis did go back to that house.
She didn't tell usâshe went alone.
She begged themâŠ
told her two sisters to come with her."
His eyes dropped.
Joseph:
"But instead of listeningâŠ
they insulted her.
Humiliated her.
And sent her back." đ
Silence.
Even the children didn't speak.
The blanket felt heavier.
The wind outside seemed louder.
Joseph:
"That was the day she stopped expecting anything from them."
He closed his eyes.
Joseph:
"And the day her madnessâŠ
started to awaken." đ
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