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I got home and saw my parents waiting for
- me.
Before I could speak, they yelled.
“Chad told us everything. You need to stop being so rash.”
“You could’ve died! Why did you let him save
her first?”
My mom sighed.
“How can we trust the company to you like
this?”
They gave the company to him last time.
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Then they retired.
My dad said, “Get married soon.”
“I don’t want to.”
“I’m here to tell you that I’m calling off the
wedding.
“I don’t care what you say, I’m choosing for
myself.
“Don’t try to threaten me. I don’t care who
you give it to, because I don’t want it.”
I know what will happen in seven years, so I
won’t go broke.
I went to my room.
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They were probably more disappointed.
It didn’t matter.
The next day, I woke up early.
My mom was making breakfast.
“Aunt Fang said you got up to eat yesterday.
Sorry, I forgot to ask.”
I was shocked that she was being this nice.
She tucked my hair behind my ear, and said,
“We thought we were using the wrong
methods.
“We want you to grow up, so we didn’t give
you too much attention.
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“You can call off the wedding. We don’t want
you to go to them.”
They agreed?
I felt sad.
Young Ashley yelled, but she just got yelled at
back.
She tried to be obedient, but they called her
useless.
Now, I said a few harsh words, and they
changed?
When we arrived at the Chad’s home, I
couldn’t believe it.
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