After Three Years of Waiting, I Stopped Expecting Him

On my nineteenth birthday, I signed up to be a volunteer in a clinical trial.

The moment I got the advance payment, I bought myself the birthday present I'd wanted for so long: a sports smartwatch.

The doctor said this trial carried unavoidable risk factors, and told me to inform my parents.

When I got home, Mom, Dad, and my brother were all celebrating my false-heiress sister's birthday.

Dad waved me over without really looking. "Patricia Henson, hurry up and come celebrate with us."