Chapter 291

Perhaps the reason that Lady Melissa acted that way was because of the fact that she had anger issues- though she was able to control them quite well, at least for most of the time.

Or maybe it was the fact that she was bottling up all her feelings, tossing them to the side as if they were unimportant- well they were unimportant, at least Lady Melissa considered them to be unimportant.

Or maybe it was a mix of both of the two reasons above, after all, having anger issues and bottling up all her feelings? It was a disaster that was just practically waiting to happen, and when it did happen.

Oh boy did things get wild, Lady Melissa could be screaming- while breaking down, after all, everyone would always feel better after breaking down and screaming their lungs out (i can guarantee you that this method works from my first-hand experience with it).

Lady Melissa actually had broken down a few times or so during these past few days- perhaps the stress and mental anxiety was getting to her, as well as her remembering that this was reality, not some game.

Lady Melissa of course knew that, and the pressure was obviously getting to her- she was so scared of failing herself once again, as well as the people that surrounded her- knowing that if she screwed up this time, she wouldn't have another chance.

Lady Melissa knew to treat her life seriously- as well as to take advantage of all the time she had remaining, and to cherish them with her friends and loved ones since she wasn't sure how she felt anymore regarding either of her parents.

It would be a complete and utter lie if Lady Melissa said that she didn't despise or resent her parents at all- a part of her despised and resented them for not sharing even a single bit of their time with her.

For not being able to praise her and be proud of her achievements- for never being there for her when she needed them the most, and most importantly of all, she was annoyed at how her parents tried to control every aspect of her life when they didn't even make an effort to be in it.

Lady Melissa did like her parents too- on some occasions, though she wouldn't so boldly call this feeling 'love', sure her parents could actually make her laugh sometimes- but at the end of the day, she was always reminded that it wasn't going to happen again unless either of them or the both of them messed up badly.

After all, the only times that Lady Melissa would actually get to spend time with her parents, or when they would even give some of their attention to her was when they would mess up something so badly that they would need to make an effort so that they would be on their daughter's good side.

Although, even when her parents would often mess up, it wasn't always going to be a guarantee that they would spare time or even make an effort to talk to her and apologize about it, much less visit somewhere fun together and spend time together with each other, like a real family.

In the end, Lady Melissa knew of her fate- it was pitiful, it was sad, but more importantly, it was reality.

The reason that Lady Melissa had made that vow to herself was so that she wouldn't raise her expectations with every single thing that her parent or parents would do, and think that this time she was finally given the love and praise she deserved, yet alas it was all a lie.

It was a never-ending toxic cycle- toxic for Lady Melissa at least, expecting that this time, this time would be 'the one' where her parents would finally try to at least show that they cared for Lady Melissa.

Yet, every single time, Lady Melissa's hopes and expectations would always come crashing down to her- it was sort of ironic really, considering how great of a relationship she had with her parents when she had first come into her second life.

However, like the saying goes 'All good things must come to an end' and so did this- it came to an end as quickly as it started, which, if Lady Melissa was being completely honest, disappointed her, yet she should've seen it coming.

Or maybe, she should've prepared herself for this, if only she hadn't been so blinded by her craving for attention as well as affection from her parents, maybe she would've noticed this and it would've been much easier for her to move on from this whole thing.

Maybe it was simply the fact that she was their daughter- the fact that she shared some sort of physical bond with them, perhaps it was the appearance, or perhaps it was the personality, whatever it was, she kept having expectations because there was some sort of bond between the three of them.

Ever since her parents had grounded her, her resentment for her parents had only grown stronger, in addition to that, the fact that neither of them had even spared a single minute to talk to her infuriated her anger even more.

It truly was a wonder how Lady Melissa had managed not to snap at them yet, or find them, though she was completely aware that if she did so she'd probably receive a longer period of grounding, or they would extend her grounding period.

Lady Melissa wondered what her parents were doing- what they were so busy about that they couldn't even spare a single minute to see their daughter within the past 27 days that she had been grounded.

Though, knowing her parents, if Lady Melissa were to guess, they probably weren't busy at all, perhaps they just didn't feel like wanting to meet their own daughter, or they just felt lazy and found it a waste of time to talk to their only child and share a conversation with her.