Chapter 23. Opening up Towards One Another

The next day, Annalise was feeling much better. Since morning, she noticed a strange excitement in Alexis and Aries but had little opportunity to talk to them with her aunt sitting at the breakfast table with a scowl on her face. Dean grabbed an apple and left for work and do did Erik. Derek was too busy messaging his girlfriend to notice what was going on. Their uncle had already left for work while Mike hadn’t returned home after a night out. It inflamed Annalise further when she heard about his night out. It showed how biased aunt Emily’s behavior was towards her. She had never crossed her limit and never returned later than 10 in the night yet her aunt recently started targeting her a lot for not coming home on time.

After Nelson’s, and Susan’s visit, a rebellious side was visible in Annalise. She ignored aunt Emily’s behavior pointedly. Why should she give up on the love of her life for someone’s unjust demands? If aunt Emily was indebted to aunt Sandra, there were other ways