27 Graduation Day 7 (1/2)

As they watched the interaction, hatred and disgust flashed in Jason Song and Kara Song's eyes.

”Why are you intruding on someone else's family dinner? Don't you care how that makes us look?” Her father spat while grinding his teeth.

”Aika invited me. I'm not intruding.” Aria fidgeted with her hands, and looked directly into her father's angry eyes.

In the next moment she vaguely heard Kara muttering, ”As if someone would want to invite someone like you to anything...”

Unable to stop herself, Aria glared at her and spoke louder than she had before. ”And someone would rather invite someone like you?”

Before she could realize what happened, she felt a harsh slap hit her face and stepped back several times with tears building in her eyes. When she cleared her eyes and looked in front of her, she saw her stepmother raging and being held back by her equally angry father.

”Aria! Do. not. speak. to. your. stepmother. like. that. Next time I won't stop her.” Stunned, Aria stood there with her mind blank. She was only snapped out of her daze when she felt eyes roaming over her and turned to see Christian with a creepy smile.

Immediately ready for something like this Emma jumped in with tears in her eyes as well, ”Mum! Dad! Don't treat her like that! She's still family, no matter how awful she acts... she'll always be my older sister.”

Her words only served to make Jason and Kara angrier. They both hated seeing their precious daughter treating this scum well.

Suddenly, Jason chuckled lowly. ”She may be the daughter of my first wife, but she's not family. I refuse to accept someone like this as my daughter any longer. Aria, get out of my sight and never let me hear you call yourself a Song again! You will never be a Song!”

”Da-” Emma continued with her act and tried to interject on Aria's side but was cut off.

”Quiet! Do not defend her!” Kara grabbed her daughter's hand and dragged the clearly reluctant girl into their room, soon followed by the other two members of the party.