Jemima had always believed that her life was a never-ending cycle of lectures, rules, and the constant nagging from Delynn. From the moment she woke up to the second she went to bed, there was always something Delynn had to comment on-her grades, her habits, even the way she held her chopsticks. It was exhausting.
Unlike her Abie, Aralie, who showered her with affection and spoiled her whenever possible, Delynn was strict, controlling, and always seemed impossible to please. No matter how hard Jemima tried, there was always something she could've done better. It made her wonder-was she really their daughter? Why did she feel like an outsider in her own home?
Then came the physics competition. The one thing that had put even more pressure on her already suffocating routine. Delynn pushed her harder than ever, making her practice equations late into the night, drilling formulas into her brain as if her entire future depended on it. And maybe, in Delynn's eyes, it did.
But something changed along the way. Between the late-night study sessions, the endless bickering, and the constant battles of pride, Jemima started to see a side of Delynn she had never noticed before. A side that wasn't just about discipline and high expectations-but something deeper, something she wasn't quite ready to admit.
Perhaps, just maybe, her strict, terrifying, perfectionist parent wasn't as cold-hearted as she had always thought.
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