family of men

The Lu family is a very old and respected dynasty. Manolo is the patriarch, Elisabeth is his beloved wife, Elias is the eldest brother and heir at 21, Johan is the second oldest brother at 19, and Dante is the youngest at 18. Harryet is the only girl in the house, the spoiled one, the baby. She's 14 and everyone adores her, until they adopt Elena. Elena was the daughter of Manolo's illegitimate half-brother, and since he died, they had no choice but to adopt her. Secretly, they despise Elena because everyone knows what she's like: a liar, manipulative, and hypocritical, and a real "pick me girl." She always wanted everyone's attention, but she never succeeded.

One day at school, Elena caused an accident to Harryet, pushing her down the stairs, and then played the victim. At dismissal time, her brothers ordered Elena to apologize and go ask Harryet to get in the car, as Harryet wanted to take the bus because she was afraid of Elena. When Elena approached her, she silently insulted her and hugged her in a feigned reconciliation. She tried to pretend that Harryet pushed her, but Harryet prevented this, causing Elena to fall and start crying.

Elias: Harryet!!

He said with concern as everyone rushed to her aid and took her in their arms. Harryet was trembling like a Chihuahua after a cold bath. They carried her to the car, wrapped her up, and pampered her.

Elena: She fell all by herself! You can't give her so much attention for a simple fall! You should be nice to me!!

Elena squealed in annoyance, but Johan slapped her hard.

Johan: Shut up, you filthy whore, she's our sister, you're just charity, since you arrived you've only caused misfortune, you go away by bus.

Johan said angrily and contemptuously, the brothers got into the car to attend to Harryet, who was crying in pain, her legs all scraped and bleeding slightly as she tried to calm her sobs