Shirley was the second eldest . Moreover , she was a music teacher at a university , a pianist , and a musician . Since she ever composed her own songs and released her own albums , she was quite popular . In fact , she had also composed songs for Maddy . Like Wendy , Shirley was also a top student . She had studied abroad in the past . Hence , she was highly knowledgeable . After returning from abroad , she became a music teacher at an esteemed university . Wendy had no idea how Shirley perceived this matter . Hence , she needed to know Shirley’s view . She wanted to find out how Shirley treated Joshua , their blood – related brother . At this moment , Wendy had a strong urge to have a clear and thorough idea of what kind of hellish life Joshua had gone through exactly in the past four years at the Fraser Residence . Nonetheless , Wendy didn’t immediately show the chat histories and diary entries to the other family members , for she feared they might scoff at them and not take them seriously . In particular , Maddy . Wendy was afraid she might still continue to poke fun at Joshua . After all , Joshua had long become a laughingstock among them sisters . Now that she mused over it , Wendy felt a chill run down her spine . We were all top students ! We were all extremely knowledgeable , professional , highly educated , and high – income individuals ! Yet , how could we be out of our minds to have treated Joshua so horribly ? Maybe we just never took him seriously . Shirley had just returned home from teaching . As she didn’t know why Wendy was looking for her , she hurried to Wendy’s room to find her . With the storm approaching , Shirley was actually not swamped with work . In fact , her schedule had been leisurely and carefree these few days as there were fewer music classes at the university . Shirley had several best friends . Hence , she had been busy drinking coffee , shopping , and buying luxury goods with them . Today , Maggie and David seemingly had not contacted the police to inquire about the search for Joshua . They probably had scruples about it since Frankie was at home . As they worried that Frankie would be affected , they didn’t go looking for Joshua . Fearing that Frankie saw himself as an outsider , the entire family carefully protected Frankie’s sensitive 7:18 pm 44 · Wendy watched as Shirley approached . “ Wendy , you wanted to see me ? ” Shirley asked .. “ Come in first . ” When Wendy saw that Shirley had dressed to the nines , put on light makeup , and wore a beautiful chiffon dress , she couldn’t help but sigh softly . Compared to us dressing up elegantly and beautifully , Joshua could only sell live crabs in the dirty market and endure the stench of the market . We were clearly blood – related siblings . Yet , the differences between our livelihoods are so vast ! Wendy didn’t understand why the world had become like this . All she felt was a sense of frustration that was hard to vent . As much as she wanted to blame it on the others , she knew very well that she was also one of the people who had caused Joshua to live miserably . Shirley was somewhat surprised when she saw Wendy’s eyes were teary and swollen . Thus , she hurriedly entered and asked , “ Wendy , what’s wrong ? Have you been crying ? ” Wendy shook her head . “ Sit down . Let’s talk . Clueless about what Wendy wanted to talk to her about , Shirley instantly fell into a slight panic . She might not fear her parents as they seldom hit her . However , she had no choice but to fear Wendy . After all , the suppression of blood ties and Wendy’s authority as the eldest weren’t something she could rebel against . “ Wendy , why did you call me in to talk ? ” Shirley asked cautiously . “ It’s nothing . I just want to ask you if Joshua really was the one who dirtied Mom’s dress seven days ago ,” Wendy questioned . “ Uh …” Shirley was surprised . “ Don’t hide it from me ! Maddy has already told me ! ” Wendy sniffed . “ Joshua had no reason to dirty Mom’s dress , let alone leave such a big patch of stain . I know what happened . Tell me ! Who exactly was the culprit ? ” Shirley looked slightly flustered , unsure of how to answer . However , upon seeing the serious look on Wendy’s face , she knew she had to answer her . “ Frankie was the one who dirtied Mom’s dress . He went to seek Maddy’s help , and Maddy came to me , ” she could only reply with a wry smile . “ So , you three framed Joshua ?! ” Wendy’s heart turned cold . “ It’s not my fault ! No one told him to always go to Mom’s room , right ? Also , Wendy , you don’t think Mom didn’t know who dirtied her dress , do you ? ” Shirley quibbled . 7:18 pm fff “ Mom surely knew ! Even if she didn’t , she could guess who it was ! ” Shirley shrugged and continued , “ That’s why you can’t blame us ! Who knew he was so petty that he directly ran away from home ?! ” Promise to Punish My Ridiculous Family