"Alright. It's my turn." Alex took the initiative to get the flow going again.
"Alex didn't get mad?"
"Why do I feel as though he seems a little guilty?"
"He was raised with manners, okay? I think Maria was really rude!"
…
This time, it was George's turn to spin the spoon, and it ended up pointing at Demi.
"Demi, truth or dare?" George asked, grinning widely.
"Truth." Demi chose the same as before.
"Alright." George thought for a moment before his expression suddenly brightened up. "Please state the names of your biological parents."
Before Demi could react, Alex's and his siblings' faces immediately turned pale with fear. Even Michelle, who was watching the live stream, was so shocked that she nearly threw her phone away.
"Demi, you can't say it! If you do, I'll never forgive you for the rest of my life!" Michelle said through gritted teeth while gripping her phone tightly.
"Guys, did you all see that? The Pitt siblings look terrified."
"Holy shit! There's definitely something between Demi and the Pitts that we don't know about."
"Maybe the Pitts had something to do with Demi's parents' deaths?"
Demi was speechless for a moment. She glanced briefly at Alex and the other two before replying, "I don't have parents. I'm an orphan."
The crowd was stunned, and so were the livestream's viewers.
"You guys didn't know? Demi said in the first episode that she's an orphan."
"I didn't watch the first episode."
"I've been following George's streams."
"I was watching Chad's!"
"I'm a Connexion. I started watching from episode three."
George immediately said apologetically, "Sorry."
"It's fine. I'm used to it." Demi smiled.
Alex, the other two Pitts, and Michelle all let out a sigh of relief. But what followed was them feeling a mix of complex emotions.
It felt as if something had been drained from their hearts, leaving them feeling strangely empty.
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