Falling for a Lie: My Stepbrother's Hidden Revenge

Chapter 4

Mom and Mr. Lancelot knew Jocelyn was coming to dinner. They’d been cooking up a storm since noon.

When Lorian arrived with Jocelyn, my parents handed her a card containing a ridiculous ten million dollars–just a casual “welcome to the family” gift.

I pretended to be sick so I could just chill in my room.

But Lorian came up anyway, carrying a gift box wrapped in silver paper.

As he slipped a bracelet onto my wrist, he pulled out a blue rose–still warm from being tucked against his body.

He dropped to one knee, his eyes full of what I used to mistake for love.

“I know, being with me but can’t show up like a proper couple isn’t easy. But after the wedding, I’m still your brother. And I’ll be living with you, just like before–I’ll always be here for you.”

“Sylvia, don’t be mad at me, okay? Please?”

I looked down at the Hermès logo on the bracelet. It was literally the free gift that came with Jocelyn’s handbag.

“Whatever. I’m not mad.”

“Let’s go eat. They’ve been cooking all day for this.”

Congratulatory voices floated up from downstairs. Mom stood awkwardly by the table, treated more like hired help than family.

Lorian casually ordered her around–serve this, ladle that soup.

The rage building in my chest finally exploded.

gathered every gift he’d given me over six years and hurled

can tipped over, Jocelyn

floor, she smiled

Can’t handle

more pathetic than I imagined.”

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what else comes from a whore but trash? Watching your own mom run around like a damn maid, not even able to sit

my veins. “What exactly are you

lips curled into

and waved her chat history with Lorian in

precious Lorian sends me videos of your

way to mommy dearest?

meltdown?”

husband’s son fucked his precious

“HOW DARE YOU!”

stop myself. I slapped her so hard across the face

echoed through the

glass picture frame. Blood immediately began

his arms. The look he gave me was

what the actual hell? Have you completely

invite you down for

darkened like

mom nervously tried to calm things down. “Sylvia didn’t mean it. There must be