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.

six years

garbage can tipped over, Jocelyn

the mess on the floor, she smiled like a

what’s wrong? Can’t handle

you’re even more pathetic than I imagined.”

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

at her, ice in my veins.

curled into a vicious smile.

phone and waved her chat

know? Your precious Lorian sends me videos of your little bedroom sessions every

videos somehow found their way to mommy dearest? Would she have

meltdown?”

his precious daughter,

“HOW DARE YOU!”

couldn’t stop myself. I slapped her so hard across the face my

echoed through the room like a

into a glass picture frame. Blood immediately began seeping

The look

the actual hell? Have you completely lost

just came to invite you down for dinner, and you attack

Lancelot’s face darkened like

calm things down. “Sylvia didn’t mean it. There must