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.

gift he’d given me over six years and hurled

the garbage can tipped over, Jocelyn appeared in my

mess on the floor, she smiled like

what’s wrong? Can’t handle

you’re even more pathetic than I imagined.”

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a whore but trash? Watching your own mom run around like a damn maid, not even

in my veins. “What exactly

into a vicious

her chat history with

didn’t you know? Your precious Lorian sends me videos of your little bedroom

if these videos somehow found their way to mommy dearest? Would she have a complete

meltdown?”

fucked his precious daughter,

“HOW DARE YOU!”

stop myself. I slapped her so hard across the face my hand stung.

through the

backward, crashing into a glass picture frame. Blood immediately began seeping from her palm.

in, gathering her into his arms. The look he gave me was pure

the actual hell? Have you completely lost

invite you down for dinner, and you attack her?”

face darkened like a

tried to calm things down. “Sylvia didn’t