Falling for a Lie: My Stepbrother's Hidden Revenge

Chapter 8

Lorian clenched his fist, his eyes locked on the crash report on her phone.

“Auntie, I’ll find her.”

Sylvia’s mother hesitated, then looked up at him with red–rimmed eyes.

“Lorian, don’t you… haven’t you always hated Sylvia?”

“Your wedding is happening right now–don’t throw it away. Sylvia… I can search for her myself.”

She turned to leave, but Lorian caught her arm, his eyes wild.

“Did Sylvia act strange before leaving? When exactly did she go? Did she… say anything about me?”

“Two nights ago, after you left with Jocelyn. She said she needed space–that the house felt suffocating.”

“I didn’t push her. She seemed so down. I thought she was worried your father would blame her for something. I never imagined today…”

Fresh tears spilled down her cheeks.

Before he could speak, Sylvia’s mother pulled out a gift box from her purse.

“This is from you, right? Sylvia wasn’t home, so I signed for it. Looks expensive. If Sylvia were here, she

would’ve loved it.”

it back. Your wedding is

young and bottles everything up. Seeing how you looked after her all these

right now, she’d want you

sentences crushed what was left of

echoed in his head like

A good brother?

deserve that title?

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brother, would Sylvia still be alive? Would

he’d never created this revenge scheme, would Sylvia be here

hammered at his brain. But reality doesn’t

again, urging him

onto the stage and addressed the seated guests with ice in

is canceled. There’s a family emergency I need

food. Consider this an expensive dinner on me.”

with shock. She

are you saying? Everything’s ready for the wedding. Where

you against me again? Why can’t you see straight? She’s your