In Love With My Evil Stepbrother

Chapter 9

Chapter Nine Katherine lets out an audible gasp. Signed, I look up and meet Eason’s eyes in the air. He’s looking at me coldly, expression undetectable.

Valerie lets go of him and walks towards me, as people hurry clear out a pass for her. She stands a few inches above me with her high heels. She looks down at me, lips curved into a sarcastic angle.

“This is no place for people like you. Drop out now and leave Eason alone,” she mouths a threat.

I look straight into her eyes and reply, “I earned my place in here. Fair and square. You can’t force me. And it’s none of your business anyway.”

She sneers, “how? By that pathetic transcript of yours? You got in because Eason’s father pulled some strings and wrote huge check to the board. Do you have no self-esteem? Using his family like this?”

My face flashes red under her question. On some level, I know she’s right. But I’m already too far deep into the war to back out right now. So I stare her back, while remain in silence.

She squints at me, and suddenly turns to Katherine and the other girls, “what were you talking about earlier?”

They have no idea what’s going on and Katherine stutter, “we were talking about the homecoming party. And going shopping together…” “Superb,” simpers Valerie as she gives me a nudge, “Then you must take Natalia with you. She’s got nothing proper to wear. Poor girl just got kicked out by her own father. Has nowhere else to go. If it weren’t for Mr. Ramirez, she’d probably live on the street right now.” 1

My eyes widen in disbelief as she continues. How the fuck did she know about all this? Right, it must be Eason. How dare him!

Katherine is still confused, “I don’t understand. Natalia, do you know Mr. Ramirez?” “Oh you haven’t told them yet?” Valerie speaks up before I can, “She is Mr. Ramirez’s stepdaughter and Eason’s–”

“Val!” Eason interrupts her sharply.

Valerie stops and turns around to look at him. She suddenly seems a bit nervous, as if worried that he might snap. “What? I am just introducing her to the group,” she defends.

at him,

me, he grabs Valerie’s hand and says in a

a middle-aged man walks into the room and announces to

two honor students to join this tour, Eason and Valerie. Shoot us any questions you

pool, racetrack, fencing hall, and a well-equipped gym. And the library is said to have hundreds of years of history with

been deliberately ignoring me the whole time. Clearly, they don’t want to be on the wrong side. Eason and Valerie, on the other hand, get their full attention. People have been pushing their ways in just to get closer to them. Valerie seems to enjoy this a lot, while Eason is clearly not in the mood. He keeps hands in his pocket the whole

out a long sign. Thank god I can’t wait for this to be over. I drag heavy steps, listlessly following the group into the building, but suddenly I feel a

me without my permission and told everyone what a pathetic orphan I am, you expect us to be friends?” He doesn’t flinch under my questions, instead he takes a step forward, closing the distance between us. The

question throws

the other day.

Why is he asking me this? Has he found out about something? Thankfully it’s

“No.” I said jerkily.

a chuckle, as if mocking my dishonesty.

I didn’t resist, his hand travels upward and finally rests on the back of my neck. His long fingers intertwine with my hair, fingertips

Those beautiful emerald-green eyes are filled with

he calls me, almost whispering, “I want to

him hard at his chest. He’s taken off guard, and staggers sideways. His back bumps into a shelf

till nails dig into

won’t let him play

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