In Love With My Evil Stepbrother

Chapter 24

Chapter 24: Fake Boyfriend I had a feeling that Alex may like me. But I don’t want to be too self-conscious about it and therefore never put much thought into this. Especially after all the drama, I thought that all the feelings he had for me must have been gone.

But he surprised me all over again. I don’t know what to say. His smile gradually fades away in my silence and after a while he asks reluctantly: “You do know what I’m talking about right?” “Yeah. Yes, I know.” I say quickly.

And then there comes the silence again.

We stand awkwardly facing each other in this dim hallway. His hands let go of mine and fall to his side. Eventually, I find my tongue again.

“Sorry Alex. But… I just broke up with someone. I don’t think I’m ready to begin another relationship yet.”

Every word comes out hard, but I need to finish it. He has always been so nice to me. He doesn’t deserve to be treated badly.

“Oh…well. I understand,” he says. There’s a touch of bitterness in his tone, which makes my heart churn.

I just turned down a very nice guy for what? For Eason? God I must be insane. He forces out a smile to me. “But we can still be friends, right? I don’t want to feel weird after all the stupid things I’ve said.” “Yeah, yeah, of course!” I nod eagerly. “I would love that very much.”

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“And after a while, when you are ready to move on, promise to put me on the top of your waiting list?” he grins.

The mood finally lights up again. And I laugh. “You know there’s only one person on that waiting list right?…You.”

“Nice. Seems like my chances are very good.”

He pauses for a second, and then carries on. “You probably don’t care about this…but I’ve broken up with Andria a long time ago. She needs to go to college in another city and I want to stay here. We ended things peacefully, no ugly drams. So it shocked me a little when she showed up at the ball.”

“Thanks for letting me know…And Eason is a crazy ass jerk.”

that. But do you have any idea why

not that. I hesitate for a

*24 Fake Boyfriend

him…I’ll talk to him.”

asks me suddenly. “Natalia, who did you

on to something… I don’t know. But Eason’s hostility towards him is too obvious. He’s a very smart guy. He might sense something is off. But luckily, he doesn’t ponder on that for long and smiles. “Well I better get back out there before Eason completely ruins the dinner…see you there.” I let go of a breath I didn’t know I’m holding. “OK.” He walks away a few steps and suddenly turns back at me and grins. “And Natalia, I’d be happy to play your fake boyfriend in front of your mom, before I officially move up from that waiting list.” I don’t know how to response to that. I can only simper back stupidly. After he left, I enter the lady’s room alone. I walk to the basin and turn on the tap. The cold running water cools down my hot cheek. I so don’t want to get back out there, sitting with

in the mirror. I’m a little pale but despite that my face seems alright. Yet I don’t carry that natural confidence and radiating

even more curious, why do Eason and Alex want to be with me anyway?

probably just enjoys seeing a mediocre girl like me

and comes to wash her hands, waking me up from my wandering thoughts. I quickly turn off

to go back

loudly. Both of us jerk around and find Eason step into the

smile to her composedly, the same expression he carries whenever he causes a scene or makes

make way for her. “But this lady’s room is temporarily closed down,

at me reluctantly and whispers to me worried, “Dear. Is this young man bothering you? Do we

police?”

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the mental institution would suit his conditions,” I smile at her

Eason one more time

door behind him, as I narrow my eyes at him and speak up in a sarcastic tone, “there’s nowhere

on the basin behind me and traps me in his arms. His eyes cast down on me and lets

a mistake! Mom told

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