In Love With My Evil Stepbrother

Chapter 45: Heroic Behavior Her sharp green eyes fix on my face. Those eyes are just like Eason’s, but they glint with an icy shine that makes the hair on my arms to stand up. “Do I know you?” she asks in a sharp tone, as if I’ve already offended her. I instantly regretted calling her. Hell, why can’t I just keep my mouth shut and quietly walk away?

“Umm…” under her perching gaze, I gulp nervously before saying, “I’m Natalia. Natalia Moore. Maybe you didn’t remember but-”

“Oh,” she raises her brow. “Right, Natalia.” She studies me, from head to toe, as if she’s examining a livestock. The way she looks at me is so arrogant and condescending that I can’t say I’m not embarrassed at all. “I’ll bring over your water Ms. Griswold,” I say hastily trying to get her to stop looking. “Wait,” she raises a hand. “Do you work here?”

“Yes.”

“But why?” she leans back squinting at me. “You and your mom don’t really need the money, right? Since…you have Shawn now.”

I instantly understand the implication behind her words. She’s implying that my mom stole Mr. Ramirez from her and that makes mom a shameless gold-digger.

But I know that isn’t the case at all. When mom met Mr. Ramirez, his first marriage was already on the verge of falling apart. Ms. Griswold stayed abroad most of the year and the only reason they were still married was because of some legal issues. As soon as they sorted out the division of assets, they filed for divorce instantly. And that’s when mom started dating Mr. Ramirez for the first time.

Sure, mom picked up the bad, upper-class mindset after she married to Mr. Ramirez, but I know she didn’t marry him solely because of his money.

So how can Caroline Griswold accuse mom of her own failed marriage.

for college on my own.” I emphasis the last few words. “By working in a coffee shop?”

eyes, “Thanks for the advice. Now if there’s nothing else, I’ll leave you to

are not busy, are you? Sit down and tell me more about the anniversary

for me. So if you’ll

her face. “You are a waitress at

opens behind me and Eason walks into the meeting room. I’ve

to escape this room even more. “Where have you been?” Ms. Griswold turns to him. “You were gone for a long time.” “I had to take a call,” Eason

he asked his mom to

when do you think is a good

interrupts her without hesitation. “I’m not meeting the

this day would eventually come…but so soon? I instantly feel a surge of mixed emotions. It’s really none of my business since we’ve already broken up. But I just can’t stop myself from picturing the girl in my head. What’s she like? I bet she must be elegant and beautiful, and she must come from a well-off

of discussion? Eason, where’s your manner? You better give me a very good reason for this. I’m not asking you to marry

sneers. I almost admire him for standing up to Ms. Griswold

already have a date for the party,” he announces calmly. “And may I ask whom that is?” his mom narrows her eyes dangerously. A bed feeling crosses my mind and I instantly want to escape the scene. But before I can do that, Eason points a finger at me and says, “I’m

I bet I’ll have a much