In Love With My Evil Stepbrother

Chapter 57: Three Years Ago 

Natalia’s POV

“What? Where did this come from?” 

I almost laugh out loud.

That is the most ridiculous I’ve ever heard. I’m literally shaking with laughter.

Before I moved to Miami for good, Jenna flied here once and stayed with me for a week to help me pack. She met Eason a few times that summer. 1

But it was such a long time ago! And they didn’t even speak to each other. So something is definitely wrong with her memory.

“You got it wrong. We were friends, but nothing more. In fact, I saw him dated at least 4 girls that summer. I even had dinners with his girlfriend! Do you still think he had a crush on me?”

Jenna frown, shaking her head in perplexity. “No, I’m pretty sure about it. He used to stare at you in a funny way, like he was ready to take you as his personal prisoner any minute.”

“Ewww, gross!” I shiver in disgust. “You are totally fantasizing things. He was probably just sick of me following him around.”

“No! I know it for sure because-” 

“Because?”

“One day you were out with your dad and I was waiting for you in your room. He came knocking on your door, with a bouquet and a letter in his hands. When I told him that you weren’t here, he asked me to give the flower and the letter to you. He didn’t seem like his usual self that day. He was shy and stuttered a lot. It was kind of cute though. But he seems like a total asshole now.”

I’m stunned.

I have absolutely no memory of this.

“Wait. Wait, wait, wait. Back up,” I hold up my hand and stop her. “When was this exactly? And where did you leave the flower and letter?”

“On your desk! I didn’t stay till you get back, so I just put them on your desk. Oh, and that was like a week before we left for Miami.”

I think hard for a moment and suddenly remember that day.

I went to school with my dad to get my paperwork done. When we got home, we even bumped into Mr. Ramirez, Ms. Griswold and Eason on the doorstep. They were heading out for a charity event. Mom was upset about Mr. Ramirez going out with his ex-wife, so I ordered pizza and stayed with her.

Me and mom talked for a long time that night, about her marriage and her new life. So I remember that day vividly.

But I have zero memory of the flower and letter.

“Wait…” Jenna gasps. “Don’t tell me you never get his flower and letter.”

“Well, I didn’t! Are you sure you left it on my desk?”

sitting on your desk when I left your

get

telling the truth and none of us suffer from

you came back,” Jenna

down my

ago. But hat’s the letter about? What was he trying

into my room

who was in your home that day?”

Mr. Ramirez and Ms. Griswold was also there before I got home. And there were a

any of the maids would take my stuff away without

left me with three people, Mr.

came back and retrieved those things

hag!” Jenna cries, waving her fists

she”

the door suddenly opens. We snap our head back and find Eason standing by the door with a tray of

up immediately when he sees

“Your mom would skin me alive if anything happened to you.

at us and yells, “What

about it yet!” I shush her. “I’ll

When Eason turns around to

feeling

“So Eason...?”

“Yeah.”

and you’ve probably already forgotten about it…but before I left, you went into my room and gave me some flowers? And a letter?

silence fills

waiting anxiously for his reply, and so does Jenna. Yet Eason

time. He slowly pours a carton of milk into the glass and

in a light tone. “I

is such a hot temper, and she cries out immediately, “No way! How could you forget? It’s a week

he shrugs

wants to say something, but I

Something happened but Eason doesn’t want to talk about it. If he decides to keep his mouth shut, there’s nothing we can do to force out the truth. Plus, I have some trust issues with him. I’d rather find out the truth myself than ask for

story.

milk and says, “I’ll go see if they are done talking with the lawyer. Your mom will interrogate you later. Don’t let

shoot! I almost forgot. There’s still that business with Zack! So did he die? Did they know I was kidnapped?

can work on our story together. But Eason has already turned around and left, like running away from a crime

what? I’ll help you find it out. Maybe he’s planning on something super evil

“Eason got a tight mouth. If he doesn’t want to tell, you can’t get

But he has friends, right? Maybe we can poke around and see if his friends