In Love With My Evil Stepbrother

Chapter 79: Wicked Old Crone 

“Why was she removed from our store again?” the other saleslady asks on time. The same question I am wondering.

“She ordered several pieces of fancy jewelries but can’t make the final payment. The manger offers to resell those jewelries on her behalf, yet she didn’t like that option either. She kept telling us to show her some respect because her family is very respected in town.”

“Is it?”

“Well, yes, a few years ago. But the Booth family is going downhill and is facing financial crisis right now. Oh her poor fiancé. If he marries her, he’ll face so many troubles, like money wise.”

“Her fiancé is so hot. I think he can do so much better…”

And then they leave the lady’s room together.

I stand still in my little stall, taking a time to process what I just heard.

So Katherine is only marrying Eason for his money? Does he know about this? Does Mr. Ramirez and Ms. Griswold know??

bet Eason doesn’t know. He didn’t even bother to get to know Katherine, let along her family. But one thing for sure is that his mother must know. She must have gone through a thorough background check before choosing Katherine as Eason’s marriage partner.

I suddenly feel a wave of rage surging up inside of me.

How could she!

Even though she divorced Mr. Ramirez years ago, she is still

Eason’s mother! How could she ruin Eason’s happiness like this?!

And Eason…that dumb ass! He should at least get to know Katherine a little better and then he’ll know what kind of a mess he is going to marry.

Eason may have a nasty personality, but I’ve got to admit that he is smart, hardworking, and very talented in business. Such a brilliant person doesn’t deserve to spend the rest of his life paying for his wife’s family debt.

I storm out of the restroom and go back to our VIP lounge. When I step inside the room, Katherine is just admiring her ring under the light.

The huge diamond on that ring almost blind my eyes.

I stride over and grab her hand roughly.

She jerks up a bit, “Nat! What’s the matter?”

“How much is this ring?” I stare her straight in the eyes.

She slightly frowns, a hint of uneasiness on her face. The saleslady beside her answers, “Miss, it’s a 10 carat, cushion cut diamond ring. The most exquisite quality, very classic style-”

“How much!” I cut her off and snap.

The saleslady quivers and answers quickly, “A-about 1200,000 dollars.”

More than a million dollar.

And just for a fucking diamond ring?!!

Anger clouds my head almost immediately. I glare at Katherine and ask sternly, “This is very expensive. Can you afford it?”

Katherine blinks a few times and I catch a fleeting panic passes her face. But she quickly composes herself and smiles, “It’s expensive, yes, but it’s worth the price. Diamond like this has collection value, common knowledge. I’m sorry that you didn’t get the chance to learn these things.”

Oh now she is laughing at my background.

That bitch. I can’t believe I treated her as my friend.

“Why are you mad, Nat?” Katherine asks while acting innocent. ” Don’t you want your future sister-in-law to have the best in the world? If you truly love your brother-”

She emphasizes the word “brother” purposely.

shouldn’t act

can see mockery flickering in

has been sitting by the corner silently the whole time, finally rises from his seat and walks to us. He places

the matter?”

against Eason’s chest and smiles, “Nat was only concerned that the diamond I chose is too big and too expensive. Can you tell

Family like us?

becomes

his eyes on me, his face unreadable. I move anxiously on my spot

I remember what I heard in the lady’s room and suddenly find

this for a

can I talk to you for a

her back a little, looking nervous. She tries to

outside,”

the door. I’m still planning on how I should tell

I’m immediately infuriated.

“I’m saving you, you dumb idiot! Do you know that her

debts and is probably counting on you to save their ass? You are nothing but a money bag to her! Don’t

He frowns, “What debt?”

as I expected, he doesn’t

and continue, “Ask you mom, or Mr. Ramirez. Or

closing the gap between us. I jerk up and move back. But he doesn’t stop till he traps me between the wall

me

you talking

to push him away, but

me and Katherine. Why do you care?” he questions me

fooled and sacrifice your marriage and

you, I played you and I lied to you. Now seeing someone else doing the exact same thing to me should give you some sort of a satisfaction. Why are you acting

at him, my

not going

try to bring his focus back. “I’m talking

the point,” he replies stubbornly. “The point

to search for an answer. Yet, honestly, I don’t know the answer to his question

I

Maybe a little bit.

Well, a lot, actually.

appropriate amount of caring I should have for my brother, which makes me

him aside and shout angrily at him, “Fine!

reaction, I lunge at the

is burning

me like a fool and marry into this family that easily? No, ain’t going to

I won’t have one more person walk all over

thing I get home is to cancel my ticket back to New York. I need a few more days to complete my plan. Liam said he was going to visit me after Christmas. I’m afraid that I won’t be able to

about my plan, he

in Boston,” he slowly asks me. “Does like little

lapse into silence, not

million times but I’m telling you this again anyway:

“I know, but…”

why, but suddenly today I have an urge to defend

car for that. He has done nothing bad to me since

imagine that he is probably shaking his

hold different opinions on this Natalia,” he said. ”

my heartrate quickening. It’s a

yes, he

do still love

moved on from Eason, but the truth is that my heart is still trapped where it was three years ago. It’s too hard for me to set eyes on another person after Eason. That handsome, brilliant and proud bad boy is almost impossible

too late. But let’s just say if you hadn’t run into him this