In Love With My Evil Stepbrother

Chapter 82: Sweet Revenge

When we come downstairs, there’s already a large group of people gathered in the living room. The center of the crowd is Katherine, who is bragging her diamond ring to a few well-dressed ladies.

So Eason still bought the ring for her? I snap my head back glaring at him. He frowns and whispers back: “I was so caught up by our little argument that I didn’t notice she took my credit card.”

That little bitch!

I puff my chest up and march into the living room. The chattering group lapses into a short silence when they notice the unexpected intruder, me. The cold expression on my face immediately sets everyone on the edge of their seats.

Mom stands up from the seat besides Ms. Griswold (seriously I don’t know how she can stand being in the same room with that woman) and welcomes me, “Natalia where have you been? Come and look at Katherine’s engagement ring. It’s so pretty.”

I ignore her and look straight into Katherine’s eyes. “Give me the ring.”

She sits there holding the ring box with her lips slightly parted. I guess she didn’t expect me to come up to her so forcefully. But she quickly recovers from the shock and says weakly, “What do you mean Natalia? This ismy engagement ring. Eason bought it for me. You can’t snatch it away from me simply because you don’t have one.”

The piteous look on her face wins her a few sympathetic looks from people around us.

Mom is twisting her slim fingers together nervously. She always cares very much how these upper-class people perceive her. “Nat, don’t make a scene. Have some manners!”

“Mom. I got this.”

“But-”

Suddenly, Eason’s voice comes behind us. “I bought this ring for you? How come I didn’t remember any of this?”

He walks through the crowd and stands by my side facing Katherine. He sneers with a hint of mockery, “I think the correct expression would be: you stole my credit card and bought the ring along with some other fancy jewelries without checking with me first.”

A buzz ran through the crowd. Katherine flushes embarrassedly within the muttering around the room. Right at this moment, Ms.

Griswold rises from her seat and interrupts everyone’s discussion sternly, “Eason, you are acting like a child. If you don’t like the ring, go and buy another one for Katherine. She is your fiancé. She doesn’t deserve to be treated like this.”

A few ladies agree her with a nod. Ms. Griswold shots a warning glare at me but I only return her a sarcastic eyeroll.

“It’s not the ring I don’t like,” Eason says coldly. “It’s her. This marriage won’t be happening. I’m officially calling it off.”

Mom lets out a short and shrill cry and quickly covers her mouth. The room bursts into a great deal of mutinous muttering as Ms. Griswold clenches her fists furiously.

Katherine already started to cry.

“Eason! This is not your decision to make!” Ms. Griswold roars viciously, forgetting her upper-class manner temporarily.

“Why!” Katherine sobs weakly. “Did I do something wrong? Please just tell me…”

into a complete mass. And right at this moment, a stern voice comes

“What’s happening here!”

their heads to look. It’s Mr. Ramirez, and Katherine’s father Mr.

wonderful is that? Everyone I need has arrived at

Ramirez strides forward to us. And then the next second, a hard

family!” he

my arms and gestures me to calm down. He raises up his swollen face, looking back at

I’m not marrying Katherine Booth.

Ramirez slightly frowns, “What are you

from Eason’s grip and step forward. I won’t get him fight our battle

her family are carrying huge debts! They are on the edge of going bankrupt!” I raise my

their head around towards Mr. Booth, who is blushing angrily. He slams his hand against the table and yells,

for years! Do you believe my words or

to her like

you, Ms. Griswold. You are dating Mr. Booth. And that’s why you arranged this marriage so that the Ramirez’s money can flow naturally to your lover’s household. This marriage

pointing a finger at my face. “You are a shameless liar!

my home!” I shout back. “If someone needs to leave, it’s you

contains all our conversations from yesterday,

Griswold’s voice flows out from the recorder, “…Do you know what you are facing? We are fucking powerful people. I can stamp you out like a fucking cockroach if I want to-”

“Stop!!!!”

middle air like a mad person, her face contorting

You piece of shit! How dare you recorded it!”

lion as if she’s trying to kill me. Eason immediately drags me into his arms to protect me. Yet at the same time,

her hands to

I’m stunned. I’ve never seen this

Mr. Ramirez hurries forward and helps her

grabs his collar

roof!

raises

bodyguards rush into the living room and contains Ms.

struggles violently. “Let me go! Or I swear to god, everyone will hear about this tomorrow! The scandal will fly across town like a

you caused it,” Mr. Ramirez

“My dear friends and family, I’m sorry for

need to settle

too shocked to say a

them are eager

Ms. Griswold’s face, and eventually fixes his gaze on Mr. Booth, who is sweating like

speaks up, “because I’ll look into that myself. Just answer me this. Did you gang up with anyone else to steal Eason’s