Mated To My Obsessive Stepbrother

Chapter 259

Mated To My Obsessive Stepbrother

Chapter 259

KESTER.

Her eyes darted from the screen to Jorja, to Dad, to me. Searching To a reaction

or for someone to tell her this was all just a bad

dream.

No one said a word.

Not even Jorja-Queen of Constant Commentary. She stood frozen, he manicured hand on her chest, the other under her chin as she watched the show.

"Here." She said, regaining some boldness. "You can check my phone never sent such a text to anyone." She handed the phone over to Lance, who navigated through her text messaging app. After a few seconds, he flashed the screen in her direction, and I swear, her eyes almost fell out of their sockets.

The text messages were there on her phone. The dates showed that she had sent the text just two days ago.

"No. No. She shook her head, "There is... There is a mix-up here. I can't recall doing any of these... No." She was trembling, taking slow steps backward. "Someone must've... drugged me or set me up or something. This isn't this isn't fair."

Fair?

almost laughed.

She looked pathetic.

But the thing that sealed it? She turned to our father, her eyes wide and arms outstretched like a child begging for protection.

"Dad, tell them. Tell them I wouldn't do this. I don't even go out that much. You know me."

He didn't move.

He didn't even blink.

He just stared at her like she was some stranger who'd wandered into his home and started wrecking furniture.

Perfect.

I stepped forward.

"You're right about one thing, Karina."

She looked at me like I'd just thrown her a life vest.

"This is unfair. To the people who trusted you. To the name you dragged through the dirt. And to the people who had to clean up your mess every damn time you lost control." I said in a flat, casual, and calm tone.

It hit her.

it click behind

finger at me, "It's you! You're

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I didn't blink.

I don't know? You think I didn't see this coming the moment I warned

Dad just stared. Even

a slow smirk curling up the corner

as hell. "Now, what exactly are

were wild and glassy. "Don't play dumb, Kester! You and Kasmine- your little secret affair. I have proof! I have pictures. Videos!

attention was

jerky hands. "Fine. You want proof? You

wasn't just tense-it was choking. You could hear her heartbeat through her nails as she

Her fingers flicked down.

Nothing.

Scroll. Scroll. Panic.

breathing got heavier and

here. I swear-they were

Opened her messages.

wheeze-then looked up.

I backed everything up.

darted out of the room before anyone could respond, disappearing down the hallway. Her

Neither did Jorja. We all stood there like

few long seconds

Then she came back.

clung to her temples. The laptop in her hands looked like it weighed a

lips moved as she whispered to herself. "It's here. I

She searched. And searched.

Then stopped.

"No... no," she whispered.

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Nothing.

trembling against the touchpad. "It was here. I swear. I had the folder. I labeled

Dad's voice filtered through

She froze.

what you're saying is true, then the best way to prove your innocence," he paused, "is to take the

her to process that. The conflict

siren:

Then, she straightened.

"Good. Do

twice. He gave a subtle signal to

kit.

side hallway, where they could draw

took fifteen minutes before Karina came back into the room, standing beside Lance, who now held