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 her

jabbing a finger at

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I didn't blink.

her neck pulsing. "You think I don't know? You think I didn't see this coming the moment I warned you? You're doing this to me because I said I'd expose you. You

undone Dad just stared. Even Lance shifted slightly, just enough to tell me

slow smirk curling up the corner

as hell. "Now, what

wild and glassy. "Don't play dumb, Kester! You and Kasmine- your little secret affair. I have proof! I have pictures. Videos! You really think I didn't keep receipts in case something

was

pulling out her phone with jerky hands. "Fine. You want proof?

just tense-it was choking. You could hear her heartbeat through her nails as she scrolled

her gallery. Her

Nothing.

Scroll. Scroll. Panic.

breathing got heavier

here. I swear-they

her messages. Her emails.

laughed once-this dry, humorless wheeze-then

on. I backed everything up. I'll get my

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

speak. Neither did Jorja. We all stood

long seconds

Then she came back.

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

fingers, and started searching. Her 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.

toward forja and Dad, her fingers trembling against the touchpad. "It was here. I swear. I had the folder.

filtered through

She froze.

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

it took her to process that. The conflict

a siren:

Then, she straightened.

quickly. "Good. Do

told twice. He gave a subtle signal to one of the men

kit.

to the side hallway, where they could

minutes before Karina came back into the room,