Chapter 13: Fake proclamations.

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• One Night's Mistake: Claimed by my Boyfriend's Brother.   Chapter 35: In the Dean's Office II.

  His eyes shift repeatedly from Estel to Cassie, and from the way his eyebrows crease in displeasure, I can see he’s torn. The reason isn’t so far-fetched.Cassie is the daughter of famous and influential parents. She probably learned how to be the center of attention from them, and there’s no doubt their wrath is what the Dean is currently worried about.On the other hand is also Estel, the daughter of a man who owns a hotel chain of the best hotels in the city. He’s just as wealthy and influential, if not more.Taking Cassie’s side would mean offending Estel, which could get back to her father. Taking Estel’s side would mean offending Cassie, which could get back to her parents.They’re both risks he is not willing to take… but he wouldn’t be a Dean if he were unable to solve a situation like this. With a simple order, he tries to handle one end of the danger: “Alright. Miss Estel, you can leave.”Estel’s eyes widen in surprise and outrage. She responds almost immediately, “I won’t.

• One Night's Mistake: Claimed by my Boyfriend's Brother.   Chapter 34: In the Dean's office.

  Well, this is awkward…..Estel glares at Levi as he stands at one end of the principal’s office.I stand at the other end with her and between us are two seats, one occupied by Christian and the other by Cassie. I feel my heart race lightly at the thought of what’s probably going to happen here.Why does he always seem to appear only when I’m about to be embarrassed lately?First it was at the anniversary dinner, which wasn’t even a dinner to begin with. He had to save me from being hit by my boyfriend, and then he took me home because my boyfriend left me at the restaurant in the dead of night.Now he’s back.And just like before Levi was putting his hands on me, not hiding the fact that he was going to use his strength to get me to do something I didn’t want to. It almost feels like Christian is always around to help me out… except he’s Christian Storm.I doubt he’s taking out any special time to watch a college student.“Lyra Bennett.” My head snaps to attention at the mention of m

• One Night's Mistake: Claimed by my Boyfriend's Brother.   Chapter 33: Story on the Universirty Forum.

  Levi’s eyes meet mine and there’s a look of confrontation in his gaze.As he walks over to my seat, I feel my mind flash back to that moment in the restaurant when he almost hit me.He never apologized for that, and he hasn’t reached out to me ever since.It’s been more than a week since that happened so why would such a man have a haughty, self-righteous look on his face?Levi stops right beside me, coolly pulls out his phone from his pocket, and turns the screen to face me, anger and disappointment in his tone as he asks, “How could you do something like this to your best friend, Lyra?”My eyes linger on Levi’s face for a moment before drifting to the screen of his phone as I suppress the urge to tell him to go to hell. It doesn’t take me too long to recognize the layout of the page. In fact, I do the moment I set my eyes on it.It’s the university’s public forum. Every student of the university has a profile created for them once they’re offered admission, and the public forum is t

• One Night's Mistake: Claimed by my Boyfriend's Brother.   Chapter 31: Trashy man's return.

  “What do you think you’re doing!?”In the four years I’ve spent in the university walls, I’ve never spoken to Estel for more than a minute, so maybe that’s why I had no idea that she could sound equal parts furious and scary if she wanted to.The sound of her voice sends a chill down my spine and it does the same to Cassie because she drops her hand, an odd look crossing her face as she looks between both of us.Like she remembers her position in this school, Cassie’s gaze turns haughty again, her voice becoming vapid as she quips, “And who invited you into OUR private conversation? If I wanted someone to hold my textbooks, I’d have asked for you. Now leave!”Estel stands her ground like Cassie never even spoke in the first place, all the while directing a condescending look at her as she responds, “Maybe if you ever bothered to open a textbook, you would have had enough knowledge to do your thesis yourself, not rope your friend into doing it for you. Were you about to hit her just no

• One Night's Mistake: Claimed by my Boyfriend's Brother.   Chapter 30: The secret ally.

  Lyra’s pov.My head hurts as I stare at the document in front of me.A yawn escapes my lips, and I feel my eyes water from the force of it. I barely slept last night.Today’s the day I defend my thesis. The thesis I have spent months on end working on, getting chapters and references alike approved, today is the defense, and with the way I’ve been trying my best not to botch this up…“Shit,” I hiss against the onslaught of a headache and massage the plane of my forehead.I’m prepared for my defense… I’ve worked on this thesis for months on end now and I can recite the words on the pages in my sleep, so there’s nothing for me to be worried about. I really want to believe that, but when the sun finally creeps its rays through my windows, I know the only one who can make that true is me. It all depends on how well I perform today.Letting my eyes wander around the empty room once again, I notice, despite how much I have promised myself not to, I still notice that this room has housed onl

• One Night's Mistake: Claimed by my Boyfriend's Brother.   Chapter 29: Who he is.

  Gradually, Mr. Ranulf doesn't push questions to him anymore.He asks me directly, and before the end of the night, there’s a new look in the man’s eyes, one of mutual acknowledgment as we end the discussions and he compliments me, “You are an astonishingly intelligent woman, Lyra.Companies will be fighting to have your knowledge on their side when you graduate, and I will be first in line.”I smile at him, perhaps the first genuine smile I have smiled tonight, as I accept his compliment with one of my own, “Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Ranulf. It’s been my pleasure speaking to you.”As a waiter arrives with a bottle of non-alcoholic champagne and filled flutes, Mr. Ranulf takes one glass and drains it in a swift move before he gets up. Christian follows suit, that look of ruthless efficiency in his eyes as he and Mr. Ranulf engage in light conversation while making their way downstairs.I get up, following closely while Levi trails behind.As we make our way outside the restauran