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Chapter 37 – The Things I notice
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2026-08-10 04:18:20
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Fake Fiancée To My Bully Stepbrother Chapter 49 – What Richard knew
Elena's POV Richard didn't move.Neither did I.His eyes remained fixed on the letter in my hand, and for several seconds, the only sound in the room was the faint hum of the air conditioner.Then he looked at my mother.“Daniel?” The way he said the name made something twist inside me. It wasn't the reaction of a man hearing an old acquaintance's name.It was the reaction of a man who had just been reminded of something he had spent years trying to forget.“You knew,” I said. Richard's gaze returned to me.“Knew what?”“That Daniel was my father.”His expression barely changed, but I saw his fingers tighten around the jacket hanging from his hand.“Who told you that?” “My mother.” He looked at Margot.She didn't look away this time. “You told her?”“Yes.”Richard slowly placed his jacket over the back of a chair. “I think we need to have a conversation.”“No,” I said. “I think you need to answer my questions.” Jace shifted beside me. “She's right.” Richard's eyes moved to his son.
Fake Fiancée To My Bully Stepbrother Chapter 48 – The Truth She buried
Elena's POVThe sound of the front door opening downstairs made my mother go completely still.For a moment, nobody moved.Jace was standing beside me, his attention fixed on Margot. Aiden had the letter in his hands, his eyes moving over the faded handwriting as though he could somehow find an answer between the lines.But my mother's reaction told me everything. She knew who had just come home.“Who is it?” Jace asked. Margot swallowed.“Richard.”The name seemed to change the temperature in the room.I looked toward the hallway. From downstairs came the familiar sounds of someone returning home: the closing of the heavy front door, footsteps crossing the marble foyer, and the quiet exchange between Richard and one of the house staff.My stepfather was home.This was the man whose name had appeared repeatedly in Daniel's records. The man my mother had spent years protecting me from. The man who apparently knew about me before I was even born.I tightened my grip around the letter.“
Fake Fiancée To My Bully Stepbrother Chapter 47 – Before I Was Born
Elena's POV My mother opened the door on the third knock.She took one look at me, then at Jace and Aiden standing behind me, and her expression changed.“Elena?” “Mom, we need to talk." Her eyes moved to Jace. "What happened?” “I found something,” I said. The words came out quieter than I intended.She stepped aside.“Come in.”We entered the house, and she closed the door behind us. The familiar warmth of the living room suddenly felt uncomfortable. Now I wasn't sure I knew anything.My mother noticed the photograph in my hand. She went completely still. I watched the color drain from her face.“You've seen this before,” I said. She didn't answer.“Mom.”She slowly lowered herself onto the couch. “Where did you get that?” “Noah's room.” Her eyes snapped toward me. “Noah?”“He disappeared,” Jace said. “Before he left, someone left this photograph and a message for Elena.” My mother looked at him. “What message?” I placed the note on the table.She read it.Ask Margot what happened
Fake Fiancée To My Bully Stepbrother Chapter 46 – The Empty Apartment
Elena's POVThe apartment was dark when we stepped inside.Jace reached for the light switch, but nothing happened. He tried again before pulling out his phone and turning on the flashlight.The beam swept across the living room. Everything looked exactly as we had left it, yet something about the silence made my stomach tighten.“Aiden, stay here,” Jace said.Aiden ignored him. “If someone broke in, standing in the doorway isn't going to help.”Jace gave him a warning look, but neither of them argued further. We moved deeper into the apartment, checking each room. The kitchen was untouched. The living room was neat. Nothing appeared to have been stolen.Then we reached Noah’s room. The door was open.Jace pushed it wider and stopped. The room had been stripped. Noah’s clothes were gone from the closet. His shoes had disappeared from beside the bed, and even the small things scattered across his desk had been cleared away. Whoever had taken them had done it carefully enough to leave a
Fake Fiancée To My Bully Stepbrother Chapter 45 – The Name He Trusted
POV: ElenaFor the rest of the drive, no one spoke.Jace had taken the photograph from my hands and placed it on the center console, but his eyes kept drifting toward it.I understood why. Noah wasn't just another teammate. He was Jace's friend. One of the few people I'd seen Jace relax around completely.I remembered the way they joked after practice. The way Noah had stood beside him when the engagement scandal first exploded. The way Jace had defended him whenever anyone questioned his loyalty.Now his name was in the folder.His face was in a photograph with our parents.And the date on the back connected him to Jace's scholarship."Where are we going?" I finally asked. Jace kept his eyes on the road. "A hotel." I turned toward him."A hotel?""Somewhere we aren't expected." "You think we're being followed?" "No." The answer came too quickly. I raised an eyebrow. "You just lied." His jaw tightened. "I don't know." That was more honest.Aiden shifted in the backseat."The people in
Fake Fiancée To My Bully Stepbrother Chapter 44 – No More Secrets
POV: ElenaI didn't take them home. The thought hadn't even crossed my mind.I drove past the apartment without slowing down, keeping my eyes on the road while Elena sat silently beside me and Aiden occupied the backseat with the folder resting on his lap.Nobody spoke for the first ten minutes.My hands were tight around the steering wheel, and every time I looked in the rearview mirror, I saw Aiden staring down at those papers like he regretted ever touching them.Good. He should have. "You want to tell me why you're in my car?" I finally asked. Elena turned toward me. "Jace." "No. I'm serious." Aiden lifted his eyes. "I told you why." "You told me Camille gave you a folder." "I told you I was investigating the foundation." "You told us just enough to get us into a parking lot with two men following us."Aiden's jaw tightened. "I didn't know they would come after us." "You didn't know?" My laugh was sharp. "That's your defense?""Pull over." Elena's voice cut through the car. I glan
Fake Fiancée To My Bully Stepbrother Chapter 5 – The Proposal
POV: ElenaAlmost instantly, the heavy, dark atmosphere Jace radiated began driving his guests toward the exits. Nobody wanted to be in the firing line of Halden University’s golden boy when he looked like he was about to rip a door off its hinges. Whispering crowds flooded, scrambling to grab thei
Fake Fiancée To My Bully Stepbrother Chapter 4 – The Storm Before the Break
POV: ElenaThe suffocating weight of Jace’s gaze followed me all the way across the crowded floor. I kept my chin down, pushing past sweaty bodies and ignoring the stray glances from people who were too drunk to care but sober enough to whisper. My heart was a frantic drumbeat against my ribs as I
Fake Fiancée To My Bully Stepbrother Chapter 3 – The Uninvited Guest
POV: ElenaBy eleven o'clock the next night, my bedroom felt less like a sanctuary and more like a vibrating cage.Thud. Thud. Thud.The heavy, aggressive bass from the sound system downstairs rattled the vintage glass panes of my private balcony. It had been going on for hours. What had started as
Fake Fiancée To My Bully Stepbrother Chapter 2 – High Status, Low Profile
POV: ElenaThe sharp, echoing crack seemed to vibrate through the entire house, but neither of us moved.Water seeped into the pristine white tiles, carrying tiny, jagged shards right to the edge of his bare toes. Jace didn't even flinch. He just lowered the juice carton from his lips, his eyes tra
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