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My Outstanding Adoptive Brothers Are Supporting Someone Else

My Outstanding Adoptive Brothers Are Supporting Someone Else

Cerita Pendek · Emotional Realism
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Bahasa: English
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Feel-Good Story

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Family Emotions

Face Slapping

After graduating from college, I set out to make a new life in Kingshaven with my parents, who had just wrapped up over two decades of teaching in an underserved rural community. To our surprise, as soon as we stepped off the train, we ran straight into Kingshaven’s infamous little tyrant. She clearly had a woman’s appearance, yet she kept insisting she was a man. Of course, I glanced at her a couple of times. “What are you staring at? Never seen a man before? I can’t stand women like you, using your looks to seduce men wherever you go.” We had only just arrived in the capital, so I did not want any trouble. I took my parents by the arm and turned to leave. As I turned, however, she spotted the little wooden bird hanging from my backpack. She suddenly grabbed me and tossed a switchblade at me. “So, you’re another one of my brother’s pathetic admirers. Do you women ever know when to quit? Cut your face so you can’t seduce men anymore, and I’ll let you go.” Mom’s expression darkened with anger, while Dad stepped protectively in front of me. I did not back down. “What makes you think I need your permission to leave?” The tomboy reacted as though I had just told the funniest joke in the world. Even the thugs gathered behind her burst out laughing. “Because my eldest brother, Damian Kane, is the richest man in Kingshaven. My second brother, Antonio Cross, practically owns this city, and my third brother, Julian Reed, is a top superstar. “I’m the beloved little sister of all those men, Sienna Quinn.” Hearing that, my eyes widened in disbelief. Those three names she had just said were the ridiculous names I had jokingly invented for my foster brothers ten years ago.

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When Sienna Quinn saw the disbelief on my face, her smug smile widened.

“Well? Scared now? Be a good girl and do exactly as I told you.”

I was still reeling from the revelation. Mom and Dad were also stunned upon hearing those three familiar names.

A food cart vendor behind us took pity on me and whispered, “Listen, miss, you folks aren’t from around here, so you don’t know how things work in Kingshaven.

“Maybe you should just swallow your pride and apologize to Ms. Quinn. Tell her what she wants to hear, and you may get out of this with your face intact.”

I stood still and even straightened my back without thinking.

When the onlookers saw how “stubborn” I was being, they shook their heads and turned on my parents instead.

“She may be young and foolish enough to cross Ms. Quinn, but her parents are old enough to know better.”

“You can tell they’re ignorant country bumpkins who have never been anywhere. They have no idea how things work around here.”

“At their age, they still have no common sense. Maybe Ms. Quinn should teach them a lesson.”

The murmuring around them made Mom look troubled.

She tugged gently at my arm.

“Cassie, maybe we should let this go. Your dad and I are just teachers. We have no power. Let me apologize to her. We can’t afford to cross people like them.”

I took Mom’s hand, ready to refuse, but the sight of my parents’ graying hair and lined faces stopped me.

I could not bring myself to put them through any more of this.

From Sienna’s attitude, she had no intention of letting us go unless I gave in.

Even though I knew the three men she mentioned were the very adoptive brothers who had watched me grow up, there was no way they would magically show up to stand up for me and my parents.

Taking the humiliation quietly was better than making my parents worry.

“Mom, I’ll apologize to her.”

I took a deep breath. Then, I swallowed the humiliation and walked over to Sienna.

I lowered my head to make myself appear as meek and respectful as possible.

“I’m sorry, Ms. Quinn. I didn’t know any better, and I never meant to offend you. Please forgive me.”

I was just about to raise my head to look at her when she slapped me.

The next second, my left cheek was burning with pain.

The force of the blow knocked my head to the side.

Still dazed, I instinctively covered my cheek. Something warm and slick spread beneath my palm.

When I pulled my hand away, my palm was covered in blood.

Sienna’s long, pointed acrylic nails had left several deep gashes across my face.

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9 Bab
Chapter 1
When Sienna Quinn saw the disbelief on my face, her smug smile widened.“Well? Scared now? Be a good girl and do exactly as I told you.”I was still reeling from the revelation. Mom and Dad were also stunned upon hearing those three familiar names.A food cart vendor behind us took pity on me and whispered, “Listen, miss, you folks aren’t from around here, so you don’t know how things work in Kingshaven.“Maybe you should just swallow your pride and apologize to Ms. Quinn. Tell her what she wants to hear, and you may get out of this with your face intact.”I stood still and even straightened my back without thinking.When the onlookers saw how “stubborn” I was being, they shook their heads and turned on my parents instead.“She may be young and foolish enough to cross Ms. Quinn, but her parents are old enough to know better.”“You can tell they’re ignorant country bumpkins who have never been anywhere. They have no idea how things work around here.”“At their age, they still h
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Chapter 2
“Do you think one apology makes everything okay? Women like you are all the same. Stupid, shameless, and always pretending to be innocent victims.“You should consider yourself lucky my brothers aren’t here. Scar your face now, and I might call it even. If they were here, you’d be dead before you knew what was happening.”Mom rushed forward to check my wounds. Furious at what Sienna had done to me, Dad lunged at her.Before he could reach her, Sienna’s men knocked him to the ground with two brutal punches.Furious and desperate, I yanked the metal water bottle from my backpack and raised it to strike back.Before I could swing it, two bodyguards seized me and pinned my arms.The bottle was still clenched in my hand, but I could do nothing except scream in fury.“Bring your brothers here! When they show up, I’d love to see what they’d do to me!”I thought. “That’s right. When they get here, I’m going to demand an answer from them face-to-face.”When they left our small rural to
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Chapter 3
“Skeeter Reed, you’re the best-looking of the three, so you’re obviously destined to be a movie star. From now on, you’re Julian Reed. With a name like that, you’d be the hottest guy on the planet.”Mom came out of the kitchen carrying dinner and told us to set the table.“All you ever do is fool around and pick on your brothers. Julian, Julius, whatever you called him. Skeeter is much easier to remember.”Mom could never remember any of the three names I had chosen.My three foster brothers, however, loved them.They said the names made them sound like they were destined for great things.It seemed like they had really made something of themselves. However, they had also allowed someone like Sienna to use their names to bully and intimidate others.They had forgotten their roots.There was another loud slap.Sienna had slapped Mom.“How did you find out something that personal? You disgusting old hag. Have you been snooping into my brothers’ lives so you could help your harl
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Chapter 4
She turned her attention back to me.“You like throwing yourself at men, don’t you? When I’m done with you, I’ll find some homeless men and let them have their way with you.”She yanked the belt from one of her men and lashed me with it again and again, pouring all her rage into every blow.The immense pain wracking my body made me tremble uncontrollably.I could not understand it. My parents and I had only come to Kingshaven to build a new life.What had we done to deserve such cruelty?Just as despair threatened to overwhelm me, Sienna’s phone rang.She finally stopped. She glanced at the screen of her phone and transformed into a completely different person.“Damian, are you getting impatient? Just give me a few more minutes. I’ll be there soon.”As soon as I realized Damian was on the line, I desperately tried to call for help.“Damian, it’s me, Ca...”Before I could finish saying my name, someone clamped a hand over my mouth.My cries came out muffled, but I knew it wa
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Chapter 5
The expected pain never came. Instead, I felt myself wrapped in a warm embrace.I stiffened and opened my eyes.A tall man had his arms around me, while another equally imposing man held Sienna by the shoulder and left her unable to move.A third man burst through the crowd and kicked away the thug who had been restraining my mother.They had arrived.I released a shaky breath.Surely my parents and I were safe now.“P-Please help Dad first.”Dad was still bleeding from the head, but Julian was already helping him to his feet.He turned to the people behind him and barked, “What are you standing around for?! Get him to the hospital now! Waste another second, and you’re all dead!”When Sienna saw how concerned all her brothers were about my parents and me, her eyes widened in disbelief.These were the same brothers who had always doted on her and indulged her every whim.Yet from the second they arrived, not one of them had even looked in her direction.Antonio still had he
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Chapter 6
She had copied the way guys talked and carried themselves, putting on a bold, one-of-the-guys persona.She deliberately dug into my brothers’ past and used her quick wits to worm her way into their lives.As they never mentioned having a family, she convinced herself that their affection for her was something no one else had. Over time, she became increasingly spoiled, entitled, and cruel.She used their names to throw her weight around Kingshaven.After three years of that, she had long forgotten that she was just an ordinary person.She saw herself as royalty who everyone else was supposed to worship and wait on hand and foot.Julian snorted, then looked at me with concern in his eyes.When he turned to Sienna, his expression held nothing but disgust.“Why? Mr. and Mrs. Levi raised all three of us, and Cassie gave us the names we carry today. Without this family, none of us would be where we are now.”Looking at the three boys she had once known grown into successful men, Mo
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Chapter 7
After reviewing all the footage provided by the witnesses, one of the officers turned to Sienna with a stern expression.“The evidence is clear. There is no point denying what happened. You and your accomplices are coming with us to the station for questioning.”Sienna panicked. She clutched Antonio’s sleeve as tears streamed down her face.“Antonio, please help me! I’ve learned my lesson now. I’ll never do it again! You’ve always protected me. Please, I don’t want to go to the station.”Antonio pried her fingers from his sleeve. His eyes held none of the indulgence he had once shown her.There was only coldness and disappointment.“We kept you close because we knew you were alone in the world and because you reminded us of Cassie. That was why we took you under our wing.“But you used our names to terrorize this city and prey on innocent people. Today, you brutally attacked the sister I cherish most and the foster parents I respect above everyone else.“How could you possibly
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Chapter 8
Thankfully, their injuries were mostly superficial. The cut on Dad’s scalp from the metal bottle was not serious.The scans showed no internal head trauma, though he would need plenty of rest to recover.Mom and Dad sat in the waiting area and watched the three boys they had raised take care of everything. They were proud, but also struck by how much had changed. “Look at you three. You’ve all made something of yourselves. Back in our little town, you barely had enough to eat and wore whatever clothes you could find, yet you always saved the best of everything for Cassie.“Ten years apart may have changed the way you look, but not the people you were.”Damian sat beside them and answered with quiet sincerity. “Mrs. Levi, you and Mr. Levi saved us. You took us in, gave us an education, and taught us right from wrong. None of us would be here without you.“No matter where life takes us, we’ll never forget where we came from.”After we had rested for a while, the doctor went ove
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Chapter 9
Damian paused and glanced at the other two.Both looked ready to jump in with ideas of their own.Only then did he smile and continue.“Here’s what I think. Let’s buy some land and build a bigger house with enough room for all six of us.“Then, we won’t have to fight over who gets to take care of Mom and Dad. With all of us looking after Cassie together, we can all rest easy.”Julian immediately raised his hand in support.“I love it. I’m away for work most of the year, but if Damian and Antonio are here looking after everyone, I won’t have to worry.”Antonio nodded as well.“Works for me. Julian is never around, so he hardly counts. Honestly, I was worried I’d never beat Damian to it, and he’d keep Mom, Dad, and Cassie all to himself.”Julian bristled at that.“I’ll come home whenever I can. A place with Mom, Dad, Cassie, Damian, and Antonio is the only place that will ever truly feel like home.”My parents knew there was no changing their minds, so they finally relaxed and
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