Chapter 1

Adele's POV

I stood before my mother's grave with flowers in my hand and tears in my eyes, I knelt down slowly before her grave and dropped the flower. Today marks the third year that she died of brain cancer. I can never forget the sweet memories I had with my mother. I use to come here every year on this date to bless and honour her. 

A few minutes after I had been pouring out my sorrow before the grave, my phone chirped briefly. I cleaned the tears in my eyes and tried to smile," mum, I miss you." I said softly and simply as I stood. 

I turned away from the grave and brought out my phone, I checked the message that just entered my phone and it reads, "don't be late, sweetheart." 

I sighed and tucked the phone back to my bag. The message was from my father, he had informed me just yesterday about a dinner that was holding with his girlfriend and how he wanted me to be there. 

It's been three years that my mother had died, my dad is still young and eventually needs to get married to someone else. If she finds love and happiness in this new woman, then I'll support him and hope his new wife and I get along. 

I walked to where my car was and once I got inside the car, I started the ignition of the car and soon arrived at the building where the dinner was to take place. 

This building is my father's second house, he had put this house up for rent for years but had suddenly given a quickly notice for all the tenants to evacuate two months back. I don't know what he planned on using the house to do.

I stepped down from the car and walked my way inside, while walking carefully in, a voice sounded by the left and on turning, I saw my father. 

"Dad!" I called gleefully, he walked towards me and hugged me. 

"Adele, thanks so much for coming." He said lovingly. 

I smiled and said," not a problem, dad." 

I sighted a femine figure behind him and I peeped above his shoulder to see the woman clearly, she soon stood beside my dad and greeted," hey Adele." 

Before I could respond, my father faced the woman and said," Adele, meet my girlfriend, Blair. Blair, meet my daughter, Adele." 

"Hi Blair," I greeted with a wave of my hand. She walked towards me instead and hugged me. After she disenagaged, she said," your father told me a lot about you and I've been very curious to meet with you. You really look beautiful." 

I blushed at her words and smiled," thank you. You look adorable too." 

"Thank you, sweetheart. The table is set, come with me," Blair said and lead my dad and I to the dinning table. 

While we were walking to the dinning table, I whispered to my dad, "I like your girlfriend already." 

My dad smiled back at me and I winked at him. 

Soon, we were all seated before the dinning table. 

"I thought Huxley will be here too?" My father asked Blair. 

"Sure, he will. I don't know why he's taking so much time," Blair said as she checked her wrist watch. 

"We have to wait for him, we can't start eating without him. Also, I want him to be here before we break the news to the both of them," my father said. 

"He'll be here soon, don't worry," Blair said with a smile to my dad then looked at me, "I'm very sure you and my son will get along." 

I smiled, "why not? Of course we should. I'm an easy going person. I'm meeting you for the first time and you looked adorable to me already, I'm sure your son will be a lovely version of you." 

I could see Blair blush at my words, just then, the door opened. 

I saw my father and Blair looking towards the direction of the door, but a message came through on my W******p at that moment and it was from my best friend.

I opened it and began to read it, while reading it, I heard Blair's voice, "Adele, meet my son, Huxley, Huxley, meet my boyfriend's daughter, Adele." 

I raised my head up and my face fell on him. The fuck! Huxley? Huxley Kanye? The only guy who has lived the most promiscuous life ever, fucking every single thing on skirt with no shame. 

Huxley Kanye? I know him so well. The bad boy in college that I hate to have anything to do with. I hated him for his promiscuous life and tried as much as possible for him not to notice me in school. How could he turn out to be my stepbrother? Gosh. This won't go well at all. 

"Hello, beauty," he said with a thick and deep voice as he stretched his hand towards me. 

"My name is Adele," I received his handshake and quickly let go of his hand. 

I sighed and looked away, loosing all apetite to eat at once. Why does it have to be this guy? Well, I'm his stepsister plus we won't be staying together, so? 

I gathered my emotions and put it under control as I put on a smiling and relaxed face. I watched as he sat gently before me, he was beside his mum while I was beside my dad. 

"I'm sorry I came late mum, had some sluts to deal with," he said with a sinister smile.

"Common Huxley, we have some visitors here," Blair rebuked. 

"My bad!" He said and then set his gaze at me. I tried to avoid looking at him but it was impossible cause his gaze was so intense. 

"So guys, here is the first big news before we begin to eat," Blair said merrily," Irvin and I are getting engaged." 

Blair clapped and said," Congratulations, mum. You deserve it!" He looked at me and said," common clap, beauty, they deserve it, don't they?" 

Don't talk to me, boy! I said in my mind annoyingly but then I clapped too. 

But my father soon said the next thing that made me stop clapping immediately," and so, we would all be living here together from today henceforth."