MARRYING MY STEP-SISTER'S GROOM のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 111 - チャプター 120

“Jennifer was—“I cut myself off before I could finish my statement as the old master’s warning ran in my mind.“I can’t trust Ethan enough to tell him.”His words rang in my mind as I froze.“What did Jennifer do?” Ethan asked with genuine curiosity.I snapped my lips shut taking a deep breath, as I crawled out of his lap moving to my seat.“Let’s go home, Ethan.It’s been a long day,” I breathed.His eyes watched me not saying anything.After a while, he nodded starting his car as he drove towards the mansion.The moment Ethan parked his car, I wasted no time in coming down, as I hurried towards the old master room.If Jennifer had sent people to kidnap me and destroy the evidence, then—she must have known that I’d found out about what she did to the old master.The thought choked me, as fear settled in my mind.I could only hope that she had not realized the old master had been faking his inability to speak.Without hesitation, I opened the old master's door without a second though

I parted my lips to speak, but Jennifer beat me to it. “Ethan,” she sighed softly, walking up to him as her hands rested on his chest. I watched as he flinched slightly, but yet he did not pull away. “I came to see how grandfather was doing,” she whispered—her eyes moved to the old master, and then back to Ethan’s gaze trying to read his expression. “I miss hearing his voice so much,” she muttered, and I struggled not to flinch from her words. “It’s a shame the Harnes family had to take everything good from us,” she snarled as Ethan's breath hitched visibly, yet he said nothing. His eyes shifted to me again, as he walked out of Jennifer's hold, coming to where I stood. His thick, rough yet smooth hands wrapped around my waist, tugging my body to close till there was no space between us. His nose rested on my long hair, and then he breathed in my scent. I stared at Jennifer's stiff form while she watched us. Her dark eyes stared at me—still burning in anger. She cl

I ended the call after muttering ‘I’m on my way’ in a hurry.I moved to the closet, picking any clothes my hand could land on, not bothering if it was suitable enough.My mother asked for me—that meant one thing, that she remembered me.My heart thundered against my chest at the thought.She had not done that in a long time.For months now—she had not remembered my name, but today—she even wanted to see me.That meant her episode of amnesia had cleared.But I knew it would only stay like this for a short period of time, so I needed to be fast.Grabbing my bag, I placed everything I needed in it, then moved towards the door in a hurry to leave.But whoever was on the other side beat me to it—kicking the door with his leg while forcing me to step back.Ethan’s calm and soft features greeted me.His eyes landed on me, as they glinted with a kind of brightness and desire I’m so sure I had never seen on his face.But then, his gaze slipped past my face and down to my clothes and bag, as hi

Her body grew stiff under my hands as she stared at me with wide eyes.“The real papers,” she whispered under her breath.I watched as she nodded as if something clicked in her mind. “I remember,” she gasped, staring at me with joy.“I remember, Leah.I know who I gave the documents to,” she breathed, in happiness.My heart pounded erratically in my chest.A surge of emotions shot through my spine knowing I was so close to everything. “Who mom?” I watched as her lips parted, and she uttered the one name I would have never expected to hear in my entire life. “Xavier,” she whispered as the blood flowing in my veins grew cold, and my body froze.I sat still, not even twitching while staring at her with parted lips of shock.“Xavier?” I muttered his name in disbelief.“How could you give the papers to Xavier mum?He is working with Vivian,” I screamed incredulously.I stood up from the bed abruptly, while watching as it creaked from the force I used.“I know Leah.I know everything," s

“Tell me, Xavier!” I pressed, my heart tearing with every moment of silence.“I can’t tell you who they are, damn it!” He yelled, while muttering a string of curses under his breath.His hands slipped into his hair.His hands trembling and his eyes clouded with an emotion I could barely describe.“Why?” I whispered, completely devastated.He looked up to me, his eyes glistened with tears as he crossed the distance between us.His hands moved to face, cradling it in his palm.“I’m doing it to protect you, Leah.Every single fucking thing I do is to protect you,” he rasped.I bit on my lips hard enough that the stinging pain at least numbed some of my senses.Sniffing, I swiped his hands away in anger and pain.“You hiding the truth already caused me more pain than you could ever imagine,” I whimpered, my lips trembling.My nose wrinkled and I did everything in me to keep myself from completely breaking down at his feet.“Leah,” he breathed my name so softly that I could have missed it