Semua Bab Fated to my 4 bully Stepbrothers: Bab 41 - Bab 44

~Valeria~I never thought I would ever be in the right position to say this but school wasn’t so bad anymore. My grades started topping the charts and it was all thanks to my charming professor which you can already guess.Caius.He was patient with me even when I accepted my failure. He made everything so easy to understand that his formulas were better than that of my teachers.And the best part? I finally became confident again. I was no longer sour or depressed no matter how the bullies tried to get under my skin.It wasn’t like they stopped, of course. I just cared more about other joyful moments like the time I didn’t dread getting my test results back. Somewhere along the way, their words started feeling like a tiny prick to a numbed skin. I started staring at them straight in the face, daring them to do their worst. Caius noticed. And he didn’t say much about it, but the way he smiled at me like he knew I was finally seeing myself the way he saw me made everything worth it.

~Valeria~Zane swept me off my feet the day he sent a servant with a gift box and a text that read, There’s a dress in there, please wear it. I wanna take you somewhere.The servant didn’t say anything else about where he was taking me to. And maybe I should’ve sent the gift back. Maybe I should’ve blocked his number like every self-respecting girl does when her ex can’t seem to understand the line “we are never getting back together.” But instead I stood in front of my mirror for twenty minutes, debating if the sundress made me look too soft.I ended up wearing it anyway.It was pale yellow, off-shoulder, with a skirt that floated when I walked. The kind of thing you wear to a brunch date with someone who hasn’t broken your heart. But I wore it for him whether I want to admit it or not.Zane was already waiting by the car when I stepped outside, leaning against the door with his eyes focused on something else but me. The setting sun hit just right, on his handsome face that remin