Lahat ng Kabanata ng One Night's Mistake: Claimed by my Boyfriend's Brother.: Kabanata 151 - Kabanata 160

A chuckle slips out of me at that.I try to offer some consolation, “For the record, obsessing does work sometimes. I think I tried it when Helion Finance rejected my job application. I stayed up all night trying to see what shit I can dig up about them. All I ended up with was dark circles and an empty fridge.”Estel huffs out something that’s half a laugh and half a sigh.For a moment we don’t say anything, just sit in comfortable silence.“I was so scared” Estel admits suddenly.Her voice is low and her eyes are fixed on the still active computers on her desk, “Last night, I was so so scared. I tried not to let it show, but I was terrified.My lips twitch upward in a smile as I remember, “If you think you were terrified then you should’ve seen me. I nearly pissed myself when I heard that first gunshot. That was definitely not my proudest moment.”That gets her to laugh, really laugh, and I join in because I could also do with some laughter after all that’s happened.I’ve been tryin

Estel’s eyes narrow at me, the suggestion definitely not pleasing her, but I lean closer anyway, pressing. “You helped me deal with Cassie and Levi when they wouldn’t leave me alone. You didn’t have to, but you did, and I will never forget that.Maybe if we deal with Faye together, it’ll feel the same. It’ll be like you’re getting back a piece of what she stole from you.”Estel shakes her head almost immediately, “This is different, Lyra. Cassie and Levi… Cassie and Levi are like specks of dust compared to Faye. You really don’t understand this, do you? Faye isn’t a bully you can expose on social media or scare into silence. She’s…” Estel swallows hard again, “She’s the green snake under the green grass.You never see her coming until it’s too late.”Her words and behavior should scare me, and maybe they do a little. But instead of shrinking back, something inside me only becomes more determined.I don’t care if she’s a python or a boa. I really don’t. All I care about is how obvious

If there’s anything years of being Cassie’s friend taught me, it’s that there are three things she does not tolerate.Cassie doesn’t tolerate anyone being more popular than her.Cassie doesn’t tolerate anyone saying anything she doesn’t like.And most importantly, Cassie doesn’t tolerate anyone looking better than her.For years when I was her friend, I thought I would never have to worry about being on Cassie’s bad side because I was unable to do the three things that would ever get her mad enough to consider me a threat.I thought I would never be able to be more popular than she is. I thought I would never be able to have a voice louder than hers.And with my abysmal sense of fashion, I knew I could never outdress her.The thing with having a man like Christian Storm by your side though is that almost nothing becomes impossible.I’ve outdressed Cassie a few times and it’s not because I suddenly developed this great sense of fashion. It’s simply because I now had access to people wh

Faye’s voice is light as an angel while she speaks, “I’ve heard the rumors flying around about me since that vile recording surfaced online, and it’s truly left me disturbed.I didn’t even know Cassie Howard thought of me in such a way. In the recording, she described me as a brutal, cutthroat, woman. But I’m not like that. I’ve never had any cause to even come across Cassie Howard.Usually, I would ignore things like this, but there’s another person of interest in all this. Her name is Lyra Bennett.She’s the one who orchestrated all this, and to her I have only one thing to say.Lyra, I am still in love with Christian. I don’t care about gossip, or the cruel rumors you spread about me. All I want is my happily ever after, and even though I do not fight, I will fight for this. I will fight for him.”Her voice trembles so good at the end, it’s like watching the perfect little telenovela of an oppressed but lovable female lead. She’s the perfect little lily.So pure. So selfless…… So h

I don’t think I’ve ever felt my throat go dry so fast. I clutch at the arm of the couch and squeeze it softly as I ask, “What happens if they actually do it?”I suspect I know what happens but still when he says it, I feel a bolt of fear run right through my heart.“If that happens, Christian loses control of everything. He’ll lose his position, his influence, and the board will make him just another name on the letterhead, powerless to stop whatever comes next.Christian may have not mentioned this, but his father has long ties to the Clarke family. They’ve been allies for decades, and if it comes down to it, the members of the board will do what pays them better. Most of them will side with his father.Christian knows it, and that’s why I’m here tonight.”All of a sudden the heaviness of the past few days returns full force. It presses down on my chest until breathing feels hard and I try not to show it.Christian hasn’t said a word about this… not once.And if his friend is the one