All Chapters of Rebel Attraction (In Love With My Stepbrother): Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

Nathan's POV The second we step into the mall, I know I won't last long. Abigail and her mom disappear into some boutique, all smiles and excitement, like this is the best day of their lives. I don't get it. How does Abigail keep pretending? Acting like she's happy about all of this? And dad throwing money at them like it's nothing, her mom spending it like it's normal? I grit my teeth, stuffing my hands into my pockets.It's pointless to stay. Watching Abigail pick out dresses, letting herself be pampered, pretending none of this bothers me-it's pathetic. I have better things to do. I'm already turning away when my phone buzzes in my pocket. I pull it out and see "Gajeel", flashing on the screen. I frown. He wouldn't be calling unless it was important. "What?" I answer. "Nathan," his voice comes through, tight with urgency. "It's Adrian. He's in the hospital." Every possible thought in my head comes to a stop. "What?" My grip tightens on my phone. "What happened?" "It's

Abigail's POVNathan's phone rings again.The sharp sound slices through the tense silence in the car, making me flinch. I glance at him out of the corner of my eye, watching as his fingers tighten around the phone, his knuckles turning slightly white.He still doesn't pick up.Mom shifts in her seat, her expression soft with concern. "Nathan, what if it's something important?"Nathan exhales sharply through his nose, still staring out of the window like he can tune everything out if he just ignores it long enough. "It's not.""But how do you know?" Mom presses gently, stealing another quick glance at him through the rearview mirror. "What if-""Can you stop acting like my mom?" Nathan snaps suddenly, his voice sharp and irritated.A thick, uncomfortable silence fills the car.Mom's hands grip the wheel a little tighter, but she doesn't say anything back.She just keeps driving, her face carefully blank. But I can tell his words stung.I open my mouth to say something-to tell Natha

Abigail's POVI press my back against the door, my breath still uneven, my mind spinning.Gajeel was here. Sneaking around in the dark, dressed like he was up to something.And he had let me go.Not only that, but he had smirked, like this was all some kind of game to him, and then ran off into the night.What was he even doing here?I rub my arms, trying to shake off the chill clinging to my skin. There's too much going on, too many things I don't understand.Luca showing up drunk.His strange accusations against Nathan.The girl at his house.Now Gajeel lurking in the shadows.All happening in a short span of time.It all feels connected somehow, like puzzle pieces I am having a hard time putting together.Before I can think any further, a voice pulls me out of my thoughts."Abigail."I jolt slightly, turning to see Ricky standing a few feet away, watching me with careful eyes.I let out a slow breath, straightening my posture. "Yeah?"His expression softens. "How was Luca? Did he g

Abigail's POVMy heart is still hammering against my ribs as I push through the school's entrance, the cold air slapping against my face.I don't bother to focus on the way my breath turns into mist in the morning chill.My focus is locked on the parking lot, on the dark-colored car sitting there.Luca's car.I spot him in the driver's seat, his fingers gripping the steering wheel so tightly that his knuckles turn white. But it isn't him that my eyes fixate on-it's her.The girl from last night.Luca's sister. The realisation hits me. She had to be the one.The same girl who had been at Nathan's house.A sick feeling churns in my stomach as I approach the car, my feet moving before my mind can process what I'm about to do.Luca glances up when he sees me, and his expression hardens instantly. He pushes his car door open and steps out, closing the door behind him with a sharp thud. His body is tense, his usual easygoing demeanor nowhere in sight."What do you want, Abigail?" he asks, v

Abigail's POVI walk as fast as my legs will carry me, my fingers curling into fists.My heart is pounding, not just from anger, but from the way my entire body feels like it's buzzing with something I can't control.Nathan.I still can't believe him. The audacity of him to stand there in the principal's office and lie so easily.I hear footsteps behind me.I don't have to turn around to know who it is."Abigail," Nathan calls, his voice filled with amusement as he catches up to me.I ignore him."Are you mad at me?" he taunts, falling into step beside me. "Because I lied? Or because you actually believed I'd tell the truth?"I whirl around, stopping so suddenly that he nearly bumps into me. "You ruined her, Nathan!" I snap. "You stood there and lied about it like it was nothing! Do you even care about what you did?"Nathan scoffs, shoving his hands into his pockets. "You're acting like I forced her into something."I glare at him. "She trusted you.""She's the one who recorded it," h