All Chapters of Living Under My Evil Stepbrother's Rule: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Juliana—I want to cry.Everything I was feeling earlier is so wrong!Para na akong sirang plaka sa kakaulit kung gaano kamali ang lahat ng ‘to.Hindi ako makapaniwala na kaya kong pag-isipan ang kinikilalang kapatid nang gano’n.Okay, I know that we don’t even treat each other like real siblings. Sure, we want to kill each other with every chance we get.Pero kahit gaano ako kagalit sa mga ginawa niya sa akin, at the back of my mind, I still respect him as someone older than me. That I even sometimes call him as Kuya, even with all the hatred I have for him.I grew up thinking that I had a brother because of him. Kahit na hindi naman talaga siya nagpaka-Kuya sa akin.“Is there something wrong?” ani Cairo.Tanghali na nang makabalik siya rito sa mansyon. And just like what I did yesterday, nagkulong ulit ako sa kwarto at hindi hinarap si Raegan, pati na rin ang kanyang fiancée na si Amy, kaninang almusal.It was rude, pero wala na akong pakialam. After what happened, I don’t think I

Juliana—I frowned at him. Panandalian kong nakalimutan ang kabang nararamdaman dahil sa naging bungad niya.Ano raw? Boytoy? Sino?Wait. Is he referring to Cairo?What the hell?Did he seriously just assume that there’s something going on between us?After that fiasco kaninang umaga sa may kitchen, ito ang ipaparatang niya sa akin ngayon? Siraulo talaga!Pinigilan kong umismid at hindi na lang pinansin ang malisyosong tanong niya.The faster I get this over with, the better.“Can I talk to you for a sec?” diretsong sambit ko, sabay lingon sa mga tauhan niya. “Uh… ‘yong tayong dalawa lang sana.”He fully turned to me, kaya ibinalik ko rin ang tingin sa kanya. Hindi pa rin bumababa ang nakaangat niyang kilay. Irritation was visible in his dark and sharp eyes.“What do you have to say? Just say it. Because in case you haven’t noticed,” nilingon niya ang paligid at sarkastikong idinagdag, “I’m busy.”I bit my lip to stop myself from answering him with the same attitude he had. Kaso mukha

Juliana—Now, I understand why Icarus flew closer to the sun.Noong bata pa ako, ni hindi ko maintindihan kung bakit tila sabik ang tauhan na iyon sa lumang kwento na lumapit pa nang lumapit sa araw.He knew the dangers of it. He knew exactly what would happen to him, yet he still did it anyway. He was warned, told everything to prevent him from doing it, but he still went for it.Gano’n ang pakiramdam ko ngayon habang hinahalikan si Raegan.It was so wrong and forbidden.Alam ko sa sarili ko na hindi namin dapat ginagawa ‘to. Alam ko ring alam niya. That this isn’t something siblings, or even step-siblings, should ever do.Mali. Makamundo. Imoral.But both of us felt like Icarus and the sun at the same time. Siya para sa akin, at ako naman para sa kanya.We knew the consequences of what we were doing, but in this moment, it’s as if every voice of reason inside our heads is gone. Ang tanging init at kiliting dulot ng ginagawa namin ang siyang naiwan.He deepened the kiss in a way that

Juliana—My mother sighed contentedly at Tito Garry’s words.Alam kong matagal niya nang hinihintay ‘to.After she was disowned by my grandparents, she had been eager to find a love match for herself. Isang lalaking handang tanggapin siya kahit na mayroon na siyang anak sa pagkadalaga.Because of that, she began trying… things… with older men.Noong una, hindi ko maintindihan kung bakit. We were fine with just ourselves. It was enough for me to have my mother only. Hindi ko naman kailangan ng kikilalanin na ama.Pero habang lumalaki ako, mas lalo ko ring napapansin ang kagustuhan niyang magkaroon kami ng isang kumpletong pamilya.I do not know the details about my biological father. O kung bakit kailangan naming lumayo sa pamilya ng aking ina.Ang alam ko lang, ayaw na ayaw ni Mommy na mapag-usapan ang kahit na anong tungkol doon.There were so many things I did not know about her. Hindi ko rin magawang makapagtanong, because she would just dismiss me right away.In the end, all she w

Juliana—I wanted to brush off his threat.Na sa mga susunod na araw, matatanggap niya rin ang sitwasyon na ‘to, lalo na’t papalapit na ang kasal ng aming mga magulang.Na baka nahihirapan lang siya sa ngayon at nabibilisan sa mga pangyayari, kaya sa akin niya ibinubuhos ang kung anumang galit na nararamdaman niya. Ngunit pagkuwa’y maiintindihan din niya na hindi naman namin kontrolado ang mga bagay na ‘to.His father wanted to marry my mother as well.Oo, gusto ni Mommy na ikasal kay Tito Garry dahil sa yaman nito. Pero hindi naman ‘yon mangyayari kung ayaw din ni Tito Garry sa kanya.I was hoping that he would see that. That him being older than me would make his mind more open about it.Hindi ko alam kung bakit, pero umaasa ako na magiging maayos pa rin ang tungo niya sa akin kahit na gano’n ang huli naming pag-uusap.But it was clear to me that right now, the guy hates me.Nang tawagin na ako para sa unang salo-salo namin ng tanghalian dito sa mansyon, nakita kong nakaupo na siya