Todos los capítulos de The Love of a Stepbrother : Capítulo 31 - Capítulo 40

The more Simone thought about what had happened, the more she was upset.Could it be that William had a secret fiancée he had not told her about? Naturally, he wouldn’t tell her… For if she had known of a potential woman in his life, she wouldn’t have made the jump and agreed to be his lover. She had just left the elevator, ready to go have a bite, when she almost bumped into someone. But not just anyone. It was Anthony, William’s best friend. “Oh, hey,” he greeted her jovially, as per his nature.“Hey,” she nodded at him curtly, not quite in the mood for jokes of any kind, or even a common exchange. “Are you okay?” He asked, sounding perplexed.“Hmm-hm,” she let out in reply, ready to leave. “Did our common friend give you trouble, sweetheart?” He went on, seemingly r

As Simone and William left the restaurant, she turned to him, eyes full of reprimand, “Don’t think you’re off the hook just yet. Unless you straighten things up with the Black family, you are not touching me.” William nodded at her in earnest, not even breathing a word. “Also, you need to make it up to me,” she added with a somewhat wicked smirk. “Anything for you, Angel,” he answered readily, a small smile stretching his lips. “I want to go to the cemetery, but I am not brave enough to go alone,” she said, her eyes growing tearful all of a sudden. “Sure,” he nodded. “How about this, you go with me to the Black family’s estate and I go with you to the cemetery?” Well, that came out of nowhere! “What do you need me there for?” She raised a

The magic began to fade away all too soon.The following day, William’s chief of PR team called him before he even left his place, together with his precious Simone.“Good morning, Mr Stone,” he greeted tersely. “Sorry to call you so early, but I felt like I should warn you against the reporters waiting for you outside your building.”“What happened?” Came William’s calm answer.Multiple scenarios went through his head in the few seconds he waited for the man’s answer.“Two pictures of you with a woman made it to the headlines of yesterday’s tabloids,” he deadpanned, without beating around the bush.“I see,” he retorted. “I hope you’re on it already?”“Naturally,” was the man’s answer.“Thanks for the heads-up, Cole,” he said gratefully.“Anytime, Mr Stone.”And with that, William hung up.“What’s up?” Simone, who was hanging onto his arm, asked softly.“Nothing of importance,” he replied softly. “We’ll just take another car today to work.”“Why?” She probed again.“We’ve made it to t

William was troubled by Simone’s reaction. He knew she was mostly worried about him, and the effect their relationship might have on his business, but he wanted to assure her that everything would be fine. Given time, the world shall come to accept them as a couple, stepsiblings or not… not that he cared much about what others might think. All he presently cared about was Simone herself, whom he wished wouldn’t try to run away from her feelings. It was but a storm after all, and all storms tended to pass sooner or later. By the time he left work that evening, he was worried, and decided to text her. Are you okay, Angel? Was the first text he sent her.Soon, he sent a follow-up text: Where are you? They needed to talk. And although he would prefer giving her time and space, he was worried she might interpret his actions as his desire to distance himself from

Rooted in place, Simone watched as William rose to his feet, his eyes resolute but oh so tender. He closed the distance between them in a couple of strides, and then he embraced her in a tight hug, as if to never let go. Simone felt her heart try to beat its way out of her chest, while her breathing became erratic. Heavens have mercy, even her eyes stung with unshed tears. She was getting emotional over a mere hug… This was a new one for her. When William broke the hug, and was seemingly ready to delve for a prize that was absolutely his for the taking, he must have noticed her glassy eyes, for he stopped altogether. With a little bit of a frown, he asked, “Why the tears, Simone?”“Have you seen her?” She choked on the words. “Her? Her, who?” “Grace,” she rolled her eyes. “She’s so much better suited to you