All Chapters of One Night's Mistake With My Stepbrother : Chapter 151 - Chapter 158

I tried my best not to shrink back. I tried so hard to recall Rowan’s words of promise as I tried to push away all doubts that she was trying to plant in my mind. Tears pricked my eyes, but I tried my best to hold them back."Rowan and I are the real thing. Our fathers decided this for us a long time ago. We also decided a long time ago to go along with their wishes. You should enjoy yourself while you can because you’re nothing more than a convenient distraction," Francesca said before she smirked at me.I was entirely speechless. No matter how much I wanted to tell her that she was mistaken, and that everything she had just said was untrue, I couldn’t bring myself to talk back to her. No words would come out of my mouth, so I found myself just standing there with my mouth clamped shut."You know, if I were you, I would go ahead and leave Rowan myself before he leaves me. I mean, you should try your best to save some face, right? It might hurt your pride a little less, if you leave h

"What?" I asked before blinking my eyes rapidly. My breath was caught in my throat as I imagined my mother’s reaction when she heard the entire truth from us."There’s no point in hiding it anymore. If you want to break the engagement between Francesca and me, the first step is to tell your mother the truth about us," Rowan replied calmly.I was stunned for a moment before I nodded my head in agreement. I realized that I couldn’t expect effort only from his side when I wasn’t going to do anything. Once again, I reminded myself that it was better that I tell my mother the truth because she deserved to know."I’m going to try my best to tell her," I said as I strengthened my resolve once again."That’s my good girl," Rowan whispered before he leaned in and placed a tender kiss on my cheek....Rowan’s words were playing in my head repeatedly over the next couple of days. I could hear his voice and his determination when he told me to tell my mother the truth. I swore to myself multiple

I had no idea how much time went by before I heard the door slowly creak open. That was when I realized that I had forgotten to lock the door. I knew instantly who it was as his presence filled the room even before he spoke a single word."Annabelle," Rowan’s voice was calm as he called my name."Why are you still going along with it? Why didn’t you say anything tonight? Why didn’t you tell them the truth about us?" I fired my questions at him in succession before my voice began to crack under the pressure. Rowan stepped closer, and his face was tense."Because now isn’t the time," Rowan replied, giving me the same excuse that he had used over and over again."No! You have to stop hiding behind that same excuse. Rowan, you promised me. You proposed to me and you told me that I wasn’t just another fling. Was that all a lie?" I demanded to know.His eyes immediately darkened, but I could tell that it wasn’t from anger but more from pain. Instantly, I felt guilty for what I had said to h

I wanted to refuse and I wanted to scream that everything about this was wrong. However, the way that my mother looked eagerly at me only made me force a smile and nod. I told myself that I had to keep everything as natural as possible. The way that Francesca smirked at me in secret told me that she had just gotten exactly what she wanted....The wedding boutique looked like a scene from a princess dream, featuring lace and white silk. The air inside smelled faintly of sweet roses and soft music enveloped the air. There were wedding gowns everywhere that I looked, decorated with fine lace, jewels, and pearls.I could say that Francesca was enjoying herself as she stood on the platform in front of the mirrors, turning slowly from side to side as the assistant adjusted the wedding dress to fit her perfectly. Although I hated to admit it, it felt like all the dresses looked great on her. The way that the jewels on the dress glittered under the spotlight as she moved made her look like r