One Night's Mistake With My Stepbrother のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 81 - チャプター 90

The sickening lump that had formed in my throat made it harder for me to breathe, and I could feel tears stinging the back of my eyes. I raised my hand to cover my mouth as I tried to blink away my tears. A few people gave me confused and funny looks as I quickly marched past them towards the exit of the mansion.I didn’t know where I was going, but I felt very relieved when I made it out into the gardens. After navigating my way deeper into the garden to the side of the mansion where I was sure I was alone and away from prying eyes, I managed to breathe a sigh of relief. I closed my eyes and concentrated on taking deep breaths while telling myself that this was no place and time for me to get emotional. I hated the fact that I could not bear to see Rowan together with Francesca anymore because it just hurt too much.The wind that blew through my hair felt harsh against the bare skin of my arms and made me shiver. Once again, I couldn’t help but think that Rowan wa

I had never been on a cruise before, and under normal circumstances, I was certain that I would feel excited about the opportunity to experience something new and potentially fun. However, standing behind the two of them as we waited to board the cruise only gave me a twisted feeling in the pit of my stomach. There was a big part of me that wished I could just turn and run away, but regardless of what I thought, my legs were rooted to the spot."Let’s go to our room first, and then we can go sightseeing on the dock. Are you hungry? Let me know if you’re hungry because the restaurant here serves awesome seafood," Francesca said before flashing me a warm smile."That sounds like a plan," I replied, returning her smile.Ever since stepping out of the car, I noticed that Rowan had not said a word, and it seemed like his mind was elsewhere."Rowan, is everything all right?" Francesca asked him, echoing what was on my mind."It’s nothing," Rowa

Quite surprisingly, it wasn’t hard for me to find the group of men that the maids had been chatting about. I slowly peered in through the door that opened into quite a large open space where a group of tall men dressed in suits seemed to be engaged in serious conversation. It didn’t take me long to spot Rowan among the group; however, when I was about to call out to him, I found myself halting because I could feel the tenseness in the atmosphere. Whatever was happening didn’t seem to be a friendly gathering among friends. I managed to slip in silently, but as I made my way closer to Rowan, one of the men spotted me.“What are you doing here, young lady? Did you perhaps get lost?” one of the men asked as he suddenly grabbed my wrist and pulled me towards him. I could tell from the look on his face that he didn’t like the fact that I had walked in on their event uninvited, and that he wasn’t at all worried about my well-being. The man’s loud, booming voice caught the attentio

"What time is the party starting this evening?" Rowan asked out of the blue. The surprise on Francesca’s face must have mirrored mine at Rowan’s unexpected question. For a moment, it truly sounded like he was interested in attending the party, even though I had not said anything about it."It starts at 8:00 p.m., but I was thinking that we could have dinner before attending. There’s no reason for us to appear right on time," Francesca quickly replied, and I could tell that she was extremely happy that Rowan was finally coming around."Sounds good," Rowan replied in agreement. My eyes widened even further, and it took all my effort not to gasp in surprise at Rowan’s agreeable attitude. I wondered what had happened to bring about such a change, but I had to admit that it did make things easier for me. Francesca quickly went on to advertise how great the party was going to be and just how much we were going to enjoy ourselves while Rowan listened to her patiently, mak

Everything happened so fast, and I felt like a prey being cornered with not much room to move about to get away from him. Rowan moved on top of me, straddling my hips as he captured my wrists in his large hand and pinned them above my head."What has gotten into you? Why are you doing this?" I snapped at him, feeling anger rising up inside of me."Why did you run off like that?" he asked after a moment of pause, and I could feel the undertone of anger in his voice. My eyes widened when I realized he must have been referring to the fact that I did not return to the party after supposedly taking a toilet break. Of course, that was just an excuse for me to get away from the two of them so they could spend time alone, just as Francesca had wanted."It didn’t seem like you two wanted me at the party. So I figured that I was just in the way and that I should leave to give you two private space to enjoy your date," I replied with a cold edge in my tone.