All Chapters of A One Night Stand With My Stepbrother : Chapter 21 - Chapter 27

JOSHMy entire body goes still at his words.A psychiatric hospital.For a few seconds, I don't know how to react. I stare at my father, waiting for him to take the words back or explain that I misunderstood him. But he says nothing.Adrian is just 5 years old. How could Father send him there?I only found out that I have a little brother when he was four. My father didn't tell me about him. I found out about Adrian on my own.I was never angry about the fact my father had a child somewhere else. I was more angry about the fact he hid it from me.And now, just when I finally have the chance to know him, Dad sends him away.“Where is the hospital?” I ask.My father's expression hardens again.“That's not your concern.”My brows pull together. ““What do you mean it's not my concern?”“It means you don't need to know.”I stare at him, barely believing what I'm hearing.“You just told me he's in a psychiatric hospital, and you're telling me I don't need to know where?”“He needs treatment

STACYI wake up the next morning lying on my bed with Josh’s words from last night still running through my mind.What did he mean? Who is he talking about? My mother? Or someone else?I press my fingers against my temples, trying to push the thoughts away.But what bothers me even more is how Josh acted last night.Why was he so cold towards me? He's never spoken to me like that before. And why the hell does his behavior bother me more than what he actually told me?I get up from the bed, pushing the thoughts aside to get ready for school. I refuse to spend the entire morning wondering why he was so cold last night.After getting ready, I step out of the mansion, only to see Josh standing beside his car.His eyes meet mine.“I can give you a ride to school,” he says.“No thanks.”I walk past him toward the gates. A moment later, I hear his footsteps hurrying after me.“Stacy.”I keep walking.“Stacy, please. Just let me give you a ride to school. Please.”Something in his voice makes

STACYThe moment I step through the front door, a strange feeling settles over me.I decided to come here by myself leaving Elena at the office to go through the footage with security to find whoever stole the documents.Even though she insisted on following me I told her to stay back because I felt this is something I need to do on my own.Everything looks smaller than I remember.The walls are the same. The faded curtains are still hanging by the windows, and the old wooden table is still sitting in the corner of the living room.For a moment, I can almost hear my father's voice. When we sit on the coach talking about whatever movie we were watching.I remember sitting at that table with him when I was younger, telling him about my day and him listening to me, giving me his full attention.I remember the way I used to laugh at his jokes and funny dances anytime he cooks in the kitchen.I remember the last time I saw him. Lying in the pool of his own blood.My chest tightens.I try t

STACYThe drive home is painfully quiet.I sit beside Josh, staring out the window while everything that happened at the warehouse keeps replaying in my mind. The documents. The men. The way they said my name as if they already knew exactly who I was.And Josh knows something.I can feel it.He keeps his eyes fixed on the road, his hands tight around the steering wheel. There's a tension in his expression that makes it obvious he is holding something back.I finally turn toward him.“Josh, is there something you're not telling me?”His jaw tightens slightly that I almost missed it.“What do you mean?”“You know exactly what I mean, Josh,” I say angrily. “You’ve been avoiding my questions and telling me not to trust anyone, but what about you? You haven’t been completely honest with me, and I know it.”Josh remains silent for several seconds before letting out a slow breath.“I think my family may be connected to your Father's death."My heart sinks.“What?”He sighs.“I don't know if