All Chapters of Please me, Stepdaddy: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

HERMES' POVI was taken aback the moment the door was stormed open, interrupting one of my most important meetings with high-end company owners to discuss a potential collaboration.That surprise quickly faded when I saw it was Liana.The door had barely finished swinging shut behind her before she was already moving.She didn't go around the table. She climbed straight over it, scattering papers and knocking someone's coffee cup clean off the edge. Her heels clattered against the polished wood while half the board stared at her in open disbelief. She didn't stop, didn't apologize, didn't even seem to realise they existed. She dropped off the far end and threw herself straight into me, arms locking around my neck so hard I nearly lost my balance in the chair.For one absurd second, the room held its collective breath.I felt it before I saw it, the way half the men at that table went rigid trying not to react, jaws tight, their eyes anywhere but on us, the unmistakable strain of grow

LIANA'S POVI sat on my bed long after I'd left Celeste in the kitchen, staring at my phone like the deleted video might reappear if I willed it hard enough.It didn't take long for the doubt to creep back in.I kept replaying it, how fast her face had crumpled, how perfectly timed every tear had fallen, how the whole performance had wrapped itself up in exactly the right words to make me feel like the villain instead of her. I mean I caught her cheating…she was literally kissing another man…Instead of admitting she'd done something wrong and owning up to it after being caught, she turned it around on me.‘I am the lonely one. I made one mistake.’ she spelled it out so neatly like she had always rehearsed the line when caught.I didn't even realise I was just being manipulated…going back to her I feared she would become more pathetic than she already did.I knew what I was talking about…eveything she did changed the moment Marco died.I hadn't even asked who the man was. I hadn't as

LIANA'S POV“Honey, you didn't have breakfast today.”I ignored him, walking like a zombie toward Hermes's car. It was his fault anyway. It was the last day of the exams, and he had made me stay up all night studying like my grades were going to save my life.I noticed the grin on his face as I approached him. He reached out, smoothed my hair, and kissed my forehead.“It’s the last day of the exams. How do you feel, princess?”“I want to sleep.”I heard him chuckle above my head. “Come on, go in and write your exam. I’ll treat you to a meal tonight at any restaurant of your choice.”“Really?”"Of course, Dorie, add it to my schedule.”I stood straight from his chest and risked it. This time, I kissed him right on the lips.I showed up to school with my hair a complete disaster and didn't care even a little. It was the last day. Nothing left to prove, nothing left to cram.I wasn't even the worst of it. Jerk from the back row rolled in wearing actual shorts, like he'd mixed up school w

LIANA'S POVWe had the music turned up way too loud for a room that was supposedly meant for packing, but neither of us cared. Rei had her phone propped against my pillow, playing a song with way too much bass, and within thirty seconds, we were both up on the bed, dancing and laughing. “Fuck, I should have been a stripper! Waste of talent." “You're kidding aren't you!!" We rolled our hips moving badly on purpose, pretending to be strippers with terrible choreography and even worse rhythm."Okay but like this," Rei said, dropping low and popping back up in a move that made us both collapse into laughter before she even finished it."You look like you're having a seizure.""I look incredible, actually."We kept going until we were both breathless, flopping back onto the bed side by side, chests heaving, staring up at the ceiling like we'd just run a marathon instead of dancing badly for ten minutes."Okay," Rei said between breaths, "worst movie you've watched this year. Go.""That

LIANA'S POVMy heart still hadn’t slowed down since he caught me. If anything, it was beating even faster. I stood there while a camp counselor called out the room assignments through a megaphone. Zayn was still standing close to me, and every time he looked down at me, I was reminded of how much taller he was."So what school are you from?" he asked, easy, like he hadn't just caught a stranger falling into the sand minutes ago."Denmark Inc.""No way. Same school. Guess I just never noticed you before." He tilted his head slightly. "I'm a senior.""Guess that makes you my senior, then." I laughed, and he laughed too, low and easy, the kind of laugh that made the whole beach feel quieter for a second."I should find my room." He nodded toward the cabins. "See you around, Liana.""See you around."I watched him go for a beat too long before Rei practically tackled me from behind, making me flinch. "Okay, who was that hottie?""Just someone I met. Zayn.""Zayn." She said it slowly, test