《FALLING FOR MY BULLY STEP-BROTHER》全部章節：第 21 章 - 第 30 章

Natalie's pov As I fell, my hands grasped the air, trying to find something to hold on to. I could hear Allison's shout of concern, but my sight got blurry, unable to see anything aside from bright lights.I closed my eyes, bracing for impact with the ground.A hand grabbed mine, before I could hit the ground and I was pulled up abruptly.I hugged the person, my heart jumping abnormally. The person stiffened against me. I looked up and staring down at me, with a shocked expression was Kian.“You pushed me,” I muttered, slowly detangling myself from him.“I stopped you from making a fool out of yourself," he retorted, the shock on his face fading to his usual smug expression.“You literally pushed me, Kian,” I persisted, taking steps back till I was beside Allison who quickly held me by the shoulders.“I saved you. But then again, you've always been ungrateful,” he said and turned, his face tightening.“Whoa. Tension,” Allison said beside me, an odd smile on her face.I simply looke

Natalie's pov I deliberately woke up an hour earlier than usual. Not because Kian had told me to. But because I wanted to leave before he could.There was absolutely no universe where I was willingly getting into a car with him.I finished dressing, shoved my laptop into my backpack, grabbed my phone, then quietly slipped out of my room.The mansion was unusually peaceful.The smell of coffee drifted from downstairs. One of the maids dusted a painting near the staircase while Butler Jeffrey arranged fresh flowers in the entrance hall.“Good morning, Miss,” He said, as polite as usual, the moment he saw me.“Morning, Jeff,” I responded.He scrunched his nose at my nickname “I trust you'll be travelling with Master Kian?” He asked, his attention back to the flowers.“No.” I answered.His brows lifted, and his eyes were back on me.“No?” He repeated, incredulously.“I enjoy public transportation,” I teased.He looked unconvinced.“...That is the strangest sentence I have ever heard,” H

Natalie's pov I hated not understanding people.Chemistry made more sense. If you mixed the wrong compounds together, something exploded. If you increased temperature, reactions accelerated.Simple.People weren't. People wake up one morning and decide to become entirely different people without bothering to submit an explanation.Why was Kian Lawley acting the way he was?I was halfway through Analytical Chemistry when I realized I'd spent ten straight minutes writing the same sentence.“Mechanism of…”Then nothing.My pen hovered over the page.I sighed.“You're thinking about him,” Allison's voice came to me, quiet, in the library.I looked sideways.Allison wasn't even pretending to take notes anymore.“I'm thinking about murdering him,” I corrected.She nodded thoughtfully.“Still thinking about him,” she said slowly.“You are incredibly unhelpful.” I shut my notebook with a thud, drawing offended glares to our table.**************************************** Professor Brooks s

Natalie's pov I got back to the Lawley's Mansion in the evening, purposely taking some time before leaving the school. The house still felt strange, different. My mind was consumed by thoughts. Everything felt like a hidden story waiting to unfold.I remembered just then what Joey said to me some weeks ago.“You remind me of someone from the past… he asked too many questions….no one's seen him since.”“Good evening, ma'am.” A maid greeted me as I walked past, lost in thoughts. I paused and looked at her. She was older than me. Older than most of the maids I'd previously seen in the past.A crazy thought came to me then.“Hello. I haven't seen you around,” I greeted her back, mustering my warmest smile to her.“Ohh,” she chuckled in a motherly tone, then shook her head.“I've been assigned to several places in this house. That may be why.” She explained.I nodded my head like I was thinking about what she said, then I came closer, smiling conspiratorially.“You must have worked her

Kian's POV “I don't know what games you're playing, but do not make your sister a part of it!” Father growled again. “Your mask is slipping, dad. And she is not my sister,” I said and left his room, slamming the door shut. The hallway was empty. I looked at my phone, at the message that popped up from one of my secret colleagues at law's pharmaceuticals.“Dr Evelyn Carter has ramped up security checks at the lab. Have you gotten the video?” The pain in my jaw made me realise I've been grinding it for quite some time. I quickly sent a text back to him.“I'll get it, don't worry. Worry more about that shipment leaving the country. It must not get to its destination.”Turning the phone off, I thought back to that day. The day Natalie caught me intercepting my father's shipment. She had no idea what she saw. The video was the problem. I must retrieve it.I shoved my hands into the sweatpants I only started wearing because Father hated it. He liked everything in order. Shirt and su