All Chapters of My Brother’s Favorite: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

The female lead, Celeste Rodgers, wanted to escape my brother, Graham Hart's control.So, in front of everyone, she jumped off a cliff into the endless ocean below.Standing at the edge in a white dress, tears shimmering in her eyes, she said her final words, "I'm sorry, Graham. If there's another life, I swear I'll never betray you again."If I hadn't already read the spoilers and known she'd faked her death so she could run away with Luca Hodge, the male lead, I might've actually believed that load of crap.Unfortunately, Graham knew nothing about any of that.Celeste's "death" devastated him. He sent multiple search-and-rescue teams out to sea. They searched for an entire week without finding a trace of her.After that, he spent his days crying his eyes out and going to the shore, constantly threatening to throw himself into the ocean after her.Then he got a call from my kindergarten teacher, Carly Rocha."Hello, is this Graham Hart, Mila Hart's brother? We need to discuss

Chapter 2

I had an idea.I changed the privacy settings on my social media so only I could see my posts.The next afternoon, when I got home from school, I heard Graham asking Warren Price, the butler, "Why can't I see any of Mila's posts anymore? Is something wrong with my phone?"Warren answered cautiously, "There's nothing wrong with your phone. I think she blocked you."Graham looked like he'd been struck by lightning. "What?"Warren tried to reassure him, though he only made things worse. "It's fine. Mila's a teenager now. It's perfectly normal for her to have things she wants to keep to herself."He paused. "That said, she is at that rebellious age, and she grew up without her parents. We wouldn't want her feeling neglected and getting swept up by some troublemaker or some guy with bleached hair."That sent Graham into an even deeper spiral.He stopped paying attention to Celeste's social media. Instead, he spent every day obsessing over what I could possibly be hiding from him and

Chapter 3

The thought of my brother's tragic ending—tortured to death because he insisted on tearing Celeste and Luca apart—kept me awake all night.If I couldn't escape the plot, then I'd face it head-on.Dylan's grades were terrible, so our teacher, Lauren Bishop, paired him with me, the class academic rep, and asked me to tutor him.I agreed without hesitation.Dylan gave a dismissive scoff. Clearly, he thought I was just like all the other girls who'd fallen for his looks.What he didn't expect was that I genuinely only talked to him about schoolwork and nothing else.One afternoon after class, a spring breeze drifted through the open window, billowing the curtains and blowing loose strands of hair across my face. My vision was blocked, so I took off my glasses and casually tucked my hair behind my ear.When I looked up again, I found Dylan staring at me.I feigned ignorance. "What?"His Adam's apple bobbed. "Nothing."But our daily tutoring sessions after school gave our classma

Chapter 4

Things quickly got out of hand.Paige and I were both called into Ms. Bishop's office.After hearing both sides of the story, Ms. Bishop turned to me with a grave expression. "Mila, once you'd collected everyone's money for the test-prep materials, you should've brought it straight to me. Why didn't you?"I pressed my lips together. "The classroom was really noisy between classes, so I couldn't get an accurate count. I counted it twice and got a different total each time. Then the bell rang, so I was going to count it again after gym and bring it to you."Paige scoffed. "Who would believe that? Mila gets near-perfect scores in math, but she can't even count some money? More like she hid it herself, then remembered I was sitting out of gym and decided to pin it on me."I stubbornly bit my lip. "I didn't."More and more students gathered outside the office to watch the drama unfold. Eventually, someone in the crowd accidentally pushed the door open.Then a voice called out from th

Chapter 5

The moment Paige saw the photo, she thought she'd finally found something she could use against us.At this point, all she wanted was to drag Dylan and me down with her to distract everyone from the fact that she'd stolen the money and tried to frame me."Ms. Bishop! Dylan didn't just bring a phone to school. He has a picture of Mila that he took without her knowing as his wallpaper! If they're not secretly dating, then he's sexually harassing her by taking pictures of her without permission!"Dylan said nothing in response to Paige's accusation.Seeing that, I spoke up for him, "We're not dating. But I gave him permission to take that picture, so he didn't take it without my consent, and it wasn't sexual harassment. I'm the one who likes him."With the situation spiraling further out of control, Ms. Bishop sent away the crowd of students gathered outside.Determined to protect Paige, whose family was one of the school's major donors, she deliberately glossed over the fact that P

Chapter 6

Celeste froze. She never imagined Graham would say something like that to her.According to what she'd heard, Graham was still secretly searching for her whereabouts all these years. He was supposedly still madly in love with her.The Graham she remembered would've done anything for even the slightest connection to her. So the idea of their families becoming connected through marriage should've been perfect.Celeste's smile stiffened, but she tried again. "Graham, are you still angry with me? I had my reasons for what happened back then. I didn't mean to keep it from you."The Rodgers family may not be as wealthy or influential as the Harts, but Dylan is actually quite a catch. Girls have been chasing after him since kindergarten. The fact that he likes Mila means there must be something between them. Why not let them see where it goes?"With that, Celeste looked at me expectantly. "Don't you agree, Mila?"One look at the fury on my brother's face, and I decided to make things ev

Chapter 7

That evening, after we got home, Graham and I sat at opposite ends of the couch.Barely containing his anger, he asked, "Why didn't you tell me you were being bullied at school?"I answered indifferently, "There was nothing to tell."My attitude infuriated him. He strode over to me. "Mila Hart, what happened to the girl who used to act like the world was ending whenever something didn't go her way? Why are you suddenly letting people walk all over you?"I looked up at him, my expression serious. "I understand Paige. She likes Dylan too. That's why she's been targeting me."Graham's temper flared. "What did you just say? She's been bullying you over a guy? And you've been putting up with it because of that same guy?"I nodded as if it were obvious. "What else was I supposed to do? Didn't you use to hurt other people because you wanted Celeste for yourself? And later, when Celeste asked you to leave Luca alone, didn't you just put up with everything for her too?"Graham's expressi

Chapter 8

Graham tried patiently to talk some sense into me. "Once you graduate high school and go to college, you'll meet plenty of great guys. Why are you so hung up on this one guy with bleached hair?"I looked up at him. "You've been an adult for years. You've met plenty of great women too, so why are you still hung up on Celeste?"Graham was instantly speechless. Something seemed to explode inside his head.He'd always believed he loved Celeste to his very core. But now that I, his own sister, had put the question to him so plainly, he realized he couldn't name a single thing about her that justified loving her this deeply.If it wasn't love, then what was it?Graham folded his arms, crossed one leg over the other, and looked down at me. "Fine. Then tell me. What exactly do you like about that blond kid?"I tilted my head and thought for a few seconds. "Maybe I like how cold he is to me? How he barely gives me the time of day?"Graham shot to his feet. "That's not love. That's obsess

Chapter 9

At first, I thought it was nothing more than an ordinary corporate feud.Then Warren showed me security footage from the estate of Celeste coming to see Graham and asking him to take her back.It turned out Celeste's life with Luca after they ran away together hadn't been nearly as happy as she'd expected. No matter how sweet things had been during the honeymoon phase, living together eventually brought all the mundane problems of real life.She discovered that although Luca had fought so hard to win her, he was just as receptive to the attention of other women around him at work.Graham's love might have been unhealthy, but at least he'd been devoted and unwavering.People had a way of romanticizing the roads they hadn't taken.Celeste regretted her choice and wanted to come back, but she was afraid Graham would retaliate against her for faking her death all those years ago. So she'd deliberately leaked word that she was back in Ravenport, hoping to make Graham restless enou

Chapter 10

After that, I worked with the Hart Group's PR team to get the clarification posted across multiple social media accounts. We also paid to boost the posts and get more eyes on them.At the same time, Graham caught an informant the Brocks had planted inside his company, Brock Dynamics. The mole gave up crucial evidence that could bankrupt Brock Dynamics.But before Graham could even make a move, he was stunned to discover that public opinion had completely reversed in less than a day. Everyone was furious that they'd been manipulated yet again.[Seriously? I actually felt sorry for these scammers, and it turns out we were just being used as pawns in some corporate feud!][This woman is unbelievable. Her boyfriend treated her like crap, so she went running back to her backup guy. Graham Hart is the one I feel sorry for. Turns out he's just an ordinary overprotective big brother.][Am I the only one who feels bad for Mr. Hart's sister? She's the only actual victim here. She real

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