Lahat ng Kabanata ng My Outstanding Adoptive Brothers Are Supporting Someone Else: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 9

When Sienna Quinn saw the disbelief on my face, her smug smile widened.“Well? Scared now? Be a good girl and do exactly as I told you.”I was still reeling from the revelation. Mom and Dad were also stunned upon hearing those three familiar names.A food cart vendor behind us took pity on me and whispered, “Listen, miss, you folks aren’t from around here, so you don’t know how things work in Kingshaven.“Maybe you should just swallow your pride and apologize to Ms. Quinn. Tell her what she wants to hear, and you may get out of this with your face intact.”I stood still and even straightened my back without thinking.When the onlookers saw how “stubborn” I was being, they shook their heads and turned on my parents instead.“She may be young and foolish enough to cross Ms. Quinn, but her parents are old enough to know better.”“You can tell they’re ignorant country bumpkins who have never been anywhere. They have no idea how things work around here.”“At their age, they still h

“Skeeter Reed, you’re the best-looking of the three, so you’re obviously destined to be a movie star. From now on, you’re Julian Reed. With a name like that, you’d be the hottest guy on the planet.”Mom came out of the kitchen carrying dinner and told us to set the table.“All you ever do is fool around and pick on your brothers. Julian, Julius, whatever you called him. Skeeter is much easier to remember.”Mom could never remember any of the three names I had chosen.My three foster brothers, however, loved them.They said the names made them sound like they were destined for great things.It seemed like they had really made something of themselves. However, they had also allowed someone like Sienna to use their names to bully and intimidate others.They had forgotten their roots.There was another loud slap.Sienna had slapped Mom.“How did you find out something that personal? You disgusting old hag. Have you been snooping into my brothers’ lives so you could help your harl

The expected pain never came. Instead, I felt myself wrapped in a warm embrace.I stiffened and opened my eyes.A tall man had his arms around me, while another equally imposing man held Sienna by the shoulder and left her unable to move.A third man burst through the crowd and kicked away the thug who had been restraining my mother.They had arrived.I released a shaky breath.Surely my parents and I were safe now.“P-Please help Dad first.”Dad was still bleeding from the head, but Julian was already helping him to his feet.He turned to the people behind him and barked, “What are you standing around for?! Get him to the hospital now! Waste another second, and you’re all dead!”When Sienna saw how concerned all her brothers were about my parents and me, her eyes widened in disbelief.These were the same brothers who had always doted on her and indulged her every whim.Yet from the second they arrived, not one of them had even looked in her direction.Antonio still had he

After reviewing all the footage provided by the witnesses, one of the officers turned to Sienna with a stern expression.“The evidence is clear. There is no point denying what happened. You and your accomplices are coming with us to the station for questioning.”Sienna panicked. She clutched Antonio’s sleeve as tears streamed down her face.“Antonio, please help me! I’ve learned my lesson now. I’ll never do it again! You’ve always protected me. Please, I don’t want to go to the station.”Antonio pried her fingers from his sleeve. His eyes held none of the indulgence he had once shown her.There was only coldness and disappointment.“We kept you close because we knew you were alone in the world and because you reminded us of Cassie. That was why we took you under our wing.“But you used our names to terrorize this city and prey on innocent people. Today, you brutally attacked the sister I cherish most and the foster parents I respect above everyone else.“How could you possibly

Damian paused and glanced at the other two.Both looked ready to jump in with ideas of their own.Only then did he smile and continue.“Here’s what I think. Let’s buy some land and build a bigger house with enough room for all six of us.“Then, we won’t have to fight over who gets to take care of Mom and Dad. With all of us looking after Cassie together, we can all rest easy.”Julian immediately raised his hand in support.“I love it. I’m away for work most of the year, but if Damian and Antonio are here looking after everyone, I won’t have to worry.”Antonio nodded as well.“Works for me. Julian is never around, so he hardly counts. Honestly, I was worried I’d never beat Damian to it, and he’d keep Mom, Dad, and Cassie all to himself.”Julian bristled at that.“I’ll come home whenever I can. A place with Mom, Dad, Cassie, Damian, and Antonio is the only place that will ever truly feel like home.”My parents knew there was no changing their minds, so they finally relaxed and