All Chapters of Accused of Crashing My Brother's Plane: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

"Would you look at her, so full of herself. Just because her family has a little money?""Exactly. Melanie's always been so good to her, and now that something's actually gone wrong, she won't even help take the blame.""Jamie's just unlucky, ending up with a girlfriend like that.""I've seen Melanie. She won't even touch a flight simulator on a normal day. Elizabeth must have pressured her into flying that thing."I looked down at the bruise blooming purple where the seatbelt had cut into my arm.Melanie Griffin had yanked it tight and wound it around me twice, right before takeoff, when I wasn't looking.She was still putting on her little performance, sobbing where she stood."Elizabeth, I'm so sorry. Sorry to you, and sorry to whoever owns this plane."But I really did just want you to have a good time. You said you wanted to see the sunrise over the ocean, so I thought, even if I didn't know how to fly, I'd give it a shot."She'd cleverly pinned the whole thing on me, fra

Chapter 2

"I don't have that kind of money. And besides, I wasn't the one flying it. Why should I be the one to pay?" I replied."You don't have the money?" Jamie sounded like he'd just heard the funniest thing in the world. He jabbed a finger at me. "Elizabeth, don't play dumb with me. The whole school knows you live in that hillside estate. The jacket you're wearing right now costs more than half a year of an ordinary person's living expenses, and you're telling everyone you're broke?"Melanie lifted her tear-streaked face and tugged weakly at Jamie's sleeve. "Jamie, don't blame Elizabeth. Maybe she's just scared of what her parents will say."It's fine, Elizabeth. If you really can't afford it, I'll sell a kidney, or I'll go beg that Statham heir myself. Whatever it takes to get you out of this."Her performance was flawless.Our classmates around us looked at me with even more contempt."That's insane. She'd really let Melanie sell a kidney?""Elizabeth, do you even have a conscienc

Chapter 3

A young man wearing a loud, patterned shirt, with a thick gold chain hanging around his neck, sauntered over surrounded by a cluster of bodyguards.He walked with a lazy swagger, a cigar clamped between his teeth. It was Brett Statham, the Stathams' good-for-nothing heir.The moment Melanie spotted him, her whole face lit up like she'd found her savior.She scrambled up off the ground, and before she'd even fully steadied herself, she threw herself at him."Brett! You're finally here! The plane… I wrecked your plane."Brett glanced at the half-submerged jet out in the water, his brow furrowing, and blew out a ring of smoke."Are you kidding me? I just got my hands on that thing, and it's at the bottom of the ocean because of you?"Melanie's sobbing only got louder."Brett, I'm sorry. It's my fault; I'm just not very good at flying."But it's not completely my fault either. It was Elizabeth. She wouldn't stop pestering me to take her up in the air, and I panicked."She pointed

Chapter 4

Brett's face went rigid at the word "idiots," and the cigar nearly slipped from his fingers.The bodyguard behind him stepped forward at once."Brett, why waste words on that chick?"A bodyguard with a scar across his face spoke up, his voice dripping with malice."Just take her. Let's see how tough she talks once we've got her."Seeing this, Melanie's act kicked up another notch. She went limp against Jamie, her voice trembling like a leaf in the wind."Jamie, what do we do? Elizabeth won't back down. Is Brett really going to call the police? Our whole lives are going to be ruined."Jamie gritted his teeth, his eyes darting between me and Brett.Finally, as if he'd made up his mind, he reached out and grabbed my arm."Elizabeth, stop being so stubborn. It's just one dinner. For your own sake, for our future, can't you just put up with it?"I wrenched my arm free and wiped at the spot where he'd touched me, disgusted."Our future? What future could I possibly have with trash

Chapter 5

The site manager's name was Shawn Forrest. He was a heavyset man with a big belly, and the second he opened his mouth it was nothing but veiled threats."This is private property. You took off without clearing it with us first, and that's a violation of our regulations."And that jet is a valuable piece of property. If we really pursued this, it wouldn't just be about paying for damages, it could be criminal liability."He leaned in close, lowering his voice, though not low enough that the people around us couldn't hear."Sweetheart, you look like you've had a soft, easy life. A stint behind bars isn't something to joke about."Everyone here knows how Brett operates. Go apologize, take him to dinner, smooth this whole thing over. It'll be better for everyone. Otherwise, I'll have to do this by the book, and we'll all just have to take a trip down to the police station."Melanie seized the opening to pile on."Shawn, don't blame Elizabeth, she's probably just too proud to back do

Chapter 6

The line went quiet for two seconds.Then came a low laugh, carrying a chill that cut straight through the bone."Brett? Roger Statham's useless younger son? The one who does nothing but eat, drink, and party?"Brett's face drained white in an instant. He recognized that voice. Nolan Morrison. The man who ran Southport's business world with an iron fist, the one even Brett's father had to address as "Mr. Morrison" with a nervous smile."Mr... Mr. Morrison?"The cigar slipped out of Brett's fingers and hit the sand. He didn't even notice the burn against his skin."Yes." Nolan's voice came through the phone, almost lazy in its calm. "What was that you just said to my sister? Something about dinner?"Brett's knees buckled. He nearly dropped to the ground on the spot, stammering."A misunderstanding! Mr. Morrison, this is all a huge misunderstanding! I didn't know she was your sister! I thought, I thought…""You thought a Morrison could be pushed around?" Nolan cut him off. "Br

Chapter 7

It wasn't even ten minutes before the roar of an engine sounded in the distance.Not a car. A helicopter.A black helicopter marked with the Morrison Group's logo touched down precisely on the open stretch of the beach, the wind from its rotors whipping so hard people had to shield their eyes.The door slid open, and four men in black tactical gear and sunglasses dropped down first, moving fast, spreading out to secure the area.Then a tall, sharply built figure stepped down unhurriedly after them.He wore a plain black shirt and black trousers, his features handsome and cold, sharing just enough resemblance with mine to mark him as family, but with an edge of authority and detachment that came from years of sitting at the top.It was my brother. Nolan.The instant he stepped off the helicopter, his eyes locked onto me, sweeping over me head to toe. When they landed on the bruise on my arm, something in his gaze went dark."Nolan," I called out to him.Nolan walked over, reach

Chapter 8

Nolan's question wasn't loud, but it carried more weight than a shout.Melanie was so terrified she nearly lost her mind, sobbing hysterically."It wasn't me! Mr. Morrison, it was Jamie! It was all his idea! "He said Elizabeth's family had money, that taking the blame wouldn't cost me anything, that we could even squeeze some cash out of it! "He said he liked me, he wanted to be with me, that I should let Elizabeth take the fall for everything. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, please spare me, please."Jamie's eyes went wide with fury."Melanie, don't you dare put this on me! This was your idea from the start! You're the one who lured me into it!""It was you!""No, it was you!"The two of them tore into each other all over again, spilling out every detail, how they'd plotted it together, how they'd coordinated on the plane, how they'd gotten their stories straight afterward, terrified that any delay would get them killed on the spot.The classmates around them stood frozen, listening

Chapter 9

At the hospital, a doctor cleaned and treated the bruising on my arm. Nothing serious, just some surface damage.Nolan sat at the edge of my bed, peeling an apple. The skin came off in one long, unbroken ribbon."Nolan, did you already know?"I watched his steady, practiced hands and couldn't help but ask."The jet has a tracker on it. The alarm went off, so I got the alert." Nolan didn't look up, still focused on the apple. "I figured I'd see how far you could handle it on your own. I didn't expect that trash to actually go after you."There was a thread of irritation in his voice, aimed at himself, at his own oversight."I'm fine," I said, smiling."Honestly, I'm almost grateful to them. Otherwise I never would've found out what kind of person Jamie really is, or what kind of friend Melanie was."Nolan cut the peeled apple into pieces, speared one on a toothpick, and handed it to me."Keep your eyes open from now on. Garbage like that, once it touches you, you get rid of i

Chapter 10

"Nolan, what are you going to do next?"In the car, I watched the scenery slide past outside the window."What else is there to do?" Nolan kept one hand loose on the wheel, his tone offhand."Everything that needed handling has been handled. Jamie and Melanie are facing charges for stealing an aircraft, endangering public safety, and malicious prosecution. The evidence is solid. That'll keep them locked up for a few years."As for Brett, I gave him a scare. He'll keep his head down from here on out.""And that's it? It's over?""Over?" Nolan let out a quiet laugh, cold at the edges. "This is just the start. Anyone who comes after my family needs to understand there's a price to pay. I'll take the Coopers' business apart slowly, piece by piece. As for the Stathams, that land in Southport is just the interest."I looked at the hard, determined line of his profile, and something warm settled in my chest.Having a brother like him really was something."Anyway." Nolan's tone shi

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