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Lahat ng Kabanata ng Mooching Off My Own Brother: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 9

9 Kabanata

Chapter 1

"Sign it."And leave campus today."Freshmen packed the hallway outside our dorm room.Some leaned around the doorway.Others whispered to each other."Did he really steal Nathaniel Whitlock's card?""That's a Whitlock family card."Preston Carver clearly enjoyed the attention.He tapped the desk with one finger."Caleb, stop acting innocent."The black card was in your drawer. We have witnesses and physical evidence. What exactly are you still denying?"I glanced at the card on the desk.Deep black surface, a thin gold border, and the Whitlock family crest stamped in the center.Preston probably thought the crest was terrifying.What he didn't know was that the faint scratch beneath it came from me using the edge of the card to open a package last week.I almost laughed.Preston mistook my silence for fear.He slid another sheet toward me."Sign it and there may still be room to handle this quietly."If you refuse, I'll post everything in the freshman group chat and

Chapter 2

The first-floor lobby was already crowded.Cameron had placed my suitcase beside a long table.Preston stood next to him holding an inventory sheet."Everyone cooperate."His voice carried across the lobby."We're cataloging property connected to a suspected theft."Students stopped walking.Several pulled out their phones to record.Preston unzipped my suitcase."If you're innocent, Caleb, you shouldn't mind everyone seeing what's inside."I didn't stop him.He reached to the bottom and pulled out a black garment bag.When he unzipped it, a men's formal suit appeared.The deep navy jacket was covered with subtle hand embroidery along the collar and cuffs.Someone recognized the designer."Doesn't that house only do bespoke?""One suit can cost more than a car."Preston lifted it and stared at me."Where did you get this?""Nathaniel lent it to me."He laughed."He lent it to you? Prove it.""Wait until he gets back and ask him.""Until then, this belongs to Nath

Chapter 3

Early the next morning, Preston uploaded a video.It was titled [UNBOXING A CAMPUS GOLD DIGGER'S STOLEN GOODS].I saw it on a public computer at an off-campus coffee shop.The editing was impressive.First came footage of me taking Nathaniel's cherries.Then a shot of me scooping out his skincare.Finally, a dramatic freeze-frame of the black card.Preston added narration."He comes from an ordinary family but spends every day eating and living off someone else."To get close to the Whitlock heir, he even stole his bank card."The comments were already a disaster.[How did someone like this get admitted?][Check his admissions file.][Imagine stealing and still acting this shameless.]I finished the video with one thought.Preston was wasting his talent by not working in short-form marketing.Every clip was real.He'd simply cut away the context.In the first, Nathaniel had pushed the bowl of cherries toward me.In the second, he handed me the skincare himself after

Chapter 4

Preston froze.Nathaniel was already moving.He crossed the room and slapped him.The sound cracked through the lounge.Preston's knees gave out and he dropped to the floor.His expression went from smug to blank.He clearly couldn't understand why the Whitlock heir he'd been trying so hard to impress had just hit him over a "freeloader."Nathaniel pointed at him."Take a good look."Caleb is my brother."Same mother, same father."He's the Whitlocks' other son."Preston grabbed the edge of the table and struggled up."Nathaniel... are you sure?"You two don't even have the same last name."Mom picked up the black card."He has my last name."Is that a problem?"Preston's mouth opened."But he always looks so...""So poor?" Nathaniel cut in."How my brother chooses to live is none of your business."Preston started waving his hands."I didn't mean anything bad."I found your card with him. I was only trying to get it back for you."I walked to the table and too

Chapter 5

Preston spoke first."Cameron put his hands on him."I only asked him to remove Caleb from the ceremony area."Cameron snapped back immediately."You told me to keep him locked up until the ceremony ended."You also told me to take his phone and luggage.""You took those on your own."Preston turned on him."You're on Student Council. Don't you know how to think before doing something?"Cameron laughed in disbelief."You came to me using the Whitlock name."I thought you had university authorization."And now all of this is my fault?"They turned on each other quickly.Preston claimed Cameron decided to lock the door.Cameron said Preston personally jammed the mop through the handle.Preston claimed he'd only waited outside.Cameron listed the things Preston had said while I was trapped inside.Dad let them finish.Then he asked one question."My son came here to experience ordinary student life."Who authorized either of you to use Student Council authority to pun

Chapter 6

The lounge door opened.A middle-aged woman in a beige suit strode inside with two assistants behind her.She didn't look at my parents.She went straight to Preston and pulled him to her side."Who bullied my son?"Preston lowered his head and started crying."Mom..."Preston's mother, Diane Carver, immediately looked at me.The back of my hand was still crusted with blood.Dust covered my clothes.The damaged suit was still on the table.Preston, meanwhile, looked immaculate.His hair wasn't even out of place.His mother had obviously heard only one version of the story.She pointed at me."You?"You've been bullying my Preston because you know Nathaniel?"I didn't get a chance to answer."A normal student spends every day eating other people's food and using other people's things, and that's not enough?"Now you're creating a scene in the VIP lounge?"Didn't your parents teach you any manners?"Nathaniel stepped forward."Ask your son who locked whom in a stair

Chapter 7

The moment police arrived, Preston stopped crying.He grabbed his mother's arm."Mom, I didn't know he'd actually call them."I only wanted him to apologize."I looked at him."Is that what you were thinking when you locked me in the stairwell?"He met my eyes."I never meant to hurt you.""You just didn't care whether I got hurt."His face changed.Officers began cataloging the scene.I handed over the recorder first."This contains Preston and Cameron admitting that they took my belongings and prevented me from leaving."Then I collected the torn invitation pieces and placed them one by one into a clear evidence bag."Preston tore this up in front of witnesses."My laptop and luggage are still inside the Student Council office."Security footage will show Cameron taking them."Preston interrupted."Student Council was safeguarding those items."An officer looked at him."Do you have written authorization from the owner?"He went silent.Cameron was standing besi

Chapter 8

The university called me into an emergency meeting the next morning.President Brennan sat at the head of the conference table.Dean Mercer, faculty representatives, student representatives, and several administrators sat along both sides.The manipulated video was already on the screen.The president opened with, "Online discussion is escalating."The university would like you to issue a statement first saying the video reflects a misunderstanding."I looked at him."And who caused the misunderstanding?"He ignored the question."The public narrative now says the Whitlock family is using influence against an ordinary student."If it continues, it damages the university."Preston is already in police custody."He cannot control what people are saying."I looked at the projected frame."Maybe he can't."His mother can."The posting account and a marketing account belonging to the Carver company have logged in from the same device."People around the table exchanged glan

Chapter 9

After the scandal ended, I moved back into the dorm.My old bed was still there.Preston's belongings were gone.Only strips of tape residue remained on his desk.Our new roommate, Tyler Brooks, stood the moment I walked in."Caleb, do you want the bed by the window or the one by the door?""My own bed."He immediately began moving things away from my desk."I already cleaned this area."I watched him fussing around."You don't have to move anything."I'm just here for a charger."He stopped.Our other roommate, Jake Morrison, handed me a bottle of water."Is your hand still injured?"Has the university compensated you yet?""It's in process.""Do you need us to testify?"I shook my head.There was already more than enough evidence.What I wasn't used to was the way people looked at me in the hallway.Students who had called me a gold digger now changed direction when they saw me.Others whispered outside the door."That's Nathaniel Whitlock's little brother.""

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