Lahat ng Kabanata ng One Night's Mistake With My Stepbrother : Kabanata 101 - Kabanata 110

The tension between the two men seem to have escalated and my mother and I didn’t want to be a part of that conversation. As a result, we kept our mouth closed as we waited for the storm to pass. I had a very heavy feeling in my heart as I waited to hear what Rowan had to say. I also had no idea why Rowan seem to be putting off his wedding, but whenever I heard or saw him act like he didn’t want to marry Francesca, I couldn’t help but feel slightly hopeful. At first I didn’t want to acknowledge my feelings, but the longer I tried to hold it in, the more I was forced to realize that I was hoping against hope that Rowan would change his mind about marrying Francesca."I’ll marry her sooner or later as planned. There’s nothing for you to worry about," Rowan said flatly."You better keep your promise. I won’t stand for any changes in the plan now that you two are officially engaged," George said forcefully, enunciating each word.Rowan seemed to have shut hims

"Of course I didn’t miss you," I replied before quickly turning away. Rowan only laughed at my denial, and I could tell that he didn’t believe a word I had just said....That weekend, something quite unexpected happened when my mother came to my bedroom to announce that I had a visitor."Someone is here to see me?" I asked, unable to hide my surprise."Quickly get dressed and come down. It’s a perfect day to go out," my mother said before winking at me. The way she was acting made me feel very suspicious, and I had a very bad feeling about the identity of my surprise visitor.By the time I made it to the living room where I was supposed to greet my surprise visitor, there were already a few people there. My entire body froze, and for a moment I couldn’t take a step forward when my eyes landed on Marcus and Francesca. It seemed like we had more than one surprise visitor for the day. My mother and George were cheerfully chatting with the t

"I would be a little careful around Marcus if I were you. You don’t even know him that well, yet you act so clueless and so defenseless when you’re with him. Try to use that head of yours for once," Rowan warned me, but I couldn’t take him seriously. I thought that coming outside would give me the freedom I needed to feel better, but Rowan’s presence suddenly made me feel like I needed another escape."You don’t need to worry. Marcus is nothing like you," I snapped before I could hold my words back."Really? What am I like?" Rowan asked with a curious expression on his face.The fact that my words didn’t seem to offend or hurt him at all only made me even more furious than before. It felt like he would never take me seriously. Before I knew it, my hands were clenched in tight fists at my side."You’re selfish, manipulative, and a liar. You’re always taking advantage of me. You wear a mask so I can’t tell what you’re really thinking or feeling, and

I narrowed my eyes suspiciously as I wondered what Marcus could possibly want from me because I honestly did not have much to offer."I was hoping to discuss this with you when our relationship has progressed further, but I guess we might as well talk about it. You see, I’ve been interested in George’s and Rowan’s business for a while, and I thought that it would be great if you could put in a word for me," Marcus said before showing me a hopeful smile."Business? If that is the case, why don’t you just talk directly with Rowan?" I asked, without hiding my confusion."It’s not like I haven’t tried, but Rowan didn’t seem to like the idea of collaborating with me. Then George reached out to me about setting up a date with you..." Marcus explained before trailing off with a look that sought my understanding."So you thought it was a convenient opportunity to help you pursue your business goals?" I asked the first thing that came to mind. I guess that would explain why he was overly nice

"You’ve completely lost your mind," Marcus sputtered, as he shoved at Rowan’s chest. The impact of the push did nothing to Rowan because he didn’t even stumble. Instead, Rowan shelf Marcus back with so much force that it sent him crashing to the ground again.I stood by as I watched the scene as if it wasn’t real, as I was at a complete loss about what to do or how I could possibly intervene. Marcus scrambled up to his feet before throwing a wild punch that Rowan easily dodged. In one smooth movement, he drove his fits into Marcus’s stomach. Marcus let out a cry of pain as he doubled over before he began gasping for air. Rowan raised his face to hit Marcus again; that was when I knew that I had to do something before the situation could get more out of hand. I just didn’t want Rowan to get hurt."Rowan, stop!" I cried out loudly as I stepped forward to tug on Rowan’s arm."Stand back, and if it’s too much for you then just close your eyes," Rowan instructe