All Chapters of Claimed By My Best Friend's Brother : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Katherine's Pov I didn't even bother opening it. I didn't need to read the long, dry paragraphs to know exactly what it said. They had seen the video, the board was getting involved, and my scholarship and enrollment were officially on the chopping block. A cold shiver ran through me, but I didn't let the panic take hold. I firmly pressed the power button, holding it down until the screen went completely black, and tossed the phone onto my mattress. I couldn't deal with the university administration right now. Right now, I have a job to keep. I pushed the heavy covers off my body and swung my legs over the edge of the bed. The second my feet hit the cold floorboards, a sharp ache flared up in my cheek. I walked over to the small mirror hanging on our wardrobe and looked at myself. The left side of my face was noticeably swollen, the skin a dark, angry shade of purple-red where Damon’s hand had connected with my jaw. There was a tiny, dried crack of blood at the corner of my lower

Nathaniel’s Pov I raised an eyebrow, about to ask what the problem was, however, the moment she stepped into the light, my chest tightened, and my brows pulled together into a deep, furious frown. One side of her cheek was completely swollen. The skin was puffy, tight, and a faint, ugly shade of yellowish-purple was already beginning to bloom beneath her hasty layer of concealer. It was clear, someone had hit her across the face. And it wasn't just her cheek, the corners of her eyes were extremely red and bloodshot, like she had spent hours crying her heart out before coming to work. I stared at her, a sudden, dark knot of anger twisting violently in my stomach. “Mr Rhodes?” Katherine spoke, her voice breaking the quiet air. But the moment the word left her mouth, my frown deepened. Her speech came out a little slurred and heavy. Her lips barely moved on the right side, and her jaw looked completely stiff. She couldn't speak properly, probably because of the pain. “That'

Katherine's POVI watched him carefully, keeping my eyes locked on his face to catch even the slightest change in his expression. Damon was his brother. They shared the same blood, the same family name. No matter what kind of history we had built in this office, there was absolutely no logical reason for him to choose an ordinary intern over his own flesh and blood.I braced myself for the typical brush-off. I fully expected him to roll his eyes, sigh heavily, and tell me to just forget about it. Or maybe he would try to buy my silence with some sort of offer, exactly like Damon had tried to do earlier on campus.But a whole minute passed, and he didn't say a word. The silence in the room grew thick and heavy.“Mr… Rhodes?” I called out tentatively, tilting my head to the side to get a better look at his frozen expression.“Excuse me for a moment,” Nathaniel finally said. His voice was completely flat and dangerously cold, sending a sudden chill straight down my spine. “I'm currently

Katherine's Pov I sat still on a very uncomfortable wooden chair, staring across the large desk, at the principal and the rest of the school board that were currently inside the office. The room felt very hot, and the air was thick with a lot of tension. Every single eye in the room was fixed on me, and none of them held any sympathy. If anything, I could see a large number of disdain and disgust in their eyes. The double D's. "So, Miss Heart," Principal Vance started, leaning forward and resting his hands on the desk. "We brought you here to discuss the video that has been circulating around the school since yesterday. I'm sure you know exactly what I am talking about." I swallowed hard, keeping my hands tightly clamped together in my lap so they wouldn't see me shaking. "Yes, sir. I know about the video. But I want to state clearly that I didn't know anything about it until yesterday when it went viral." One of the board members, a stern-looking woman named Mrs. Gable, let ou

Katherine's Pov "An accident?” The word felt like a slap all over again. I scoffed loudly, shaking my head as the sheer ridiculousness of his words sank in. "An accident, Damon? Is that what you're calling this?" I pointed a finger tightly at my own chest. "I got suspended! Do you understand what that means? Suspended till God knows when! The dean didn't even give me a specific date. They just told me to pack my things and leave. And that's not even the best part. My scholarship, the one thing I worked myself to the bone for, the only reason I am even able to walk through these campus gates, has been canceled! It's gone!" My voice cracked at the end, the raw panic and pain of losing my entire future bubbling up to the surface. I expected him to look shocked. I expected him to finally realize the gravity of what his perfect little world had done to mine. But he didn't even blink. Damon just stood there, looking at me with a calm, almost bored expression. He didn't look surprised,