In Love With My Evil Stepbrother

Chapter 57: Three Years Ago 

Natalia’s POV

“What? Where did this come from?” 

I almost laugh out loud.

That is the most ridiculous I’ve ever heard. I’m literally shaking with laughter.

Before I moved to Miami for good, Jenna flied here once and stayed with me for a week to help me pack. She met Eason a few times that summer. 1

But it was such a long time ago! And they didn’t even speak to each other. So something is definitely wrong with her memory.

“You got it wrong. We were friends, but nothing more. In fact, I saw him dated at least 4 girls that summer. I even had dinners with his girlfriend! Do you still think he had a crush on me?”

Jenna frown, shaking her head in perplexity. “No, I’m pretty sure about it. He used to stare at you in a funny way, like he was ready to take you as his personal prisoner any minute.”

“Ewww, gross!” I shiver in disgust. “You are totally fantasizing things. He was probably just sick of me following him around.”

“No! I know it for sure because-” 

“Because?”

“One day you were out with your dad and I was waiting for you in your room. He came knocking on your door, with a bouquet and a letter in his hands. When I told him that you weren’t here, he asked me to give the flower and the letter to you. He didn’t seem like his usual self that day. He was shy and stuttered a lot. It was kind of cute though. But he seems like a total asshole now.”

I’m stunned.

I have absolutely no memory of this.

“Wait. Wait, wait, wait. Back up,” I hold up my hand and stop her. “When was this exactly? And where did you leave the flower and letter?”

“On your desk! I didn’t stay till you get back, so I just put them on your desk. Oh, and that was like a week before we left for Miami.”

I think hard for a moment and suddenly remember that day.

I went to school with my dad to get my paperwork done. When we got home, we even bumped into Mr. Ramirez, Ms. Griswold and Eason on the doorstep. They were heading out for a charity event. Mom was upset about Mr. Ramirez going out with his ex-wife, so I ordered pizza and stayed with her.

Me and mom talked for a long time that night, about her marriage and her new life. So I remember that day vividly.

But I have zero memory of the flower and letter.

“Wait…” Jenna gasps. “Don’t tell me you never get his flower and letter.”

“Well, I didn’t! Are you sure you left it on my desk?”

It was sitting on your desk when I

I didn’t get

telling the truth and none of us suffer from memory loss,

you came

shiver travels down my spine

years ago. But hat’s

who came into my room and took those things without me

in your home that day?” Jenna

to think back. “There was me and my mom of course. Mr. Ramirez and Ms. Griswold was also there before I got home. And there

would take my stuff

people, Mr. Ramirez, Ms. Griswold and my

back

Jenna cries, waving her fists furiously in

she”

head back and find Eason standing by

light up immediately

me on my forehead. “Your mom would skin me alive if anything happened to you. She is venting it all on

pointing a finger at us and

knows about it yet!” I shush her.

turns around to

feeling a

“So Eason...?”

“Yeah.”

about it…but before I left, you went into my

silence fills

waiting anxiously for his

for a long time. He slowly pours a carton of milk

asks in

cries out immediately, “No way!

ring a bell. Sorry,” he shrugs and hands

wants to say something, but

nothing we can do to force out the truth. Plus, I have some trust issues

story.

are done talking with the lawyer. Your mom will interrogate you later. Don’t let

Zack! So did he

together. But Eason has

back and snorts, “That dude just gets weirder and weirder. You know what? I’ll help you find it out. Maybe he’s planning on something super evil and wicked and you didn’t know about it. We’ll unmask

he doesn’t want to tell, you can’t get

right? Maybe we can poke