In Love With My Evil Stepbrother

Chapter 62: First Home

Hearing his voice, Ms. Dave frowns as a quick look of awkwardness comes into her eyes. I suddenly feel a burst of courage, so I go answer the door before she gives me a permission. And there he is, standing outside the door and looking at me with a gentle smile on his face.

“You OK?” he asks in a low voice, lifting his hand to touch those scratches on my face. I nod and step aside, making way for him to come in.

Ms. Dave stands up from her seat and says in a cold voice, “Mr. Ramirez, I don’t see why you should come in here. Please wait outside till—”

“Till you blame everything on my sister and get her suspended? I don’t think so.”

He walks directly pass Ms. Dave’s table and takes his seat beside me. He is totally ignoring Valerie. I notice that Valerie’s face is twisting with anger and disbelief, which gives me an immense sense of pleasure.

“Carry on please?” Eason looks round the room. Ms. Dave takes in a deep breath and sits down with an icy face. She is probably weighing the situation and thinking if she should ignore Eason’s challenge to his authority.

Eventually, she speaks up slowly again, “As I was saying, based on the severeness of Miss Vale’s injury, I think it’s fair to give Miss Moore a detention this time”

Eason interrupts her immediately, “Severeness? She’s standing right there without a scratch, whereas my sister’s face is covered in blood. Are you not seeing this?”

Ms. Dave’s chest rises and falls quickly, as if she is trying very hard to contain her anger. “Miss Vale has a broken rib.”

“Is that so?” Eason lets out a cold sneer. “So if I drag her to down the hospital and do a medical examination on her to prove the injury now, she’ll also be fine with that?”

I want to laugh, but suddenly Valerie lets out a sharp cry. She springs out of her seat and yells, “Eason! H-how can you do this to me!”

Eason stares at her up and down critically and chuckles, “With this kind of agility I’d say your rib is perfectly fine.”..

“I am your girlfriend!” Valerie screams, blushing furiously. “She is not even related to you! What on earth got into your head?!”

Eason stands up from his seat as well and faces her, “You are never my girlfriend Valerie. You know it perfectly well. I only chose to ignore your stupid act because I didn’t want to bother myself with all the screaming, hysteria and explanation. But now, I’m tired of it. We are done.”

Valerie’s eyes widen, as her body shakes like a leaf in the wind. She clenches her fists and murmurs hysterically, “No…no I don’t believe it. Everyone in the school knows…that we are a perfect couple! No one deserves you, except me!”

But no one is listening to her anymore. Eason turns to Ms. Dave and asks, “So?”

Ms. Dave sighs, “Fine. If Miss Vale doesn’t want to press this anymore, I guess you are free to leave.”

let out a sigh of

Thank God.

on time, they would have skinned me alive

“Ms. Dave, I hope you can get one thing straight. You and Valerie made a false accusation against my sister and

I can’t believe my

the headmaster?? Is

no need to make a fuss about this and

the judge of that,” Eason replies coldly and offers

hand in his palm and let him take me away. Before we exit the door, he stops and looks

remind you, Ms. Dave. Sometimes because of Natalia’s last name, people tend to forget that she is a Ramirez…but she is. So I hope you can treat

is…so incredibly

keeps replaying those words he said as he takes me out of

the parking lot. “Where are you

he looks back

help but smile with him,

apartment?” “It’s ready?” I gasp, “So quick?

months, do we?” he holds me in his arms. “We’ll both go to college soon. And who knows how long we’ll stay here?” Oh yes.

a bit

about his plan. Maybe he

such a heavy topic. So I swallow back my thoughts and follow him into his car. Half an hour later, he stops the car in a

through the window, a bit surprised. He smiles mysteriously, taking my hand

asked him not to choose an overly expensive apartment. But knowing his way

I instantly fall in love with the living room, which has a huge glass window to allow enough sun light into the room. I can already picture us lying on the wooden floor

he wraps his arms around my

take in a huge breath,

up and carries me to the couch. I raise my head to kiss him the moment he puts me down. We sit there quietly and kiss each

my lips and whispers, “You know…I just realized that this is my first home.” “Nonsense,” I laugh. “You have lots of houses and apartments.” His long finger coils a lock of my hairs, “Yes, but those are like real estates, not home. Mom and dad grew apart for years, so our house never felt like home to me. I got more freedom after I moved out, but I

tease, “Not even with all your girlfriends’

bit, “I feel like you are going to use it against me for a very long time. Give me a number so that I can be prepared.” “How about ten years?” I giggle. He gives me peck on the forehead, “shorter than I

I lie on the couch side-by-side with him. I know he has been lonely for a long time because of his parent’s unhappy marriage. So I’ve always wanted to fix things for him, to make things

turn my face to him. “I

smile on his face immediately freezes,

so I asked