Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates novel Chapter 135

Chapter 135: 135-The Midnight Kiss

Helanie:

"I don’t want to be rude, but his mother is so weird," Jenny agreed with the rest of us as we made it back to our room and sat down near the window to talk about the dinner.

"Maybe she just wants her son to be more popular like her other sons?" Lucy mumbled, trying hard to understand Kaye’s mother’s side as well.

"Of course, we can expect that from you. You’re quick to defend or find reasons for messed-up actions," Gavin muttered under his breath, souring everyone’s mood.

"Lucy, that’s not true. Kaye has achieved a lot. It’s just weird how none of his parents seem to acknowledge it. It’s like they turn a blind eye to his achievements and then shame him in public. No parent—" I suddenly stopped as I recalled my own parents, "who loves their child would do that."

"His mother is a bitch. I’ve heard a lot of stuff about her," Lamar said, sitting up after lying straight on the cold floor for a few minutes.

"What kind of stuff?" Jenny turned to him, the two girls showing way too much interest in what he had to say.

"About how she was when she was still married to Lord McQuoid," he continued but gave no useful information.

So the girls scooted closer to him, their ears practically perked up as Lucy whispered, "What kind of stuff did she do?"

I shook my head in disbelief because I noticed a small smirk on Lamar’s face. He was clearly enjoying the attention on himself. I couldn’t even be certain if he knew anything at all or was just making things up to keep them listening.

"All sorts of things," he replied vaguely.

"What—" Before Jenny could ask again and he gave her the same non-answer, I intervened.

"Haven’t you two figured out by now that he knows nothing?" I rolled my eyes and teased playfully, making Jenny slap Lamar’s thigh. She immediately pulled her hand back when he narrowed his eyes at her.

The way the two looked at each other before she shyly slid away was... odd. I hoped she wasn’t on his to-do list.

"Anyway, aren’t you guys going to bed now? We have to leave early in the morning to collect herbs," I said, half-honestly. I wanted them to go to bed before midnight so I could figure out what to do about Kaye’s message.

But if they didn’t go to sleep, I could always come up with an excuse to Kaye and get out of the situation. The question was—did I even want to get out of this situation?

"We’re not really sleepy," Lucy whispered, her eyes glancing toward Gavin. I could tell she wanted to use tonight, with us all staying under one roof, to somehow reconcile with him.

"I am sleepy. I’ll head to bed," Gavin said, clearly not in the mood. The moment he stood up, Lucy looked down and sighed.

"No, I think Helanie is right. We should sleep so we can wake up early," Lucy uttered defeatedly. _{free𝑤ebnovel.com}