Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates novel Chapter 344

Chapter 344: 344-Hello My Ex!

Helanie:

That night was so hard for me to get through. I couldn’t sleep well as I kept waking up at intervals. And when I eventually did fall asleep, I woke up to loud cheering outside.

It took me a minute to remember that today was the celebratory lunch. The academy students had received invitations, but they knew this day was only for Lord McQuoid’s close family friends.

So, I guess they felt out of place coming here. I told Lamar he didn’t have to come here either for me. I wanted to get out of the mansion and meet him and Gavin at Benita’s Café.

But before I could do that, I realized I would have to pass through those who were very angry with me at the moment.

I wore a red floral dress with long sleeves and red boots, rushing out of my room when I spotted the brothers walking toward the exit together.

It was all four of them.

But Emmet was the only one who stepped up to stop me. "You’re headed somewhere?"

I meekly nodded my head, avoiding direct eye contact with Maximus, who had Norman’s arm around his shoulder.

They were so lucky to have someone by their side. Even when Maximus played a game, he was still treated like a victim of my poisonous claws. And Kaye had changed entirely—not just physically.

He hadn’t even looked my way once.

Isn’t that what I wanted?

Rejection, so that I could be with his brother?

"My friends and I have a meetup at the café," I spoke with difficulty, as standing among them and feeling their disdain for me was making me uncomfortable.

"There’s lunch at home, and you’re going out through the crowd?" Norman unwrapped his arm from Maximus’ shoulder to intervene. This time, there was a clear hint of disgust in his voice when speaking to me.

"He’s right. It’ll be hard for you to get past the cars and the guards since security is very tight today," Emmet scratched his eyebrow, speaking in a tone nice enough for Norman to roll his eyes at me.

"Oh!" I felt so out of place.

"If you don’t want to come out, you can stay in your room. The maids will check on you every few minutes," Emmet quickly added when he noticed I was at a loss for words.

"Thank you," I said with a smile, and that’s when a scoff left Maximus’ mouth.

"Of course," he commented, tilting his head but staring into space.

What did he mean by that?