Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates novel Chapter 416

Chapter 416: 416-My Stepbrother Thinks I Sleep Around

Helanie:

"Lord McQuoid, not Kaye—," my words were left dry in my mouth because he had already walked away. I groaned and threw my hands down before realizing my mother was watching me.

"I heard you passed a big test," she said, making me look away and nod.

However, she looked around quickly and then almost shoved something in my hands before pulling back.

I looked down to see an envelope in my hand, and when I looked up, she was just blankly staring at me.

"Is this money again?" I was shocked she was giving me money like that.

"I don’t need your money. I’m earning for myself now," I guess I made a mistake when I accepted her money the last time. Because she probably thinks this is why I keep showing up.

"Isn’t this why you are doing this job? Take this money, it’s more than this job can offer you," and I was right. Her tone suggested what she was going to say next.

"And what do you want from me in return?" I asked curiously, tapping my foot on the ground.

"Leave this job. You don’t need to come here and babysit some brats for little money. Don’t you realize these brothers are taking advantage of you? Asking you to do their chores for them?" she grunted, hissing bitterly but keeping a very straight look on her face. I guess if someone was to look at us from afar, they wouldn’t even see her talk. This is how much she wanted to avoid me.

"Thank you for your charity, but give it to someone who really needs it and cannot work," I shoved the money back into her hands, and the way she looked so shocked just hurt my feelings. It was like she was certain I wanted her money.

"And don’t you ever think I come here to take advantage of your status for money. I come here because I get offered work. Earning money is essential for living, so don’t act like I’m a gold digger when all I’m doing is working hard for every penny," I hissed at her, stepping back when Lord McQuoid came back.

"Kaye will take you to the academy," he announced.

"I really don’t want to bother him. My friend will be here soon, so I’ll be fine," I insisted, not ready to sit in the same car as Kaye after what we’ve been through.

He had me disappointed in him. Especially after he acted like a child and separated my friends from me.

"It is okay. He wasn’t doing anything anyway, and he had to pick up some stuff from the academy as well," Lord McQuoid explained, but I shook my head once again.

"Is there a problem?" he noticed how much I was against the idea of Kaye giving me a lift.

"It’s just that—Kaye is rude to me—he is, umm—he makes remarks and comments on—," I had to be honest to avoid going with him when I heard a twig snap behind me.

"And? I am a horrible, disgusting person," it was Kaye.

"Kaye! Is it true?" Lord McQuoid asked his son, and of course, my mother jumped in to defend her stepson.