Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates novel Chapter 90

Chapter 90: 90-There Is No 10th Floor

Helanie:

"Let me go—" I gestured for her to step out of my way, but she kept coming at me. If only she listened to me, she would have saved herself from the upcoming disaster.

"What if I don’t? What would you do then?" she asked, coming so close that I had no choice. I didn’t do it on purpose, but it happened.

The disgusting feeling of throwing up made me gag even more, and before I knew it, I blurted it out, spitting everything on her.

In short, I threw up all over her perfectly pressed uniform.

"Eww!" she screamed, while I coughed and continued to throw up. Chaos erupted throughout the cafeteria as I knelt down, feeling dizzy.

"Get her out of here, someone!" I heard someone scream in disgust.

That was exactly what I wanted to do—to leave!

But this girl had the audacity to step in my way and stop me.

"Hey, let’s get you out of here," a familiar voice said. I couldn’t even make out the commotion around me as I kept my head down, but Jenny had already wrapped her arm around my back to help me stand.

She helped me rush out, but someone suddenly slapped her hand off my back. I was dizzy and didn’t have the energy for any argument.

"Aren’t you too pretty to be helping someone?" Lucy’s voice was filled with hurt, and I knew she would take the comments too seriously. But honestly, it wasn’t her fault. Jenny did nothing wrong. She even stood up to defend us.

"I’m so sorry, but Lucy, you shouldn’t focus on what they’re saying right now. Helanie nee—" Jenny tried to continue walking, but Lucy interrupted, freeing me from her embrace and wrapping my arm around her own shoulder.

"You don’t need to tell me how I should take care of my friend," Lucy groaned, pulling me away. At this point, I just wanted them to stop arguing and let me go.

Thankfully, Jenny didn’t follow us, and we managed to get out of the academy without further incident. The moment the fresh air hit my face, I felt much better. But now, I had to clean up, and the pounding headache wasn’t helping.

"You feeling okay?" Lucy asked, rubbing my back gently.

"I feel terrible, Lucy. I don’t know how I’ll ever go back to the academy again," I muttered, feeling like I wanted to disappear in that moment.

That Riri girl wouldn’t leave me alone now.

"It wasn’t your fault. Anyone would gag with such ugly people—apart from me, being mean to you," she said, her words making me frown.

I had my body bent over, hands on my knees, taking deep breaths.

"You are not ugly. Don’t listen to them. They were just trying to get a reaction out of you," I said, trying to make her understand the cruel reality of the world we live in. People don’t really like to see others happy.

"Then why only me? They didn’t try to get a reaction out of anyone else, Helanie. Let’s just admit it—I’m not very pretty, definitely nothing compared to Jenny," she said, her voice tinged with sadness. She made me feel so bad for her.

"You’re comparing yourself to her for no reason, honestly. Gavin loves you—clearly, he loves you only. Jenny just seems to want to be close to us. Not to Gavin," I said, trying to explain what I had observed. I understood why Jenny might be trying so hard to fit in with us. Being Gavin’s roommate, maybe she wanted the group to expand, making things more peaceful for everyone.

"I don’t know anymore. My confidence has really gone down, Helanie. After what happened today, I feel like I’m not good enough," she said softly. I can understand her emotions.

I knew this would happen. Those bullies didn’t just attack our emotions or bodies—they were torturing us mentally.

"That’s not true. You are more than enough. Look at yourself in the mirror and tell me you’re not pretty, you are gorgeous. Those bullies are the worst—don’t let them get to you," I said with a sigh, feeling a little better myself.

But she didn’t seem to budge. The way she shook her head, barely moving, made me feel even angrier at Arlo for his comments.