Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates - Chapter 161

Chapter 161: 161-The Wounded Helanie

Norman:

Kaye had returned while we were having dinner with our mom. I could take just one look at Kaye’s face and tell he wasn’t happy, though he was trying so hard to appear so.

Why couldn’t he just back down?

But I couldn’t force him. However, if he came to me asking for help, I wouldn’t be able to deny him.

Even though I hate Helanie to my core.

If only that girl would just leave us alone and get out of our lives.

“It was an amazing night. Kaye gifted me this bracelet,” Kesha said as she sat down, showing our mother the diamond bracelet Kaye had given her. It was picked by my mother, and she used Kaye’s card to pay for it.

Kaye’s only contribution was showing up for the date.

“Aw! My son has great taste,” Mom said, faking her enthusiasm as she did her little shoulder dance. But the moment she complimented Kaye, his face lit up.

He even looked around to make sure we were all paying attention. Maximus rolled his eyes, pouting at me. We all knew how much our mother’s approval meant to Kaye.

Why couldn’t she just truly love him? Why did she have to fake it?

And I couldn’t even call her out because it would hurt Kaye, and on the next full moon, he would suffer so much that his pain might even kill me.

“Brother, you seem tired. You should rest,” I said to Kaye, who seemed to have been waiting for someone to open the exit door for him.

“I’ll also go rest now,” Kesha said happily, getting up and extending her hand for Kaye to hold. Of course, she was going to cling to him.

I didn’t mind. She was a good person, but if my brother didn’t like her, he shouldn’t be with her. Yet who am I to decide that, especially when he had told me himself that he wants to be with her?

Once Kaye and Kesha were out of our sight, my mother’s fake smile faded away. She turned her attention to Maximus and then to me.

“When is Emmet coming here?” she asked. I leaned back in my chair while Maximus let out a sigh of exhaustion.

“He doesn’t want to come here. Get over it, Mom,” Maximus groaned in annoyance, clearly tired of her constantly bringing up Emmet.

Kaye and Maximus weren’t really fans of Emmet anymore because of how peacefully he sleeps during full moon nights—and afterward, too—when he should be with his brothers.

They used to be very close to him growing up. While I was acting like their dad and mom at once, Emmet was the brother they could play around with.

Until everything changed, and we lost Emmet.

The guy we live with today is nothing like our brother. He cares about nothing and no one.

I still love him, but Maximus and Kaye have lost their interest in even speaking his name since Emmet changed.

“But why? Why does he hate us so much?” my mom’s voice cracked, and this time, she wasn’t faking it.

“Mom, you know him,” I murmured.

“Is it still because of that rogue girl? Why the heck did your father even let her into our mansion? Look at my son now. Look what she did to him,” my mom broke down, covering her face in her hands.

Maximus widened his eyes and bit his tongue, awkwardly getting up to comfort her. He bent down over her chair and gave her a side hug, clearly unsure of how to handle the situation.

“Please don’t cry,” he said in the most awkward tone.

“Mom, he’s fine,” I reassured her from afar. I just couldn’t bring myself to get too close to her. I had to stay here for the sake of my brothers. I cannot leave, or I would have done so a long time ago.

As for that girl, I never liked her. So, I understood what my mother was saying.

“Anyway, when are our little siblings coming back home?” Maximus inquired excitedly.

“They’re in the boarding house right now. They’ll be coming back in two weeks,” Mom replied.

I couldn’t help but roll my eyes at her. She wanted kids so desperately, yet she sent them away to a boarding house. Such little kids living in a boarding house while she sits here, controlling everyone’s lives.

“Oh! I just got an idea,” she exclaimed, her mood changing so quickly. She lifted her head, and Maximus stepped back slightly, folding his arms but still watching her. His expression was so dramatic.

“You’re going to ask Emmet to come here to see his twin siblings. He needs to come,” she said, smiling widely, as if Emmet would ever agree to do that.

I didn’t think he hated kids. It was just that kids have high energy, and Emmet didn’t like loud sounds or overly talkative people. He preferred staying in his safe zone, keeping to himself.

“Haven’t you tried that way too many times already?” I sighed, rubbing my temple with my index finger.

“Huh, this time I’m going to do something more,” she replied with a smirk. Even though I wanted to tell her not to play any more games with my siblings, I gave her a pass when it came to Emmet.

He needed to get out of whatever stress and depression he was drowning himself in.

“I’m going to make him babysit the twins. And for that, I’m going to allow your father to see my babies,” she added.

I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. She was so damn ready to do anything to get what she wanted.

The babies she had fought so hard to keep away from my father—she was now willing to use them for her schemes.

But I was done listening to this conversation. Especially when I started receiving a phone call from Lamar, the student who had attacked Helanie previously.

“Wait a minute,” I excused myself, getting up and rushing to the side.

“Yes?” I answered, surprised. No one usually dared to call me or bother me.

“Umm, Helanie is not well, and none of the other trainers are answering their phones,” Lamar said hastily.

I glanced over at Maximus. His phone had run out of battery again?

But what happened to Helanie?