Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates - Chapter 229

Chapter 229: 229-Accused Of Attempted Murder

Helanie:

Now Norman stood in the middle of the room with his arms on his waist, his gray coat pushed back, and his eyes on me before he turned his attention to his brothers. Emmet didn’t seem too concerned as he stood on the left side of the couch against the wall. But Kaye and Maximus were constantly pacing back and forth, as if their brother’s opinion of them mattered a lot.

It was Emmet who was casually telling him what happened to me near the lockers. He told his brother all about the accusations and how everyone took part in bullying me, throwing things at me—even the juniors.

“So you’re telling me that we have a bunch of illiterate pigs in our academy?” Norman finally commented, not sure if he was being sarcastic or questioning their ability to test candidates before granting them admission.

“I think the bullying has gone through the roof this year because they see Helanie as a threat,” Maximus quickly shifted the attention back to me, and my body sunk into the couch when Norman’s eyes landed on me.

“And also that the juniors are messy with each other. Previously, the juniors used to stick together, but now—,” Kaye shook his head in disbelief.

“Bring the main culprits in. We are going to have a chat with them,” Norman ordered, and I watched Emmet nod in agreement.

Kaye was the one who made the announcement, and while he did so, Norman didn’t move from his spot.

“Don’t fret, we will take care of this matter once and for all today,” Norman muttered and finally stepped away. However, as the brothers paced around the office like hungry lions, I noticed Maximus stealing glances at Norman quite often. It was as if the two had some argument or conversation about me prior to coming here.

Or I could be wrong.

Soon there was a knock on the door, and a warrior had brought some of the ones who started the whole mess. I was asked to come and sit in the seat with the other empty chairs. Emmet had sat behind the desk in his seat, but the others stayed standing.

The first person to enter the office was Rayden, who couldn’t hold back his smirk when he saw me. Then there was Riri, who kept her head high and wore a weird look on her face, almost like she was accusing me of being the reason she was in the trainer’s office.

Behind her was Sydney, who was acting like she was clueless as to why she was here. The look on their faces was so confusing. They seemed genuinely opposed and not guilty.

As Rayden grabbed a chair to sit down, Norman cleared his throat to stop him.

“Did we ask you to sit down?” Norman’s tone was harsh, compelling a look of embarrassment from Rayden, who quickly straightened his back and stood up again.

This time, he didn’t make eye contact with me, nor did he pass me a smirk.

Norman took the chair and dragged it to Emmet’s side, sitting down on it. Kaye and Maximus decided to stay standing.

“Start talking,” Norman grunted, his arm extending behind the chair’s backrest as he leaned back comfortably.

“What do you want us to say, sir?” Riri took the first step, speaking for everyone else with her.

“What compelled you to think it was okay to accuse someone of attempted murder? Not just anyone, but the victim’s best friend,” Maximus posed the question well, and Riri acted so surprised as she looked around the room for the victim.

“We didn’t do anything wrong. Everyone thought about it but didn’t have the courage to say it out loud. Helanie has been a messy individual. Whoever gets involved with her gets some sort of—punishment from the Moon Goddess,” she mentioned the Moon Goddess, and it instantly reminded me of how messed up my life is. So much so that now others are noticing it too.

“Oh! Didn’t know you were besties with the Moon Goddess, and she tells you the gossip firsthand,” Kaye folded his muscular arms over his chest, which made Riri take a huge gulp.

“And by you claiming that whoever gets in contact with Helanie gets in trouble, you mean they become targets of your bullying?” Maximus inquired, making Riri frown like she could never be the bully.

“Sir? Me?” Riri pointed a finger to her chest. “I’m not a bully. I was just—,” she was cut off when Emmet lowered his head and started taking off his coat.

“Helanie doesn’t get anyone in trouble. But you do. Why did you follow their group to the woods during the other incident?” Maximus questioned, and my eyes averted to Norman, who stretched his neck before looking over at Emmet and passing a glance at Maximus.

He was noticing him way too much today, especially his interaction with me or his mention of my issues.

“Oh!” Riri had no answer this time.

“So who’s the messy one again?” Norman asked.

“Sorry to interrupt, sir, but Helanie needs to answer where she was last night. One of our fellows is fighting for her life, and the only person who can answer is Helanie. She didn’t even cry a tear for her own best friend until she was bullied. Don’t you think she might be hiding something?” Rayden had the nerve to jump in.

My body shuddered every time his attention was on me. I wanted to hide anywhere from his dirty glare.

“I was in shock,” I uttered under my breath. “I was numb, I know, but that is because it’s hard for me to swallow the truth,” I whispered, keeping my eyes down and anxiously rubbing my palms.

“Really? Why were you occupying the elevator?” Rayden put his hand on the high backrest of my chair to turn it toward him, making me look into his eyes, and that’s when my heart skipped a beat. I raised my head to see him watching me, and honestly, I just went speechless.