Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates - Chapter 362

Chapter 362: 362-Chaos Between Her Friends
Helanie:

Me: I didn’t want to see anyone. Thank you for the hospitality, but I also learned that this place is not for me anymore.

I hit the send button and raised my head to stare at Lucy, who had been standing next to the window, looking outside for a while now.

“Who found me first?” Lucy asked, making Lamar look up from his phone.

“The nurse!” he said, making both Lucy and I frown at him in confusion.

“That is basically who holds you when you’re born. Why? Did you expect a dragon to deliver you?” His joke landed flat, and he understood because he immediately looked down and started playing a game on his phone.

“I don’t know. I was too traumatized to ask those questions. But why?” I inquired.

I could tell she was suddenly remembering more, and it seemed important to her.

“There was something that entity wanted me to do–I mean–she said that’s what will free her,” Lucy bit her tongue as Lamar put his phone down to stare at her almost in disbelief.

“And you’re telling us that now?” Of course, he didn’t hesitate to voice what was on his mind.

“I’m just remembering,” she rolled her eyes at him before adding, “The entity needs a new body to survive once it gets out. And the person who finds my body would have been the one to get caught in the mix,” she replied.

“I did,” I pointed at my chest as I recalled the details of that night.

“We watched her fall but we didn’t find her body,” Lamar snapped his fingers from afar to wake me up.

“That means we can’t sit silently,” I sighed, but my eyes moved to Lamar when he started pointing at his phone. He wasn’t very discreet because even Lucy saw him, and she folded her arms over her chest to show him she was onto him.

“What’s going on?” she tapped her foot on the ground, warning Lamar not to hide anything from her.

“Gavin messaged me,” Lamar explained.

“Oh, what did he say?” she asked, her tone dripping with attitude when talking about him.

“He wants us to join him for lunch at Benita’s Café. All the friends together to start fresh,” Lamar sounded meek because of Lucy’s hard glare.

“And you two are going to join those two snakes?” she mentioned Gavin and Jenny, her tone hissing.

“Depends on you,” I quickly added. She had just woken up a few days ago, and I wanted her to feel at ease.

“Alright,” she nodded her head, licking her bottom lip before she replied, “Sure! Let’s do it.”

Both Lamar and I shared a shocked glance before looking at her.

“Oh, come on, I’m not that heartless. I was hurt, but it’s time to grow up. I want to do better and enjoy my life, as lying in that hospital bed for a month and being in a coma taught me a lot.” Her tone shifted back to normal, sounding like an overly excited person.

We all began to unpack and do whatever work was pending for the next day, while I headed out to grab some fresh air.

My mind was filled with so much conflict and questions.

But I let them rest and kept staring into the distance until I had to go back to see Lamar.

“Ready for lunch?” Lamar asked, putting on his black jacket and getting ready.

“Yeah, where is Lucy?” I asked, noticing that the bathroom was empty too.

“I don’t know. She said she was heading downstairs to meet you. You didn’t see her?” Lamar turned to me, frowning and narrowing his eyes.

“I wouldn’t be asking you if I did,” I growled in annoyance. It felt like before, and it got me all freaked out.

“Okay, let’s not panic, she must be caught up–oh, look!” he stopped talking as his phone rang. “That’s Lucy.”

He answered the call while I realized I needed to take my phone off silent mode. The two only spoke for a minute before Lamar hung up on her.

“What did she say?” I asked, almost in panic.

“Calm down. She’s fine. She said she needed to get some stuff and will meet us at the cafe,” he finished, giving me a reason to sigh in relief.

I got in the back of Lamar’s bike, while Jenny and Penn took their car, and Gavin was going to walk. Penn suggested we go in his car, but I knew that when coming back to the academy, Lucy wouldn’t want to be in the same car as Jenny and Gavin. So, she would ride with Lamar, and I would be in the car with the others, including Gavin. That was the plan, unless Lucy made it clear she didn’t want me associating with them.

We arrived on time and entered the cafe, where, except for Lucy, everyone else was already there. We took our seats but didn’t order, wanting to wait for her to arrive.

“I hope she won’t be upset–” Jenny meekly uttered, but her brother’s grunt silenced her.

“She made her own decision to come here. Nobody forced her, so she better watch her mouth when passing any unnecessary comments about my sister,” he made us all stare at him in shock.

“You do realize Lucy has a reason–she’s hurt–” Gavin attempted to defend Lucy when Penn scoffed at him and silenced him.

“And yet, she wanted to join, so she better behave. My sister isn’t going to be hearing her brutal remarks about her life. It was a drunken mistake, and then it was up to you to tell your mate what happened. My sister got–” he was yammering aggressively when he shifted in his seat, stretched his neck out, and narrowed his eyes at someone.

“Is that Lucy with Sydney?” he finished, making us all turn our heads to see what he meant.

And yep, indeed, it was Lucy coming in with Sydney and Salem by her side.