Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates - 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.

“They are siblings, siblings tease each other. Helanie is just too sensitive,” my mother said with a fake smile, trying to get Kaye’s approval, who rolled his eyes at her to show her place.

“Then, he will drop you to the hostel. It will help you bond. What do you say, Kaye?” his father asked him instead of asking me. I would have said no again, but the way Kaye responded made me stay quiet, or else I would seem like trouble.

“Sure, that will be good.”

“Okay then, goodnight kids,” Lord McQuoid wrapped his arms around my mother’s waist, and the two walked away to their car.

I had only a few options. Either I stay in the mansion and get bullied by both Kaye and Emma, I walk to the academy alone in the night and storm, making me vulnerable to the monsters around, or I let Kaye take me to the academy.

“Let’s go?” Kaye raised his brow, pointing toward his car.

With a heavy heart, I nodded and walked over to his car. He didn’t open the door for me like a gentleman, but he didn’t have to. I had my own hands. The issue was that he opened the door and slammed it shut when I was about to step in.

Rolling my eyes at his childish ways, I tried to get in the backseat when he cleared his throat.

“In the passenger seat.”

I sighed and stepped into the front seat.

Once I sat down, he suddenly leaned over me and started grabbing the seatbelt for me.

It was unnecessary, as I could do it myself too. However, I didn’t complain and let him buckle me up properly.

I was avoiding confrontation with him. You can only argue with someone you know, in your heart, wouldn’t hurt you.

That was the case with Norman. I knew no matter what I said to him, he wouldn’t cross the line to hurt me or my friends. But Kaye could fail my friends just to get back at me.

I wondered when I grew to have such a negative opinion of him.

“So, who are you seeing these days?” My body caught fire at his question. My head turned to him with my eyes wide open.

“What? I’m your brother, I have the right to know who my sister is sleeping with,” his tone felt so sharp. It was like he had poured gasoline on me.

“Stop the car right now,” I demanded, clenching my fists and taking deep, heavy breaths.

“No! You won’t order me around. And as for my question, didn’t you leave me for Maximus and then Maximus for Rudy? And—don’t even get me started on you going around with Penn these days.” He shocked me even more when I realized he was still keeping tabs on me.

“What about you?” Before I could say another word, he got even more angry.

“I’m loyal to Kesha,” he finished.