Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates - Chapter 525

Chapter 525: 525-Catching Up

Helanie:

“Congratulations on your wedding. I know it wasn’t what you must have been expecting—but I’m so happy that someone stepped up to save you that night,” Jenny kept murmuring while holding my hands, smiling from ear to ear.

“You need to tell me about the good news first,” I puckered my lips playfully, trying to get the news out of her.

She looked so healthy and fit now. The last time I saw her, she was in a really bad state. She was so sick and throwing up. She could barely keep any food down.

Lamar sat on the bed, watching her face with so much love and care that it pulled at my heartstrings. The two were perfect for each other.

“I went to the hospital and got my test done, and the results came in,” she giggled, squeezing her shoulders together to show her excitement.

My eyes widened and my mouth opened as far as it could, but I stayed quiet to let her say it herself.

Of course—otherwise she wouldn’t be calling it good news.

“And I’m fine. I don’t have any evil in me,” she let out a laugh and I followed, hugging her.

“And you’re married,” she then pulled away with a pout on her lips and tears in her eyes.

“Temporarily,” Penn, who had been sitting on Lamar’s bed, leaned back and grunted.

“Yeah but—” Jenny stopped when she got a sharp glare from her brother.

Sometimes the tension in the room when all of us were together would grow.

“Anyway, I’m just worried how you’re feeling about Emmet. Is he okay?” Jenny whispered in my ear as she hugged me. I guess Lamar had filled her in on the failed plan Emmet and I made about marrying each other. I had told him everything.

“I’m worried for him,” I said to her, and she pouted, breaking the hug. That’s when she looked around and groaned, “They’re still making out on the terrace,” she laughed at Gavin and Salem.

“Oh by the way, if the entity is not in me, it’s definitely in someone else,” she shrugged, staring at her brother and then Lamar’s face, who both looked away because they had kind of believed that the entity might have been in her.

But Jenny was much calmer and more understanding than us. She understood that they were just worried for her.

That’s when the door opened and in came Lucy, who raised her head, saw Jenny, and then put two and two together.

“Oh well, so the bitch is out there somewhere,” she slapped her forehead hard.

But Jenny seemed to have more to add.

“Did you leave the muffin there that night?” Jenny folded her arms, questioning Lucy firmly.

“No, but you might want to ask Salem,” she shrugged, rushing into the bathroom.

The look of realization on Jenny’s face confused me.

“What’s the story with the muffin? Are we getting a treat or something?” I asked Jenny, my eyes drifting behind Penn, who had been staring at me until he got caught.

“Let’s just say it’s the kind of sweet you don’t eat from strangers,” she said. It was as if her brother had been waiting for a signal. He jumped off the bed along with Lamar and headed to the terrace, knocking on the glass door to get the attention of the two lovebirds.

“Can you two come over here?” Penn yelled, steadily clenching his fist.

“Please guys, whatever this is, I want you all to be nice and kind to Salem. Let her speak, and nobody should disrespect her,” I reminded them, starting to worry that this might be about something serious.

Lamar gave me a nod while Penn sighed, probably agreeing.

Finally, Salem and Gavin came in, all smiles—until they noticed everyone staring at them.

“What’s going on? Did my sister do something again?” The fact that she always felt everyone looked at her differently whenever her sister messed up made my heart ache for her.

“No! But—I have a question for you,” Jenny cleared her throat, speaking very gently to her. “That night when I got sick, there was a muffin in the room. I probably should’ve avoided it, but since it was on Lamar’s bed, I ate it. You know the rest,” she explained, and my jaw nearly dropped to the floor.

Is that why she got sick? Someone left a drugged muffin on Lamar’s bed?

“You want me to investigate who might’ve done it?” Salem asked.

“No, we’re asking if you had anything to do with it,” Penn said, stepping in—and ruining everything. He came off so harsh that she suddenly looked teary-eyed.

“No, I would never. I swear to the Moon Goddess,” she said, clearly upset.

“Guys, why are you even asking her that? I’m sure there’s no way she would betray us like that,” Gavin spoke up, not raising his voice but calmly standing up for her.

“We’re not—” Jenny instantly started explaining, but I guess the damage had already been done.

“Lucy told us to ask you. So I thought maybe—” Penn muttered, his hands in his pockets.

“Dude, chill—” Lamar slapped his stomach lightly, giving him a look to stop talking.

“Oh, she told you guys I did it and you believed her?” The sad look on Salem’s face wasn’t what I wanted to see.

“Anyway, I didn’t do it. In fact, it would make more sense if my sister did it and Lucy tried to stop it from getting reported by delaying Jenny’s hospital visit,” Salem said, her tone shifting in a way that didn’t feel good.

“We already knew you were innocent,” I added, sounding like a hypocrite, because we had let Penn say otherwise with full confidence.

“By the way, I just remembered I had to be somewhere. I’ll see you guys later,” that little voice crack made me step forward and hold her hand to stop her. Then—I pulled her into a tight hug.

“You’re special to us,” I whispered, and she gasped.

As we broke the hug, she smiled widely, “Guys, it seems like our Helanie got her wolf.”