Sharing Beatrice A Luna To Her Stepbrothers by Alexis Dee Book 3
Chapter 571 – Eyes On My Target (Zane)
I had no clue why Helel looked so worked up after that girl flipped him off, but I could guess he didn’t like anyone disrespecting him at all.
“It’s fine. She’s just a random girl craving your attention,” I hurried after Helel, trying to cheer him up because today was a big day.
“Zane! Can you please quiet down for a minute?” Helel abruptly stopped and almost yelled at me before noticing Akin arriving home with some men trailing behind him.
“Is everything okay?” Akin asked, adjusting his coat. “Yeah! What’s the news on mom and dad? When’s their flight?” Helel talked to Akin, his twin. I didn’t mind him being rude to me here and there, but it has been happening a lot lately. Ever since we came to this town, I thought maybe we would grow closer, but we’ve only grown apart. The three of them would always stick together and have secrets, while I was cast out like I wasn’t even part of the family.
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“Their flight is in two hours,” Akin announced, nodding to Maddox, who had to help the men behind him clean the rooms and prepare meals for our parents’ arrival.
“Why would they wait until the last minute to tell us when their flight is?” Helel scoffed, and as he complained, I remembered I was supposed to inform them about their flight.
“Maybe because they told someone, and that someone doesn’t care about anything but himself?” Akin turned to me, and I bit my t*ongue.
“Zane! They told you?” I heard Helel yell, and I couldn’t bring myself to turn around and face him. I just stood in my spot, head down, hands tied before my body like a guilty person.
I hated making mistakes because then they would remind me of my mistakes every now and then and even ignore me.
“I don’t know why I forgot,” I clicked my t*ongue, scratching the back of my neck as I faced my two brothers.
“Zane! You’re not a child anymore. You even have a part in the company that you’re supposed to take care of. But what do you do all day? You wander around forgetting everything, and then you complain that we don’t speak nicely to you,” Akin shook his head, his tone raw and rough with me.
I understood that I was a nuisance at times, but even when Maddox made mistakes, the elder brothers never raised their voices at him. He was their favorite, and I knew it by now. But even knowing it didn’t ease the pain.
“I promise to be attentive from today onwards. I will not disappoint you two ever again,” I quickly smiled for them, preparing in my mind what I needed to do to make them like me. Maybe if I did things properly, they would get along with me. I mean, I do make a lot of mistakes.
“Forget about it. This is not the first time we’ve heard your promises,” Helel rolled his eyes and turned his back to me, facing Akin and starting a conversation with him.
I stood in my spot awkwardly, watching them walk away to meet up with Maddox. Once again, they began to talk with each other and make plans for the night. I was left in the dark about their plans and only found out about them when I had dressed up in a black suit and white shirt with my hair messily placed on my forehead. I was ready to meet my parents, but would they be happy to see me?
Mom and dad were picked up by Maddox, and now they were all gathered in the living room having tea.
“Mom!” I ran inside the living room and hugged my mother t*ightly before turning around to hug my father, who gave me a very weak hug before taking his seat with the same look of pride on his face that he always carried.
“Sofia! Did you see our bedroom?” Dad asked mom, and she nodded pleasantly.
“See how my son is taking care of things and catching up with his elder brothers?” Dad mentioned Maddox, who grinned.
“Maddox is really good at taking over meetings too. He’s thriving in his part of the business,” Helel added, and everyone began to smile for Maddox, who shyly waved his hand at them to dismiss their praise.
“Can you guys stop?” He shook his head before his eyes landed on me.
“In fact, Zane is also doing his best these days,” This was the first time someone had mentioned me, but before I could even smile at Maddox for praising me, he added, “he successfully disappointed the clients today,” I felt like somebody had snatched my heart out of my c*hest and squeezed it in their hands until it stopped beating.
I felt so awkward when everyone just stared at me silently.
“The man was being ridiculous; he was proposing a deal that would only benefit him,” I quickly explained, but the look on their faces made me shut up. There was no way they were believing me. “Maybe focus more on business, and you’ll find some benefits for our company too in those deals,” Dad rolled his eyes before turning his attention to my brothers again.
“I was thinking about throwing you a big party,” Helel said, and Dad proudly nodded for him.
“For all of us, and my sweet boys,” Mom quickly added, but she didn’t look my way when talking about her sons.
I felt so odd and out of place. I wanted to get out of here so that I could take a breath of fresh air.
“I’ll be back in a minute,” I pretended like I was getting a call, so I excused myself, rushing out and not even looking their way to see what they were saying behind my back.
Once I came out of the mansion, I shoved my phone in my pocket again and grunted. I just didn’t get why they were so indifferent towards me. I was part of the family as much as the others.
And then I watched someone come out of her building with big trash bags in her hands. It was the girl from the apartment who had been bumping into us and ruining our moods.
Somehow, I felt like taking my anger out on her was the only way to make myself feel better. Hence, I began to walk in her direction with nothing but determination to make her cry tonight.