Bye My Stepbrother 2

Chapter 2

“Are you upset because of something?” he asked.

Lowering her head, she said in a flat voice, “Yeah. It’s just school

stuff.”

Moonlight filtered through the curtains and shone on her face.

Sensing Andrea’s coldness, Roderick had a feeling–something

was off.

But he didn’t press further. After a while, he straightened up.

“Alright. We’ll continue this some other day. I’ll sleep in the

study tonight.”

His warmth and breath vanished. After everything fell silent

again, Andrea sat up.

She walked over to the windows, her gaze falling upon the vast,

dark sea.

Everything about Roderick came flooding back to her.

After Roderick’s mother, Monica Howe, passed away, Lucian

married Andrea’s mother, Scarlett.

The night Andrea turned eighteen, Roderick slept with her.

He possessed her while reading aloud her secret crush diary.

Though she was his stepsister, they had long crossed the

forbidden line.

He was “her boyfriend who didn’t even dare to come home with

her” that Lucian had mentioned.

When she was in her sophomore year, Roderick went abroad to

manage a branch of the family business. They were so in love

back then, and he came up with a reason to get her to study in

the same country.

Their parents simply thought they could look after each other

better.

No one could have thought that they lived exactly like a couple

overseas.

Such thrilling, transgressive days had lasted seven whole years.

Until yesterday, she found Roderick’s diary.

She heard him talking on the phone with his friend.

“Roderick, haven’t you gotten sick of Andrea already? When

can I have some proper fun with her? Gosh, her killer body–I’m

drooling all over her. Hey, why don’t you share those videos

with me? Let me at least get a little taste for now.

“Andrea and her homewrecker mom will be totally ruined once

those videos get out. Roderick, hats off–your revenge plan is

perfect.”

Andrea froze in place, finding it hard to process what she had

just heard.

Have fun? Videos? Her homewrecker mom?

For the first time, she was overwhelmed by great despair.

She thought, “So, everything Roderick’s done is just for revenge?

All this time, he believes my mom took Monica’s place?”

Just then, Roderick’s cold voice rang out. “No way. The videos.

are so precious–I want every guest on her twenty–fifth birthday

to see them.”

Andrea remembered Roderick said he’d tell their parents about

their relationship on her twenty–fifth birthday, trying his best

to win their approval and blessing.

She wanted them to be together openly so bad.

So, she spent every day in expectation, wishing that day would

come sooner.

She wiped away her tears in silence, realizing those years of

indulgence and meticulous care were nothing but his lie.

It was his carefully planned revenge.

And his purpose was clear.

He wanted to destroy her.

She cried herself to sleep. When she opened her eyes, she found

herself in Roderick’s arms.

He patted her back lightly to comfort her.

“You drifted to sleep on the sofa, and I saw tears on your face.

Did you have a bad dream?” he asked gently.

She nodded and closed her eyes again.

Unlike before, she wouldn’t fall for his fake tenderness again.

Minutes or hours might have passed before she heard his steady breathing from behind her–Roderick had fallen asleep.

Now would be a perfect chance to delete those videos.

She turned around and found his phone under the pillow.

His phone password had always been the date they started

dating.

But the password was incorrect.

She tried again a few more times, and nothing changed.