My Ruthless Stepbrother

ast week of school and va

ion as I entered our yard and

red after sitting in the cha

rom school as clas

n the last week of March and we have two days

o General Santos City n

f enthusiasm and excitement, "Are

. "Yes, de

appeared to have something to say o

what,

for good and not be return

aback. "Huh?

ething to t

.. but I was r

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ed away, Ryn..." She was treading cautiously

slowly. "

left, didn't you? Because I love your father

ut dad, I couldn't help but feel sad for

now

to make a change in our lives? I'm not saying we'll ever forget your fa

What I'm concerned about is you and how yo

I know you have accepted, you probably

what

seem the righ

you want to say. Get straight to th

e truth is that I i

knew my mother had something to say because of her actions

ht with you, Ryn, and if you approve it, but if you don't want me to

and tenderly. "I'm just shocked, mom,

e for a long mo

ou happy, why would I even stop you? After all, you've

d the agony of losing a loved one, mom made me feel that even if she didn't have my father,

..." She was i

time for you to be happy again, mom, and I will never deprive y

es to be happy again after the sadness of losing my father while still being a wond

m, where did you first meet him, where is he working, and what kind of person he is? I

nod. "Don't worry, dear. I'm s

n's his

t. He is also a widower with ch

d conclude that the man ma

le factory in Ryn. It was the first time I had ever s

ng well to her story and

mstresses here at a branch of a gar

at we both realized we fell in love. I could always see him and h

was your meeting and at the sa

acceptance of her daughter to her newfound relationship. "Exactly. When I visited the factory

rson and I'm not even interested in their wealth. What makes me worry is the thought that we have a different life status from them. We only make

but I can't help but worry that our social and economic differences

, if I did not tel

answered immediately. I

ight away. She thought I couldn't accept it and wouldn't let her love another man after my la

why I also want her to be happy even if it me

with his wealth, businesses, or properties. I want to be with him because I always care about you. I want someone who can help

n't worry about me. I'll be alright. I'll be in grade 11 this coming June and I can manage myself. All you have to worry a

on and he loves me too. It's with him that I have

men out there trying to hit her after my father passed away, but no one among them ever looked her in the eyes the way she looked at my

ociedad. My only concern is, maybe, his family won't easily a

s a good heart. His children must be just like him. If he solely cared about money, he never would have paid any attention to m

vely dates women who are at the same social l

as discussed, the next week after it, m

rminal, there was immediately

d, "Are you Fidelia Rosa

ted driver. He looks elderly enough to

ed. "Yes

son Lamont. I have been tasked to fetch you today to drive you t

the old man carry o

ides with the remote roads we were passing by and the v

he time and went with my parents. If I recall correctly, that was our school field trip. That was my first and only vi

today. I couldn't stop myself from becoming

his children arrive here,

m when summer break from Miss Rh

Mr. Alanson's children?"

a'am. T

wo children?"

d sir Ryle. But the latter is now in charge of manag

ons and on

tter known as Ryle, then sir Zack is th

they

aged driver smiled. "Yes, they are,

t the sec

face with my last question. So,