My Stepbrother's Dirty Little Secret novel Chapter 474

Chapter 474

“Jules.”

“What?”

My little sister glared at Raphael and then looked back at me, “If she murdered somebody, I want details.”

Mom laughed softly and the sound pulled my attention toward her. She sat at the table with her tea in both hands, smiling at Jules with so much affection it made my chest ache.

“You watch too many crime shows, my darling,” mom laughed.

“They’re educational. They teach me things, right, Dante?” she turned to him with a wide grin.

Dante nodded proudly, “Absolutely, J-Bug.”

Then Mom looked at me, the smile on her face softened immediately, “Ginny. What is it?”

I looked down at my hands, then back at her and then down again.

Coward.

Just say it.

Mom furrowed her eyebrows in an affectionate way, “Whatever it is, sweetheart, you can tell me.”

My eyes moved around the table.

Claire.

Maddie.

Adriano.

Silvio.

Luca.

Dante.

Vincenzo.

Salvatore.

Then Raphael.

His gaze met mine immediately. Something inside my chest twisted painfully. Because after today…

Brother.

The word slammed into me again.

Brother.

I took a breath and somehow found enough courage to speak, “I’m moving out.”

Adriano muttered something that sounded suspiciously like, “Well, there it is.”

But I couldn’t look at any of them. I was watching my mother, only my mother.

And the entire table went silent around us. The smile disappeared from mom’s face so quickly it startled me. 1 frowned, “Mom?”

Her eyes were locked on me, wide, almost frightened. The color drained from her face. The teacup in her hand trembled.

“Mom?”

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