Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates novel Chapter 798

Chapter 798: 798-Cooking For Me

Helanie:

It had been a tiring day, from me chasing after Norman to not resting after coming back from a four-day journey with mostly us being on the road, and then finding out that Lucy was stuck and probably waiting for any of her friends or family to finally figure out that this was not their Lucy. I had gone through a lot, so I was extremely tired. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

We decided to call it a day. Even all the students were asked to return to the academy to rest. Argona was on watch 24x7 to make sure nothing strange was going on in the academy since the zharns could be very tricky. At the same time, we had returned home. My friends had decided to come with us today, so it was their first night with all of us.

However, the minute we entered the mansion, I saw everyone’s face fall at the sight of my friends, and by everyone I mean Charlotte and Azura’s. We entered the living room to sit down before we assigned the guest rooms to my friends. Norman had already asked the maids to prepare the guest rooms in the back side of the mansion.

"How about we cook for Helanie today?" Lamar suggested as soon as he saw Charlotte enter the living room. I had told him that Charlotte had been trying to feed me a lot and I wasn’t comfortable, so I was glad he remembered. I just didn’t know he would instantly jump in for my rescue.

"Oh, you guys are her friends, right?" And as expected, Charlotte started to speak. Azura had only seen us enter the mansion before leaving for her room. I could tell she wasn’t comfortable with my friends being here with me.

"Yeah, I guess we have met before," Jenny said as she remembered one of the events when they had come over.

"Uh, yeah, I don’t know, maybe I don’t remember," Charlotte said with a very nice smile on her face. But I think she couldn’t fool us anymore since we knew her truth, even if she didn’t know we did.

"Anyway, you guys don’t have to cook, you’re guests here. I’m cooking tonight," she stated, a very proud smile on her lips. But Lamar noticed I wouldn’t eat at home if she was cooking. It was getting a little difficult because I didn’t know which one of them would enter the kitchen to poison my food.

"You know what, no. We are not guests, we are her friends, her family, so it’s our mansion as well. Right, Helanie?" Lamar asked, and I quickly nodded my head.

"And tonight, we will cook," Sage added, placing a hand on her chest.

I noticed Azura walk into the living room, folding her arms across her chest and leaning to the side against the doorframe. "Aren’t you the one who had a crush on Emmet?"

"Anyway, we will freshen up and then start cooking. How about that?" Lamar asked, smiling quietly. Jenny nodded her head, already set on cooking too.

"And Helanie will go and rest," Norman said, reminding me. I gave him a smile, but I could tell he knew I was upset with him. I just didn’t know. I had expected him to tell me instead of going behind my back, even if his intentions were right. For a moment, it made me feel terrible.

And it was more like playful banter that Lucy was so fixated on him. I mean, the entity was. I no longer wanted to call her Lucy. My Lucy was trapped, waiting for us.

After that, we all went back to our rooms. We freshened up. Kesha was still not around, and Kaye said she had been calling him, asking if he was home so she could come back. He wasn’t responding. He didn’t want to deal with her, just like the rest of us.

After showering, we met at the dining table where Lamar, Penn, Jenny, and Sage had prepared a huge feast for all of us. Azura skipped. Jessica decided to eat in her guest room. Charlotte didn’t even want to touch the food. I guessed she was upset she didn’t get the chance to cook. Whatever. We didn’t care.

We all had fun. We ate. On the outside, we were happy that we realized Lucy wasn’t this mean person and that we could have our friend back. But inside, we were guilty she had been gone for so long without anyone suspecting. And we were afraid of how we’d even get her back.