The Betrayed Heiress Is Now the CEO’s Obsession novel Chapter 534

Chapter 534

By the time lan was eighteen and in his senior year, his life was too busy with schoolwork to waste time picking on his stepsister. It had been a long time since he had teased Mia.

The high school and middle school buildings were close to each offer. That afternoon, he and a few classmates walked to a bookstore outside the school to buy study guides after the last bell

As they stepped back onto the street, he heard the sound of a girl crying in a nearby alley.

When he went to look, he was stunned to find that the girl being bullied was none other than his quiet, long–suffering sister.

A surge of anger shot straight through him. tan was furious.

“How dare anyone lay a hand on my sister?” The thought burned through him.

They were all just middle schoolers and still underage. Even if he called the police, they would only get a warning, nothing more. But after Ian made the call, the incident reached both the school and Lester.

The school promised to investigate thoroughly and give Lester a proper explanation.

That night, back at home, Ian confronted Mia with frustration in his voice. “When someone hits you, can’t you hit back?”

She lowered her gaze, looking every bit the easy target, and replied softly, “I tried at first, but I was outnumbered. I couldn’t beat them, and fighting back just made them worse.”

Ian’s temper flared, and his voice rose. “Then why didn’t you tell the teacher? Or tell Dad?”

The words “Or tell me?” stuck in his throat.

Because suddenly it hit him–the first person to ever bully Mia had been him.

Sure enough, after a brief silence, she said something that made his chest ache.

“Telling people doesn’t help,” she murmured, eyes still downcast. “When you used to bully me, I told Mom, but she never once stood up for me.”

A wave of guilt crashed over him, so heavy it felt like a hand was closing around his throat. Breathing became difficult.

After a long pause, Ian’s eyes reddened. “I’m sorry,” he said.

It was the first time he had truly understood his own mistakes, and the first time he had ever apologized to Mia from the heart.

Lester pursued the bullying case to the very end. With the Quinton amily’s pressure, the school’s investigation wrapped up quickly, and the girls who had targeted Mia were expelled.

At Ian’s suggestion, Lester enrolled Mia in a taekwondo class.

On her first day, Ian gave her a light pat on the shoulder. “From now on, if someone tries to mess with you, you hit back. My sister is not a punching bag.”

Her gaze shifted for a moment, but she kept her head lowered and stayed silent.

The night before Jan left for college, he came to find her.

“You’ve been doing, taekwondo for more than three months. Show me what you’ve learned. Let’s spar and see how much you’ve improved.”

That night, they went all out, fighting until they were both drenched in sweat and gasping for breath.

When it was over, they sat back to back on the floor.

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