Dangerous Secrets: My Mafia Stepbrother

When Evelyn went downstairs for breakfast, her mind seemed elsewhere. After finishing her meal, she returned to her room to rest.

Before going upstairs, she said to Isabella, “Isabella, I feel really tired. You don’t have to call me for lunch later. I want to sleep in and wake up naturally.”

“Okay.” Isabella didn’t insist as Evelyn did indeed appear very exhausted.

Seeing Evelyn’s uncommunicative state, Isabella looked at Elisa with a worried expression and said, “What’s wrong with her? Has she encountered some problem?”

“Maybe,” Elisa replied, but Evelyn was unwilling to talk about it. Despite Isabella’s concern, there was nothing she could do. What kind of problem could Evelyn encounter now?

Did William approach her again? But Evelyn was in their apartment now; William couldn’t harm her there.

Evelyn returned to her room and lay back on the bed, falling asleep once again. Yesterday’s brief sleep, coupled with constant worry, made her particularly weary today. Soon, Evelyn drifted back into slumber.ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

Evelyn slept until two in the afternoon, and it felt remarkably refreshing.

As she turned her phone off silent to check her messages, Evelyn felt that suffocating sensation creeping over her once more.

“Evelyn, I hope you can wear a black dress and do your makeup nicely to see me.”

Evelyn seemed to see William’s smug smile behind the message.

She felt her stomach convulsing uncontrollably, as if she might vomit.

It was unbearable.

The suffocating feeling swept over her like a tsunami.

Evelyn felt like William was driving her crazy.

What should she do? Could she kill William?

Evelyn glanced at the knife she had concealed in her bag. Since the time she had been imprisoned, the present Evelyn had grown increasingly insecure. Hence, she kept a knife in her bag; perhaps it might come in handy in case of danger. Or perhaps, it was just a psychological comfort? Nonetheless, such psychological comfort made her feel much better.

Should she take the knife with her to confront William? Then, when William least expected it, she could stab him?

However, Evelyn knew that William surely had people watching her parents. If anything happened to him, her parents would probably be killed immediately.

It didn’t matter if she died, but her parents were innocent.

William, this despicable man, seemed like a devil from hell. How could he be so heartless and malicious?

She had been with him for so long, genuinely loving him, but he didn’t love her at all.

During the time she was imprisoned by William, he could freely rape her, humiliate her, using her as a tool to satisfy his desires.

As much as Evelyn had once loved William, she now hated him just as intensely.

For someone who had never killed or witnessed a murder, she felt that if William appeared before her, she might truly be unable to restrain herself from stabbing him.

Then his men would kill her, and she didn’t care, but it would be her parents.

Thinking of this, Evelyn asked William, “Can I call my parents?”

“Of course, good girl. I believe you won’t betray me.”

Evelyn felt as if she were a cat being held by the back of its neck, with no room for resistance.

Evelyn immediately dialed her mother’s number.

“Mom, are you okay?”

“Oh, dear, why are you calling so late? Your dad and I miss you a lot. You haven’t been home lately. Pippo has been visiting me; I know you two have split up, but I think he’s still a good guy, Evelyn, won’t you reconsider?”

To this day, Evelyn’s mother had no idea about Pippo’s true identity. Evelyn regretted not telling her parents everything in the beginning, just to prevent them from worrying. Who knew she would have such a vulnerability seized by William.

“Mom, what are you and dad doing now?” Evelyn quickly changed the subject. She didn’t want to discuss William, afraid that if she continued, she might unintentionally reveal everything to William.

“We’re just at home. I’m preparing some cookies. Evelyn, if you have time, come over, and I’ll give you some to take with you.”

“No need, Mom,” Evelyn said, “I’m quite busy lately. I’ll come visit you in a while.”

Listening to her parents’ conversation, Evelyn felt that their tone was still quite relaxed. They probably didn’t know about the threat against her. Now, there could be people inside or outside their house, but her parents were unaware.

She didn’t know if it was better for her parents to know about this or not.

But Evelyn was very anxious now. She knew that William currently found her useful, so he wouldn’t harm her parents. Even if she went to negotiate with William later, she didn’t know if she could strike a good dealThinking of this, Evelyn became extremely anxious.

Finally, after exchanging a few casual words with her parents, Evelyn hung up the phone.

At that moment, William sent her a message: “It’s a good thing you didn’t say anything about me to your parents. Right now, my sniper has your mother’s head in the crosshairs.”

If he heard anything related to him in their conversation, he would order the sniper to shoot Evelyn’s mother in the head.

Evelyn hadn’t expected that William would eavesdrop on her conversation with her parents and even arrange for someone to aim a gun at them from outside.

At that moment, Evelyn felt her heart turn cold, and she shivered all over.

“William, you despicable man! My parents are innocent, and they’ve been good to you. Can’t you spare them?”

“Spare them? I want to, didn’t I spare them? Evelyn, whether I spare them or not depends on you. As long as you obey me and behave, I’ll spare them.”

William’s words made Evelyn so angry that she felt like killing someone.

Damn it, William was a bastard, and he was definitely going to hell!

She didn’t know what William wanted, but when she thought of her parents, Evelyn couldn’t let it go. She could die, but she didn’t want her parents to suffer any harm. That would make her collapse.

In the afternoon, Evelyn changed into a black dress and applied delicate makeup in front of the mirror, preparing to go out.

Before leaving, she hesitated for a moment but decided to take her knife with her. In case of any unexpected situation, she couldn’t just sit and wait.

She knew that William and his people had guns, and her knife would be like a child facing an adult, completely outmatched. But as long as she could get her hands on him and make him suffer, Evelyn felt a sense of satisfaction.

After getting ready, Evelyn went downstairs.

Seeing Evelyn dressed up as if she were about to go out, Isabella hurriedly asked her, “Evelyn, where are you going? It’s not a date with James, is it?”