Naomi was nine when she first met Quentin.
Her mother, Mary, had held her hand and smiled at her when she said, "This is your brother. You can call him Quentin."
Naomi looked up at the tall teenage boy who was so much taller than she was. She pursed her lips and obediently greeted him. "Quentin."
However, Quentin did not appreciate the gesture. He turned to look at Naomi with blatant mockery and disdain. Scoffing, he said, "I'm not your brother."
Naomi looked at Mary pitifully and said, "Mom, he doesn't like me."
Mary smiled awkwardly, while Quentin's father, Benjamin, turned to glare at Quentin. "Quentin, she's your sister, Naomi. We'll be one big family from now on."
"I don't want a sister! This is my house! Get out of my house! My mom only has one child, and that child is me! I don't have a sister!" Quentin said as he yanked Naomi's braid, his face red from anger.
"Quentin, what are you doing! Let go of her!" Benjamin roared.
Naomi immediately cried out in pain from having her hair yanked. "Mommy…"
Mary had not expected Quentin to have such an extreme reaction, and she quickly reached out to stop him. "Quinn, let go. You're hurting Naomi."
Quentin glared at both Mary and Naomi before he yelled stubbornly, "You two should get out of my house! I don't want a stepmother or a sister!"
Benjamin slapped Quentin across the face. His chest rose and fell heavily as he roared, "You have no right to make such a decision in this house! Let go right now!"
As Quentin let go of Naomi's braid, a bright red handprint appeared on his cheek. "I'll leave this house, then! I don't want you as my dad either!"
Quentin had proceeded to run away from home that day.
He was only 14 years old and still a junior in high school. He was in his rebellious phase and defiant to the core.
Mary looked at Benjamin with concern. "Quinn, he…"
Benjamin was pale, and the anger in his eyes was still apparent. "Forget him. He'll come back when he runs out of money."
As it turned out, Benjamin was right.
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Aww~ happy ending for everyone, especially for Tessa and Stephen! ❤️...
I love this ending for Tess and Stephen finally!!!...
I love this ending!! So happy that they are finally married! 😍❤️🥰...
OMG is this finally the end? 🥹...
OMG are they finally getting engaged again? Yey!...
I know this isn’t Stephen’s fault but I still hated how he was so careless around this bitch even after Tessa already told him it’s obvious that this bitch likes him and she looked at Tessa with hostility. If Tessa breaks up with him again, I’ll even support her. Ugh. Good luck on winning Tessa back again, Stephen. Tss. I so hate these updates....
Nooooo! Not again! We don't need a twist like this. Is it too hard for the writer to conclude with..."and they live happily ever after"?...
Finally getting Stephen and Tess back together then to tear them apart with foolishness. This is craziness...
Yuhohoooo!!! Finally!!!...
Aaand~ Tessa and Stephen are finally back together! Yaaaaay!...