Falling For The Girl I Bullied
Chapter 160

Augustus’s P.O.V.

“You want to break up with me because of that b***h, huh? How can you do this to me?” Jessica, Hunter’s girlfriend, and Violet’s stepsister yelled angrily at Hunter. “It will be better for you, Jessica, if you stop calling Violet by names. She didn’t do any harm to you. In fact, this is you and your mother who snatched her father from her and destroyed her family,” I threatened her in a cold tone for bad-mouthing Violet

Her eyes immediately widened in disbelief. “You are my friend, Augustus. Ho… how can you side her?” she yelled, and I jumped off the short wall of the corridor where I was sitting beside them. I was not a person with great patience, and her attitude irked me the most this time.“Yes… we were friends, Jessica, but now I don’t think that we could remain friends. We took you for a considerate, gentle, and thoughtful girl, but you have shown your true color now. You are blaming Violet for your misfortune. Tell me what did she wrong to you or to you wrong? Did she come to take your father back to her? Did she do something to disturb your life? What did she do that you are resenting her so much all day?” I asked her angrily while taking a few steps towards her.

“Augustus,” Hunter immediately grabbed me by my waist and pulled me away from Jessica, who was still looking at me with wide eyes in shock, filled with tears. “Calm down, Augustus,” he asked me in a calm tone while dragging me back. I hugged and looked in the other direction in anger. I never liked Jessica in the first place. If it was not for Hunter, I would never have let her come near me, let alone be a friend. “I am not going to say anything more to you, Jes. You are a good girl, but it’s just… we can’t be together,” I heard Hunter saying to Jessica. “But Hunter… everything was good between us. What did I do wrong that you suddenly want to break up?” she pleaded again in a cracked tone.

“Jes,” Hunter g*****d in frustration this time. I looked at them behind me over my shoulder. Jessica was holding Hunter by his arm and wanted to go closer to her, but Hunter was trying to keep a distance between them. “I don’t want to tell you, but my mother came to know about your parents. You know very well how much she gives importance to family values. I.. I don’t think that I need to tell you why I am asking for a breakup now,” Hunter said further, and I raised my brows in amusement. “Yo.. your mother…. H.. how can sh …. She?” Jessica uttered in panic. He sighed and rubbed his temples after removing her hand from his arms. “This is your fault. Did I ask you to gossip about Violet to your friends, huh? Someone heard and told his or her mother. The rest you can think,” he blamed her for this mess. I smirked and looked back in front of me.

My thoughts drifted towards Violet. Her cute and innocent face surfaced in front of my eyes. I knew how bad I felt for her when I learned that Jessica’s mother was behind Violet’s misfortune. She was not on my friend list, but I couldn’t deny that I still had some feelings for her. I didn’t know much about her life and about her parents, but later after coming back from the tournament, it was Hunter who told me about the dispute between Violet and Jessica’s parents. “Augustus,” I came out of my thoughts when Hunter called me. I looked at him questioningly. “Let’s go,” he said in a pissed tone.

I didn’t say anything to him and followed him immediately. I didn’t have any intention to looking back at Jessica. “It was really your mother?” I asked Hunter in a teasing tone after we walked far away from that place. We were still in school and it was our free period. “Do you think that my mother will let me be close to Jessica by any means after learning about Jessica’s parents?” he asked me while glaring at me and I laughed this time. “I am still processing the fact that Jessica’s mother was the reason why Violet’s father’s left her. Man… I really can’t believe that I was deceived by her good looks,” he said while groaning in frustration.

I smirked and continued walking beside him. “Why did you suddenly decide to break up?” I was curious, and a little gossip was not going to cause me any problems. He sighed while looking in front of him. “Jessica is a smart girl. I entered into a relationship with her because of her good looks and her academics. I learned about her true colors after coming back from the tournament. I never tried to pay attention to her demands before, but she started asking for more money and things later. Her family is going through a hard time. She asked me to help her father with some money. I didn’t mind giving her an amount, but she asked for a good amount of five million. It was when I got suspicious of her intentions of being my girlfriend. Then she started badmouthing Violet when she came to know about the incident with you. Sh…. She said that … that… it must be Violet who seduced you, and later did that to… to paint you bad,” he answered me truthfully but got cautious in the end.

I furrowed my brows while looking at him with a burning gaze. Hunter looked at me cautiously and sighed again. “You know th… that Jessica’s father went to meet Violet an… and Violet got hospitalized after his visit?” he asked me again in a cautious tone. My heart skipped a beat in fear, and I just stared at him while blinking hard. After coming back, I didn’t try to know anything about Violet as she was already in a relationship with Kyle Knight. “You knew?” I asked Hunter after some time. He looked at me apologetically. I stopped in my tracks and ran my fingers through my hair while moving my gaze from him to another direction.

“Jessica told me in a fit of anger after his father came back empty-handed, and that was when I suspected something and asked someone to investigate her family. Sh…. She is a good girl.. b… but not so good that I can continue my relationship with her with the label of an illegitimate child on her. Her mother was her father’s mistress before he got the divorce from Violet’s mother,” he answered me in a low tone, and I closed my eyes. “You called Violet yesterday. What happened?” Hunter asked me after some time. “I only wanted to wish her birthday… nothing else,” I answered him in a calm tone and slowly opened my eyes. “Oh,” he uttered. “What did you get from your investigation?” I suddenly moved towards him again and asked him.

He knitted his brows in confusion but nodded before looking around. “Let’s go to the playground,” he said instead of answering me. I didn’t say and followed him out of the building. I was now curious to know what he knew when he suddenly decided to break up with Jessica. I just tolerated that girl’s sweet talk and innocent acts because of him; otherwise, I never liked her. Although I had given up on Violet, I still cared for her in my heart and kept tabs on any news related to her, the Parkers, and the Knights.

We stopped near the bleachers, and I sat down on a higher bleacher. “Speak,” I said to Hunter when he settled down beside me. He sighed and looked straight in front of him. “I came to know that Jessica’s father was cheating on Violet’s mother when Violet was not even born. Mr. Carter was so smitten by Jessica’s mother at that time that he started ignoring his family for her. He even gave up all the property owned by his parents to marry Jessica’s mother. Jessica’s mother is an ambitious woman and she didn’t say anything about giving up on his inheritance because he already had a good job and good savings. Jessica was also a reason that she didn’t object to his decision. Now after so many years, he went back to Violet to get the property from her because he lost his job and has no other source of income. However, Violet refused to give him anything, and now he is thinking of filing a lawsuit against her for inheritance. Both Jessica and her mother started portraying Violet as a mean and cunning girl who is ready to go against her father. Mr. Carter…he said that Violet is now not a Carter but Jessica is still a Carter. So the inheritance must be hers,” Hunter told me everything truthfully.

I listened to him with full concentration, and slowly processed everything, even the hints hidden among the words. None of us said anything as I stared at him blankly. “Do you know who Violet’s stepfather is?” suddenly Hunter asked me with a sly smile on his lips. I narrowed my eyes and shook my head negatively. My friend was better informed than me about the girl I liked. “Mr. Henry Westfield, the CEO of Westfield Associates,” he told me with the same smile. I racked my brain, as I felt that the name was somewhat familiar. My eyes widened in shock when I remembered who that person was. I laughed, and Hunter laughed with me. “Does Jessica’s father think that he will get a lawyer against him?” I mocked while laughing, and Hunter also nodded his head while laughing hard.

I shook my head and looked in the other direction. No matter who her stepfather was. I felt that I should talk with Ethan and would tell him to watch for Violet’s biological father’s move against her. She might be a Parker, but I was sure that she was still the same timid and innocent girl that she always was. “You should talk with Ethan Parker, Augustus, if you still have some feelings for Violet. I will hand over all the information to you,” suddenly Hunter said in a serious tone. I nodded because he was right. “Give me all the information and I will talk with Ethan Parker,” I replied to him in a calm tone while looking far at the horizon.

Kyle’s P.O.V.

“What do you mean that you and Violet will stay in the same room? She is not staying with you,” Ethan shot daggers at me through his eyes while scolding me. I sighed and rubbed my forehead while looking at him helplessly. I took a deep breath and raised my hands in surrender. “I got it that she is now your sister, Ethan…. But this will not be the first time that we will stay together,” I tried to reason in a calm tone. “You two were not in a relationship back then. Above all, she was always her guards up against you,” he interrupted me again, and I really felt like beating the s**t out of him.

“Yes… you are right… you are right. But you are forgetting that she is still the same girl. She is my girlfriend now, but she is still not comfortable being too intimate with me, and you know me. I will never pressure her for that.” I tried to keep myself calm while answering him. “So what?” he yelled again, making me g***n in frustration this time. He was really unreasonable now. “Why are you fighting, huh? Violet is a sensible girl. Leave it on her whether she wants to stay with Kyle or not,” Noah budged in, and both of us glared hard at him.

“He has a point,” Dustin supported Noah in a nonchalant tone. “Noah is right, Ethan. Let Violet decide what she wants to do,” Justin also gave his opinion. Ethan opened his mouth to say something but closed it while looking at our friends in disappointment. I pursed my lips and thought about what they said. “I think… it will be better if Violet decides. In that case, you won’t be so troubled,” I said to Ethan after some time. We were in his room, planning our trip to Hawaii. Violet was with Mrs. Parker in her room.

Ethan glared at us for a while but at last, slumped his shoulders in defeat. “We will ask her after reaching there. She is excited about her trip and I don’t want anyone, including me, to ruin her mood or put any pressure on her,” Ethan said while pointing his fingers in warning. “I agree,” I immediately raised my hand in agreement. “Me too,” Noah also agreed. I looked at the watch and realized that I was getting late for my class. I didn’t stop tutoring after reconciling with my parents. Violet didn’t want me to spend my parents’ money on her. So, I decided to keep my routine as it was after leaving my parents’ home.

“I have to go guys… see you at school,” I stood up from the bed where I was sitting earlier. “Okay,” they said in unison. I looked for my bag and rolled my eyes when I remembered that my bag was in Violet’s room. Ethan also stood up, making me raise my brows questioningly. “I want something to eat,” he said in a flat tone, making me smile while shaking my head. “Let’s go then,” I said and we both walked out of his room. “Do you really think that I will do something to her against her wish, huh?” I asked him while descending the stairs.

He sighed and looked at me calmly. “No… I know both of you. I know that you will never force anything on her,” he answered me honestly this time. “Still?” I asked in surprise. “Come on, man (he slapped my arm annoyingly)… as her brother, it’s my responsibility to take care of her,” he answered me and I laughed again. He looked annoyed but didn’t say a word. We reached her room, and I was about to push open the door when I heard something that almost made me freeze at my place. Ethan was shocked too. The door of her room was slightly opened, and we could hear what Mrs. Parker said. How could she talk so openly about my our s*x life?

“Mom… you again started the same nonsense,” Violet yelled, and my brows furrowed immediately. Again???? Did they talk about tisy before too? “I am only concerned about you, honey. You are my daughter. Of course, I want all the happiness in the world for you,” Mrs. Parker immediately replied to her annoyingly. I glared at Ethan when I heard a soft giggle beside me. He immediately put his hands on his mouth to muffle his voice while looking at me mockingly. “Kyle is healthy and…. And of course… he… he is capable… gosh… mom just ends this topic. okay.. this is not about Kyle, but me. I …. I am not comfortable i.. in being that intimate with him… the problem lies in me.. not in him. He is considerate enough to respect my wishes and feelings,” Violet once again defended me while taking the blame on herself.

“Ha… don’t try to defend him, honey…. This is because he is not able to make you turn on to that extent,” Mrs. Parker once again spat the same nonsense, making my eyes widen in disbelief. Did….. did she really question my ability as a man? “Now I feel that you should stay with Violet,” Ethan whispered in my ear teasingly, making me glare hard at him, but I was still in shock after what I heard.