Sleeping With My Step Daddy Chapter 3: “You Left Me With Him”

The school bell rang, and the classroom began to empty. Kai silently followed Miles as they made their way to the canteen. The chatter of students and the clinking of trays filled the air, but Kai’s mind drifted far from the present.

He found himself lost in the past—the first ti he t Miles.

It was at his mother’s funeral.

Kai had stood there alone, surrounded by black suits, white flowers, and hollow condolences. He felt like a stranger at his own mother’s farewell. That’s when a boy approached him quietly and offered him a tissue.

"You look like soone who has no friends," the boy said.

Kai blinked at him. "It’s because I’m Japanese," he had replied softly. "No one wants to be friends with ."

The boy sat down beside him without hesitation. "And no one wants to be friends with either... because I’m gay."

Kai had been surprised. Not by the boy’s honesty, but by the calm strength in his voice.

"Let’s be friends then," Kai said.

From that mont, Miles beca his only and closest friend.

Kai knew that Miles wasn’t just any random boy who showed up. He had co to the funeral with his stepbrother, Ethan Hayes—Bast’s friend and business partner. Miles had told him everything, eventually.

When Miles was only fourteen, his mother married Ethan’s father. He had been so happy to finally have a brother. Ethan treated him like family from day one. But two years later, Ethan’s father divorced Miles’s mother, and they went their separate ways.

Miles could have followed his mother abroad when she remarried, but he didn’t. He stayed with Ethan.

And Ethan kept his promise to Miles’s mom—he raised him like a real brother, even while running his own part of the family business in Arica. Ethan’s father, now based in Dubai, had started a new branch of the business, while Ethan and Bast ran things from the U.S.

Kai looked across the table at Miles, who was now sipping on a soda and scrolling through his phone, carefree as ever.

"You always act like nothing affects you," Kai muttered.

Miles looked up with a grin. "That’s my secret power."

But Kai knew better. They both carried more than they ever let on.

After college ended for the day, Miles stretched his arms and said, "Ethan’s coming to pick up today."

Kai glanced at him, trying to sound casual. "Oh... but I wanted to go with you to the club."

Miles gave him a teasing look. "Enough, you drank way too much last night and caused so much trouble."

"I did?" Kai blinked, confused.

Miles burst out laughing. "You don’t rember yelling ’Elinaaa! You’re gonna regret it! You regret losing , Elinaaa!’ in the middle of the street?"

Kai’s jaw dropped. "No way! I said that?"

Miles nodded, still laughing. "You ant every word, too!"

Kai groaned and buried his face in his hands. "God... I’m never drinking again."

As they walked toward the college exit, a tall, confident man stood near a sleek black car, waving. He looked sharp—like he stepped right out of a luxury ad.

"Milk! I’m here!" the man called out with a bright smile.

Kai raised an eyebrow. "Milk...?"

Miles grinned sheepishly. "Ethan calls Milk. Long story."

Kai chuckled. "Oh gosh. Why do you always leave alone with weird people?"

"Hey!" Miles nudged him playfully. "I’ll see you later."

Just then, Kai noticed a second man standing beside Ethan. His expression changed.

"...Don’t tell that’s Bast," Kai muttered.

Miles gave a smug little smile. "Ohhh yes. That’s Bast."

"H-hey, Bast," Miles greeted him casually, but Kai was already trying to pretend he didn’t see the man.

He turned to walk the other way—until Bast’s voice caught him.

"Why’d you leave this morning without breakfast? Without even seeing ?"

Kai glanced back and replied coldly, "I had an important class."

"Oh, really?" Bast said, voice laced with amusent. "Well, now we’ve got sothing else important to do. Let’s go."

"Wait—what?"

Before Kai could protest, Bast gave Ethan a nod and grabbed Kai’s wrist with surprising ease.

"Goodbye, Ethan. Later, Milk," Bast said smoothly.

And just like that, he guided a stunned Kai into the passenger seat of his car.