In Love With My Evil Stepbrother

Chapter 72

Read In Love With My Evil Stepbrother Chapter 72 – Whatever It Takes

I crouch down there frozen, staring at him.

“I said midnight. And you just waited me till midnight?” my voice is filled with shock.

“Yes,” he nods.

 

“But why?” I ask, perplexed.

I can’t think of one reason that would make him wait in the weather like this for 2-3 hours.

Is he just trying to be nice? Or does he still have feelings for-no, impossible. I immediately laugh at that fleeting thought.

And then I hear his answer, “I said I want to have dinner with you. You clearly haven’t eaten anything. Come, let’s go.”

He rises and gestures me to follow. Before I realize, I’m already walking with him side by side under his umbrella. The chilly wind hits me, and I shiver. The next second, a scarf that still carries his warmth lands on my neck.

“It’s cold during the night, isn’t it?” he says casually and looks straight ahead, paying no attention to the astonished look on my face. “Don’t forget to check the weather next time.”

I touch the scarf, which smells so much like him. It’s irresistible. After only a few seconds of hesitation, I tighten his scarf around my neck and instantly feel warmer.

We walk together to the parking lot where he parks his car, which turns out to be a black Audi. Very low-profile. Very unlike him.

“What happened to your fancy sports cars?” I turn to him and ask.

“I sold them.”

I gasp in surprise. I can still remember the proud in his voice when he told me about his car collections, and now he is telling me that he sold them?

Did his family go bankrupt?

“Why? Do you have a financial difficulty?”

He blinks and then bursts into laughter,“ Oh no, nothing like that. I needed money to start my own business, so I sold them for a good price. Plus, I can’t have my business partners see me driving around in a gaudy convertible…doesn’t seem very reliable that way.”

I don’t know which word makes me more surprised, “business” “gaudy” or ” reliable”?

He really has changed a lot. And it makes it harder for me to read him.

“Why don’t you ask Mr. Ramirez for the money?” I ask.

His face darkens for a quick second and then he quickly covers it with a smile, “do you want to have dinner or ask question?”

He is dogging my question. That I am sure of.

He unlocks the car and open the passenger’s door for me. Before I get in the car, I suddenly notice a darker area on his left shoulder. It looks like a water stain from the rain.

But he was holding an umbrella large enough for us two.

Then it suddenly hits me. I was walking on the right side of him. So he must be leaning the umbrella more towards my side to make sure I’m perfectly sheltered from the rain. That’s how his left shoulder got wet.

“Something wrong?” he notices my moment of lost and asks.

“No! No, it’s nothing…I—nothing.”-

lower my head and get in the car, avoiding his

He is only making this so much harder

his car, I quickly take a deep breath to calm myself

you want to eat?” he

and just want to lie down. But my gut feeling is telling me

force out a smile. “It’s late and I’m sure you have things to do tomorrow. I don’t want to take too

lot. When the car goes into

song is playing, Whatever It Takes, by Life

car with nothing to do but to listen carefully,

fell from

that I

is that I didn’t even

there’s a million reasons for

find a reason

air getting thinner around

this song with Eason, who has also done me wrong in the past. But I don’t know if he

this song

it’s still going in

do whatever

To turn this around;

what’s

I’ve let you

if you give me

Believe that—”

The song stops abruptly.

off

doesn’t have any regret for the past

long already. He has moved on

of my bag in the darkness and struggle to fight back those hot tears in my eyes. I can’t let him find out that

cool with everything, just

he finally breaks the awkward silence. “Tough day

calm, so I carry on with a light tone. “I’m really sorry about that. But I got fired for it and I

voice suddenly turns darker

fault, nevertheless.

think it’s a bit unfair?

guess the innocent side

little thing in our lives, or those little things will turn into a real b*tch and come back at us. Of course,

final sentence sounded more sarcastic and mean than I intended to

silence driving his car with his face hidden in the darkness. I don’t know what he’s

regretted it already. We won’t see each other after this one night. Why turn it

mood. “Your girlfriend

fired nice?” there’s a hint of amusement

sigh, “I’m trying to start a decent conversation here. Be a good boy and

and then says, “I think food is a

the side. I look through the window and see

here,” he says and

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