Betrayed? I Upgraded to His Billionaire Brother novel Chapter 256

Chapter 256

But for this, I needed to say it.

He understood, of course. His eyes traced the lines of my face, as if memorizing them. “And how do you plan to thank me?” he prompted, his tone coaxing.

“…” I’d only taken a couple of symbolic sips of champagne while mingling, so my head was still clear. Knowing him, this felt like a trap. I decided not to take the hook. “I’ll continue this research direction. I’m going to develop a version of the treatment that significantly reduces the cost.” The current version is far too expensive. I just haven’t figured out a better solution yet.

But Gavin’s mind was sharper than mine. His body pressed firmly against mine, leaving no space between us. “That’s your duty to the company.” he said, his voice measured. “I asked how you plan to thank me. The man.”

Even through the layers of our clothes, I could feel the heat radiating from him.

An intense, scalding warmth that made my heart–and the rest of me–lose its rhythm completely.

Trying to hide the turmoil he’d stirred, I looked up at him with a feigned glare. “Well, what do you want, then?”

“Tonight,” Gavin’s eyes remained fixed on me, on my clean, delicate features. A deeply suggestive look flickered in their depths before he ducked his head, his lips brushing against my ear as he whispered, “…I want you to use your hands on me.”

His breath ghosted across my skin with each word, his lips lightly, intermittently, grazing the shell of my ear. It was like being teased by a feather. I nearly forgot to breathe.

my face exploded with heat. The fingertips at my sides trembled.

I’d never imagined such crude words could come from the mouth of a man who looked so refined and aristocratic.

“I–I have no idea what you’re talking about!” My eyes darted away, refusing to meet his gaze. I shoved him back hard, my words stumbling over themselves. “That kind of thing… I… I don’t know how!”

When I signed that contract, my only thought was getting Chloe out of trouble. If Gavin wanted to sleep with me, I’d resigned myself to it. It was still a thousand times better than capitulating to… someone else. But I’d never really stopped to think that the intimacies between adults could be so… complicated. That night we almost went all the way, I’d been on the verge of calling a halt. And this? Something that required me to take the initiative? It was too humiliating!

Seeing me try to bolt, he caught my wrist again. “It’s fine if you don’t know how. I have experience. I can teach you.” He said it with the same serious tone he’d use to discuss a business merger.

My heart was practically in my throat. Who asked you to teach me!

And ‘experience‘!

My mind shied away from the thought of a man like him, in what circumstances he would… touch himself. What that would even look like. Just the mental image made my cheeks burn.

Here I was, at my own celebration banquet, dying of mortification and utterly speechless. Talk about anything else, and I could probably hold my own against him, maybe even come out on top. But this? Dirty talk? I was seriously out of my depth…

“Elara?”

Thankfully, I faintly heard someone calling

g my name from outside. The voice sounded familiar.

I struggled in his grip. “Let me go! Someone’s looking for me!”

“And what about my request?” he pressed, his hold loosening slightly.

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Betrayed? I Upgraded to His Billionaire Brother

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Chapter 256

I took a deep breath, trying to deady myself

The moment the restraint on my wrist varshed, Gavin spoke again, his tone Faxy and secured were mass

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