Betrayed? I Upgraded to His Billionaire Brother novel Chapter 274

Chapter 274

The moment the elevator doors closed, the arm vanished, Gavin stuffed his hands into his trousers pockets and leaned moodily against the wall, his expression making it perfectly clear.

He was pissed.

The words left my mouth before I could stop them. “You don’t like Benjamin?”

Gavin looked at me, his expression unreadable. “What if I don’t? What would you do about it?”

Then 1…” I knew his personality; going against the grain wasn’t the smart move here. I thought for a second. “Then I’ll try to avoid meeting him alone from

now on?”

Our agreement did state I had to steer clear of any members of the opposite sex he disapproved of.

Hearing that, the ice in his eyes finally seemed to crack, a faint curve touching his lips. “Really?”

Really.” What else could I say? I couldn’t afford the breach–of–contract penalty.

Seeing how seriously I was taking his preferences, his long arm snaked out again, draping over my shoulders and pulling me snug against his side. “And what

bout the things I do like? Would you do those too?”

His voice, low and husky, washed over me from above. A belated sense of… something… fluttered in my chest.

t wasn’t just the intimacy of our pose. It was the conversation itself. It felt… charged.

Ne sounded like a couple deeply in love.

tilted my head back to look at him. “You tell me first, and I’ll consider it.”

He looked down, his dark eyes capturing mine, his words deliberate. “From now on, treat me like your boyfriend.” He said it so easily, so simply.

But I was completely floored.

My first thought was that Gavin was confessing his feelings.

ut I came to my senses almost immediately. No way. He hadn’t even been interested in a socialite like Vera. Why would he be interested in me? A divorcee vho’d practically thrown herself at him with a contract.

ulling myself together, I met his gaze head–on, a rare move for me. I needed clarity. “What do you mean, ‘treat you like my boyfriend? Gavin, are you onfessing to me? Or are you just… practicing on me, so it’s easier when you find a real girlfriend?”

Me?” He almost laughed in disbelief, his voice turning cold. “Practice on you? If I wanted practice, I have plenty of options. Why would I pick you?”

s his last word hung in the air, the elevator doors slid open. Gavin strode out first, leaving me standing there.

leil, as usual, took my car keys to drive the Audi back to Jingyuan.

ince we were in the back of the Rolls–Royce, even Locke, with his famously slow reflexes, sensed the thick tension. He silently raised the soundproof partition, ealing us off.

javin and I sat on opposite sides of the spacious backseat, a chasm of silence between us.

stared out the window at the city lights beginning to dot the dusk, a strange unease coiling in my stomach. I’d screwed up. I knew it. I wanted to apologize, but he words stuck in my throat.

And besides…

f that wasn’t what he meant, then… did he actually have some genuine feelings for me? Did he really like me?

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Chapter 274

And what about me?

I tried to calm down, to think clearly about whether I liked the man beside me.

Ite was… good. I’d always thought he was good, ever since we were kids. So, when I first started understanding those kinds of feelings, I think I had liked him. A little. But that sprout was crushed before it could ever break soil. So faint, so brief.

After that, I never thought about it again. I knew my place. I focused on step by step planning my own life. I couldn’t allow myself to easily trust or rely on anyone ever again.

And now, he was starting to send signals. That he liked me.

tall felt a bit too… dramatic.

Gavin glanced over, seeing only the back of my head. The frustration in his chest tightened. He’d considered just letting her be, but God knew what other idiculous conclusions she’d jump to on her own. His large hand shot out, clamping around my arm, and with a firm tug, he pulled me straight into his lap.

Before I could process it, I was sitting squarely on his thighs.

Gavin lifted my chin. “What are you overthinking now?”

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