Betrayed? I Upgraded to His Billionaire Brother novel Chapter 292

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Chapter 292

Back then, so many times after I’d been punished and hurt at the Windsor mansion, a tube of this exact salve would mysteriously appear by my bedside.

rd wondered if it was him. But the memory of his cold, final abandonment was stronger. So I wondered, but I never let myself believe.

My heart felt tangled, messy. I pulled a tube from the box. As I turned, his clear, cool voice cut through the quiet.

You and Zane remarrying… that’s a lie, isn’t it?”

to couple who was truly reconciling would talk to each other with that stiff, formal distance in the elevator. Her attitude toward Zane was even colder than it vas toward him.

stiffened. Walking back, I knelt, opened the tube, and began applying the salve to his leg with gentle, precise strokes. My voice was light, detached. “Whether t’s true or not doesn’t change anything.”

t was as close as I could get to saying it’s none of your business.

or the first time, Gavin felt a surge of anger with no clear outlet. The cause of it all seemed completely oblivious, her fingertips cool and gentle as they moothed the ointment over his skin.

The medicated chill spread slowly under her touch.

t frustrated him. “How doesn’t it change anything? Isn’t that why you’re cutting me off? To go back to him?”

Who said it had to be because of that?” Finished with his leg, I was about to cap the tube when I remembered the bruise on his face. I squeezed out a little nore, reached up, and dabbed it carefully onto his cheekbone. “Did you abandon me back then so you could go find another little sister to raise?”

He froze.

Because of her words. And because of her action.

ust like so many years ago, she was tilting her head up, applying the salve with careful concentration. The flicker of heartache in her eyes was real, impossible o fake.

Even as her words cut like glass.

He watched her, and the anger coiled inside him suddenly dissipated.

Alright.” The corner of his mouth lifted faintly. “Then tell me. What is the reason?”

His patience was a side of him few had ever seen.

}ut I wasn’t buying it. I withdrew my hand, screwed the cap back on the tube, and stood up, cool and distant. “The medicine is applied. I’m going home.”

was ready to walk out.

Wait!” His face was ase, his jaw tight. “If you’re leaving, take Scott with you.”

His tone held the stubborn, petulant edge of a divorcing couple fighting over custody.

My eyes, however, lit up. I turned back, “You’ll give Scott back to me?”

‘Give back?” His voice was cool. “We raised him together. This time, it’s just because you kicked me so bad I can’t walk him. You’re just… dog–sitting for a while.”

Even dog–sitting for a while was fine by me.

I agreed happily. Before I could even call him, Scott, seeming to sense his good fortune, came barreling toward me, his dog bed clenched proudly in his jaws.

He dropped it at my feet and proceeded to nuzzle my legs enthusiastically, his whole body wagging with joy.

Gavin watched his display of blatant disloyalty with a frown. “Haven’t I treated you well? Keep that up, and don’t bother coming back.”

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Woof! Woof!” Scott only got more excited, as if understanding ‘don’t come back meant a permanent sleepover party at my place.

almost laughed. I ruffled the fur on his head. “Come on, let’s go home.”

took Scott to my apartment first, then went back to Gavin’s to gather his essentials; the giant bag of premium kibble, the automatic water dispenser, his toys.

Planning on zero cost pet ownership?” Gavin watched his apartment growing emptier, his tone dry. “Keep this up, and I suspect you’ll try to move me in next.” tis gaze never left me as I bustled around.

I couldn’t move you if I tried.” I said without turning around.

I can walk myself.”

latter!

can of Scott’s special supplement fell from my arms. I hadn’t caught his words, “What?”

When I finally returned to my own apartment, arms full, Chloe was already home. Seeing me loaded down, she rushed to help.

Is all this… for Scott?” She’d spotted the new furry resident immediately.

nodded. “Yeah. Gavin hurt his leg. I’m helping out for a bit.”

From the fight with Zane yesterday?”

Probably from me kicking him.” The answer left my mouth before I fully processed it. Oh. That actually made sense. He could have been injured from the fight nd just…. pinned it on me!

hloe couldn’t help but laugh. “What happened? Why’d you kick him?”

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