Betrayed? I Upgraded to His Billionaire Brother novel Chapter 309

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Chapter 309

Chapter 309

But right then, hearing those words, I felt a sudden, sharp sting in my nose,

javin had said things like that to me so many times before.

hat year living in the Shang family compound as a kid had sanded down a lot of my innate confidence and spark. It was Gavin who encouraged me, time and

gain.

Ciao Jiu, this is our home. Yours and mine. You call the shots here/

What are you afraid of? If the sky falls, I’ll hold it up for you.‘

ciao Jiu, just go for it. I’m here.‘

o, bit by bit, I became myself again.

ut why… why did it have to turn out like this?

low could his grandmother be responsible for my parents‘ death?

he floor was high. Even if I cried now, he wouldn’t see.

ut I still yanked the curtains shut, blocking his view. Ignoring the tears already rolling down, I took a deep breath to steady my voice. “It’s late. I need to sleep.

Downstairs, Gavin stared at the suddenly closed curtains, momentarily stunned. Before he could speak, all he heard from the phone was the dial tone.

he’d hung up on him.

iall, who had been chatting with Locke, saw his boss walking over with a stormy expression. He instantly wiped the smile off his face and got out to open the

ear door. “Sir, heading back to the estate now?”

Yeah.” Gavin nodded, ducking into the car. His voice was cold. “What did you find on Zane’s movements?”

What kind of spell had that guy cast on Elara?

Nothing unusual recently. The only odd thing is he’s had people keeping an eye on the main Winslow residence,” Niall reported, then remembered something But, he did make a trip to L.A. a while back, stayed for some time. Couldn’t pin down what he did there; he likely cleaned up his tracks on purpose.”

avin frowned, zeroing in on the key points. “Went to L.A.? And is watching the main house?”

Yes.”

avin pondered for a moment, then pulled out his phone and dialed Aiden. “Aiden, I need you to look into Zane’s movements during his recent LA. trip.

hings in L.A. might slip past him, but not past the Sinclairs‘ notice.

Sure thing,” Aiden agreed readily. “You haven’t been getting too close to Elara openly lately, have you?”

e knew Gavin had moved back to the Yue River Estate temporarily, but he was worried the guy might not be able to help himself.

7ith Saxon’s whereabouts still unknown, getting too close to Elara now could leave them open to an unexpected attack. If anything happened to Elara, Gavin

ould completely lose his footing.

Relax,” Gavin said, a self–mocking twist to his lips. “Not just openly. We’re not close privately either.”

he even hung up the phone on him.

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Chapter 309

The next day, my internal clock woke me before the alarm. It was still early.

I got up and went through my morning routine as usual. Just as I opened my bedroom door, I found Chloe standing one, hand raised to work.

was surprised You’re up this early too?”

twas Saturday. Chloe’s habit was to stay up late and sleep until noon at least

Couldn’t sleep thinking about your launch today.” Chloe looked even more nervous than me. She pulled me toward the kohen. Zane dreaty had breakfast

ent over. Come eat.”

I was a light, nutritionally balanced breakfast. Definitely Auntie Wu’s cooking.

Ince I sat down to eat, Chloe spoke up with an apologetic look. “Marvin just started his new job this week and is swamped. I promised I’d help pick his mom, hirley, up from the hospital when she was discharged. Turns out the doctor scheduled it for today…”

found out from his call yesterday afternoon.

Go, of course,” I said with an understanding smile. “You two grew up together, and Shirley has always been good to you. You should be there.”

hloe relaxed but still seemed regretful. “But then I’ll miss your launch!”

You can make it to the evening reception,” I said, doing a quick mental calculation. Then, as an enticement, I added, “I heard they hired chefs from a Black Pearl–rated restaurant for the catering, You’d love it.”

Chloe’s eyes went wide. “Winslow Corp is splurging that much?”

That catering standard had to be over $500 a head.

nodded, taking a sip of my multigrain soy milk. “It’s their most important project in years.” Changing the subject, I asked, “So, is Marvin planning to stay in the ountry long–term now?”

Yeah.” This wasn’t something Chloe had to ask; Marvin had volunteered it. Between the lines, there was definitely a hint of wanting to pick up where they left

›ff.

glanced at her. “Marvin’s a good guy. More reliable than Aiden, honestly.”

They were from similar backgrounds too, so no awkward class differences. Life together would be… smoother.

More importantly, I’d always seen how Marvin felt about Chloe.

Where’s your mind going?” Chloe shot me a look. “Marvin and I agreed being friends like before is just fine. As for Aiden… whatever.”

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