Fated To Three, And I Broke Them All novel Chapter 373

Chapter 373: 373-Right Next To My Room

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"Hey, hey. That’s enough. We know the rest," Ragnar said quickly, reaching for her knee.

Gigi flinched violently at his touch and looked up at him.

For a second, she seemed just as surprised by her own reaction, as though she didn’t understand why Ragnar touching her had frightened her so much.

But I think, somewhere deep down, all of us understood.

She had become afraid of being touched.

"Anyway, fill these out. I’ll take her upstairs," Ragnar told his brothers, handing them the files before gently taking Gigi’s hand and helping her toward her room.

"I’ll go and fill them out in my office."

Theodore immediately grabbed the files and hurried after Ragnar, and I knew exactly why.

He was avoiding me because he knew I had some serious questions for him.

Little did he know that running away wasn’t going to save him. I would ask those questions sooner or later.

Jaguar, however, was left behind, wearing the fakest innocent smile I had ever seen.

"So, how is everything going?" he asked, flashing me a wide grin.

"Why didn’t you tell me you were going to the hospital to see her?" I asked, watching him swallow as he prepared his answer.

"Why? Is there a problem with me spending time with her?"

That was fucking clever.

I clasped my hands together, forcing myself to calm down because, at that moment, he was making me sick to my stomach.

"That’s not what I’m saying. I’m asking about the lie. Why would you lie to me? What did you think I was going to do? Stop you? Is that really what you think of me?"

If they knew how to twist things around on me, I knew how to do the same to them.

"No. I just didn’t want you to feel bad because I wasn’t able to spend time with you," he explained, starting to rise from the couch.

I knew why.

He wanted to come closer to me.

But the moment I shifted away, he understood that I wasn’t going to let that happen.

I wasn’t in the mood for any kind of intimacy, and I wanted the physical distance between us to stay exactly where it was.

"So you really thought I’d be upset because I wanted to spend time with you while you were with someone who needed you more?"

I framed it perfectly.

I was angry, and I desperately wanted to let that anger out.

But I couldn’t do it directly, not while I was still playing a certain role.

I had to choose my words carefully and use them in a way that turned the situation in my favor without exposing what I was really feeling.

"I mean, I should get going. I have a lot to prepare for the mate ball," I said, rising from the couch.

"And there’s a trip coming up afterward." Jaguar called after me, but I didn’t stop.

I hurried back to my wing, only slowing when I noticed the door to the room beside mine was open.

Through the doorway, I could see Gigi and Ragnar inside.

That caught me off guard.

My wing and the guest wing had similar layouts, with two bedrooms in each.

Lady Lucille and Jenna were currently staying in the other one.

I continued toward my room but slowed as I passed Gigi’s door.

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