My Stepbrother's Dirty Little Secret novel Chapter 248

Chapter 248

“What are you doing out here so late, Gianna?” he asked.

He already knew all my secrets, so I didn’t bother lying, “I came out to study. Since I lost my phone, I lost the app that helps me… focus. I’m struggling. A lot.”

“Do you need a new phone?’

I frowned immediately, “Not from you. Not from anyone. I’ll figure it out.”

He let out a long, frustrated sigh, “Gianna, don’t be ridiculous. I have drawers full of phones. I once burned through a hundred in a single day because I was testing something… something I can’t talk about because it’s highly illegal and would probably get us both arrested. Taking one isn’t a big deal.”

I shook my head, my eyes locked on his. The way he was looking at me was making it hard to think.

“No,” I said, my voice breathy. “I’m not taking anything from you, Raphael. I’m already indebted to you for the next six months. I’m not adding more to the tab.”

“It wouldn’t be a debt,” he said.

“It would be for me,” I whispered.

“Fucking hell, you’re stubborn,” he muttered. He leaned in, his face so close I could feel his warm breath on my lips.

I gave him a small, challenging smile and turned back to the dirt, my hands shaking as I pulled the last of the weeds. We finished the row in silence. When the last weed was gone, I stood up and dusted my hands off on my shorts.

“Done,” I said, trying to act like my heart wasn’t trying to beat its way out of my chest.

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