My Stepbrother's Dirty Little Secret novel Chapter 482

Chapter 482

Then Raphael looked at me, like he was forcing himself to do it. As if every movement required actual effort,” Gianna.

I closed my eyes, “What?”

I didn’t even have enough energy left to be angry anymore.

He sighed, “I don’t think you’re understanding something.”

A bitter laugh escaped me, “Oh, trust me. I understand everything perfectly.”

“No,” his brows pulled together immediately, “No, you don’t.”

The frustration in his voice surprised me. It wasn’t anger. It was frustration. He was failing at something and didn’t know why.

Raphael opened his mouth, then closed it, opened it again and then stopped. I watched him struggle for almost ten seconds, “When you’re not around…” he stopped, “When I don’t know where you are, it affects my ability to focus.”

I blinked.

What?

Raphael continued, “I check things I normally wouldn’t check. I think about things that aren’t relevant.”

I stared at him, completely lost.

Raphael rubbed a hand across his face, clearly irritated with himself, “I make mistakes. I don’t sleep properly,” his eyes lowered briefly, “My concentration drops.”

I just looked at him, waiting for it to make sense. Because surely there was more, surely there had to be more. Instead he stopped talking like that explained everything.

My eyebrows shot upward, “Raphael, that means absolutely nothing to me.”

His expression tightened, “I’m trying.”

“Trying to explain what?”

His jaw clenched, “You matter… you shouldn’t.”

I stared, letting out a scoff.

Raphael looked frustrated immediately, “No,” he dragged a hand through his hair, “I mean-

He stopped again.

God.

“You occupy space.”

I blinked, “What?”

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