My Stepbrother's Dirty Little Secret novel Chapter 637

Chapter 637

My heartbeat slowed, “I can

He sighed, “You can.”

“I don’t want to.”

His answer came so gently that somehow it hurt more, “I know you don’t but sometimes the hardest decisions are the ones we

make because they’re right, not because they make us happy.”

Something twisted painfully inside my chest.

Why was everyone asking me to let him go?

Did everyone see something I couldn’t? Or… was I the only person selfish enough to keep holding on?

I shook my head, “I love him. I’ve never loved anyone the way I love him. You think this is just some childish crush? It’s not.”

His eyes searched mine, “Love doesn’t erase reality.”

I frowned, “What reality?”

He rested both hands on his knees, “Raphael wasn’t raised to simply live. He was raised to carry. And that kind of life… doesn’t

allow weakness.”

Weakness.

I hated that word. I had spent my whole life trying to prove I wasn’t. Something inside me flinched.

He noticed, “I don’t mean weakness of character. I’ve never questioned your heart. You are kind. You love people who don’t deserve it. You would give away your last piece of bread if someone looked hungry. Those are beautiful qualities but not what this family needs.”

“You think I can’t handle his life,” I asked incredously, “I was raised in a house like this-”

“I know you better than you think I do, Gianna,” he cut me off, “I know about the self-harm.”

I froze.

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