Ruined By My Brother's Best Friend (by Silverwriter) novel Chapter 186

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My heart shattered, and a dull throb replaced the raging anticipation I’d felt only moments ago. He was still treating me like a complete stranger.

distance between us had never felt so great, and even though it hurt, it was for the best.

Yes… it was.

Shaking off the depressing thoughts, I headed to the conference room. When I stepped inside, I was shocked to see it completely empty.

So, I was the first to arrive? Then why had Leah made it seem like I was late?

I scrolled through my phone for a while, and after a few minutes, I got engrossed in the YouTube video I was watching.

So engrossed that I didn’t realize someone had opened the door to the conference room.

“What are you doing here?”

I flinched, almost dropping my phone. Veering my head toward the door, I found Alvise standing there his hands slipped into his pockets and a frown on his face. Behind him stood his security guards.

“I… I’m here for the meeting,” I said, looking away from him.

“What meeting?” he asked, sounding irritated.

“I don’t know. I was told to come here…”

“Who told you that?” he snapped impatiently.

I winced at the harshness in his voice, embarrassment swirling inside me as I clasped my hands together beneath the table to stop them from shaking.

The sound of heels clicking against the floor made my eyes flicker toward the door. I released a breath of relief when Leah walked in.

“Her,” I said, pointing at Leah. “She instructed me to come here.”

Alvise raised a brow. “So, you’re saying she was the one who passed this information to you?” he asked, his eyes still fixed on

I shifted in my seat and looked away. There was something different about the way he was looking at me now.

Like my mere presence agitated him… Like he didn’t want me anywhere near him.

“No,” Leah said. “I never told her that.”

My heart skipped its next beat, and I stood up. “What? Why would you deny it?”

Leah folded her arms. “I don’t appreciate you lying with my name, I haven’t seen you today. How could I be the reason you’re here?”

My eyes almost bulged out of their sockets, disbelief flaring through me. She was denying even seeing me today. How?

I turned to Alvise, eager to explain myself. “I’m not lying. She asked me to…”

“Leave.”