Ruined By My Brother's Best Friend (by Silverwriter) novel Chapter 96

He glanced at me before opening the passenger door once we reached it. “We have a meeting in thirty minutes. Did you not check your email?”

I got into the car and waited for him to climb into the driver’s seat before responding. “No. I haven’t checked my phone at

all.”

Alvise glanced at me. “You should check it,” he said before motioning for me to put on my seatbelt. “If I hadn’t had a reason to come here, you would’ve been late…”

“And I know you don’t like tardiness!” I finished for him, smiling at how serious he looked and sounded.

Amusement flickered in his eyes as he held my gaze for a moment before starting the engine and pulling onto the road.

I relaxed into the leather seat, and for some odd reason, I felt better. He had barely said anything nice to me, yet I still felt better after our little interaction.

My lips curved upward at the thought, but the smile vanished the moment Francesca’s words resurfaced in my mind.

I couldn’t talk to him anymore.

Francesca was crazy, and I didn’t doubt for a second that she’d carry out her threat. Those weren’t empty words, and my life was hanging in the balance.

The rest of the drive passed in silence, and a few minutes later, we pulled into the parking lot of his company. Alvise parked