Since You Chose Your 'Bro' I Married Your Brother novel Chapter 7

Chapter 7

Why wasn’t he down there comforting Miss Poor–Me?

What the hell did he want from me?

“Hard pass.”

“Are you with Crane right now? Let me make this clear–he is way out of your league. Don’t even think about it.”

I actually laughed.

“So in your twisted world, I’ll never be as good as Lucy, right? Or maybe you just assume I’m gonna spend the rest of my life pining after you?”

“I never said that.”

Maybe not out loud. But everything he did screamed it.

Lucy was perfect–thoughtful, generous, deserving of the best.

Meanwhile, I was dirt under his shoe.

Daniel stayed on the phone while checking every room.

Ever since Crane carried me off, he’d been spiraling.

“Open the door.”

He rattled the handle. Locked. I knew if I didn’t open it, he’d make a scene.

“This is Crane’s private suite. You need to leave with me. Now.”

In his delusional mind, I was still his property.

Off–limits to everyone–even his best friend.

“How is that any of your business? He’s my husband. I can hang out in his suite if I want. You bored? Go find Lucy.”

“You are absolutely shameless, Fiona!”

Before Daniel could say another word, Lucy’s voice cut in from behind him.

“Lucy? What are you doing up here?”

She’d come looking for Daniel. Walked right into me dropping that bomb. She looked ready to explode.

“Did you hear what she just said?! The nerve! Does she seriously not know her place? Dreaming about the Worthingtons when she couldn’t even get through the Thomas family’s front door.”

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Daniel’s jaw tightened as he stared at Lucy. There was something ugly twisting her expression–something he’d never seen before. It threw him.

And what she said? That didn’t sit right either.

“Lucy, watch your mouth. She’s my fiancée.”

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Since You Chose Your ‘Bro‘, I Married Your Brother!

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Chapter 7

Lucy caught herself.

“Sorry, Danny. I didn’t mean it like that. I just got worked up.”

“Why do you even care what happens with the Worthingtons?” Daniel’s tone had an edge now.

I leaned against the doorframe, cutting through their bullshit.

“Because the guy she’s actually into is Crane. But since she can’t meet Worthington standards, she settled for you. And you’ve been treating her like she’s made of gold this whole time.”

“That’s complete crap! She’s just a friend. There’s nothing between us.”

But I could see my words getting under his skin. That fragile ego couldn’t handle the idea that the girl he’d been defending had been lusting after his best friend.

“No, Danny, she’s lying! She’s the one obsessed with Crane! She’s trying to pin it on me!”

Daniel was done arguing. He grabbed my wrist and tried dragging me toward the door.

“You’re coming home. This is Crane’s house. You being here is gonna embarrass him.”

“Get off me. This is my home. If you two wanna lose it, take it outside. I don’t have time for this circus.”

Something I said set them both off, because suddenly they were both grabbing at me.

“You’re leaving with me. What right do you even have to be here? Trying to seduce Crane? You’re nothing.”

Daniel looked uncomfortable with Lucy’s tone, but he wanted me gone badly enough that he stayed quiet. Basically gave her his approval.

“Daniel, don’t make me hate you more than I already do. I stepped aside so you could have her. Why can’t you just leave me alone?”

“How many times–Lucy and I are friends. That’s it. The wedding’s booked. All you have to do is show up. Isn’t this what you wanted? To marry me? You should be happy.”

Happy? About what?

Marrying him so his mom could torture me at home while Lucy made my life hell everywhere else?

I’d be dead in five years.

“She will never marrying you. Because she is already Mrs. Crane Worthington.”

Crane’s voice cut through the hallway.

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