The Moment I Stepped Into His World as the Fake Girlfriend, I Became the Real Prize novel Chapter 158

But in that crucial second, a series of memories belatedly flashed through Elena's mind.

It was the conversation she'd had with Sterling in the car on the way to school.

*Tell me the truth. Did he... try anything with you last night?*

*Don't trust anything men say. They'll spout absolute garbage just to get a woman into bed. It's no different than a dog barking.*

*Elena, falling for someone like my brother will only end with you getting hurt... So you better mean what you say and stay far away from him.*

...

Back then, the boy had sensed Xavier's intentions and explicitly asked what she wanted.

When she firmly refused, he had promised to protect her and keep Xavier away...

She could clearly feel how much the boy despised the idea of her getting tangled up with Xavier. Under those circumstances... would he really have handed her over?

Suddenly, the fog lifted, revealing the absolute truth.

Xavier was testing her!

Maybe he had figured something out, but Sterling definitely hadn't confessed... Her manipulative ex-boyfriend had almost completely played her!

"Pfft—"

Elena instantly snapped back to reality. She dodged his lips and spat heavily at his feet.

"Is it fun for you to be this delusional, Xavier?"

When she spoke again, her voice was utterly bored. "Of course I'm Sterling's girlfriend, and we are madly in love!"

"And you, his own brother, are standing here lying to my face, trying to drive a wedge between us and bullying his girlfriend. You're pathetic, shameless, and disgusting!"

Hearing her vicious insults, Xavier's expression darkened.

He didn't release her jaw, looming over her oppressively. "Since you two are so in love, and you share a room, you must have... fucked all night?"

"Is my sex life with my boyfriend any of your business, Mr. Hawthorne?"

As he pressed closer, his breathing grew heavier, ghosting over the shell of her ear and sending a shiver down her spine.

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