After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back by Riverflow

Gavin pulled out a document and handed it to her.

Jolie glanced at it, her eyes widening in shock as she realized it was a detailed dossier on lan.

Staring at Gavin in disbelief, she asked, "What... what is this supposed to mean?"

She didn't even look at the contents again, her mind swirling with chaos.

"To show you the kind of person you're so adamantly defending," Gavin said coolly, his expression steady.

Jolie's grip on the bedsheet tightened as her thoughts spun out of control. She struggled to process what was happening.

"Why are you doing this?"

Their relationship was supposed to be simple-a transactional repayment of a favor. So why was he meddling in her life? Why investigate lan? Why did he care so much about her relationship with lan?

A flood of questions filled her mind, and though the answer seemed obvious, she couldn't bring herself to believe it.

Gavin looked into her dark, clear eyes, finding something there he couldn't quite decipher. It was rare for him to not understand someone's emotions, and it unsettled him.

He frowned slightly. "What are you asking?"

mouth but couldn't find the words. She hesitated, a wave of embarrassment

are you doing all this because... you like me? Because you want to date me

was out, all she could do was wait for his response. Gavin's sharp gaze remained fixed on her, his expression unreadable. Her direct question seemed to catch him off guard, as though it

of her words filling the space between

mean. Would he confirm her suspicion? Or would he dismiss her outright? Finally, Gavin leaned back slightly in his chair, his lips curving into a faint, enigmatic smile. "And what if I am?" he said, his voice steady, yet carrying a depth

world seemed to tilt, and

it now-he cared about

see her, to witness her every smile, every frown,

he paid much attention to others navigating romance. He only knew one thing he wanted her to stay by his side. "Maybe,"

blinked, thinking she'd misheard

'maybe'?" she asked, her face a mix

tone remained calm.

from you. I've never been in a relationship, and I don't really know how to be in one. I don't even know what certain

What?

widened in disbelief. The rumors were true? He'd really never been

then asked, "So... what do you feel about me?

her lips, her face flushed red. It was too embarrassing to ask something

her Gavin seemed

was steady, almost clinical, as he replied, "I want to