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,

lips together, she closed her eyes briefly, then decided to ask outright. "Gavin, are you doing all this because... you like me? Because you want to date me seriously?" Her question hung

that, yet now that it was out, all she could do was wait for his response. Gavin's sharp gaze

didn't respond immediately, the weight of her

her mind raced with what his answer might mean. Would he confirm her suspicion? Or would he dismiss her outright? Finally, Gavin leaned back slightly in his chair, his

caught. For a moment, the world seemed to tilt, and she wasn't sure how

recognize it now-he cared about her

wasn't just about physical attraction. He wanted to see her, to witness her every smile, every frown, every emotion,

in a relationship, nor had he paid much attention to others navigating romance. He only knew one thing he wanted her to stay by his side. "Maybe," he

Jolie blinked, thinking she'd

either yes or no. What's with the 'maybe'?" she asked, her face a

remained calm.

I don't really know how to be in one.

What?

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

moment, then asked, "So... what do

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

Gavin seemed

His tone was steady, almost clinical, as he replied, "I want to see you all the time.