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

Chapter 1128

"Awake?" Gavin walked over to her, his gaze falling on her slightly dazed face. Without warning, he reached out and pinched her cheek. The action was natural, even intimate, leaving her no time to react.

Gavin wasn't one to overthink-when he wanted to do something, he simply did it.

Truth be told, he'd wanted to do this for a long time.

Her cheeks were softer than he had imagined, and the sensation was oddly satisfying.

Jolie nodded, then asked, "Didn't you go to work?"

"I'm back," Gavin replied simply.

Back already? She was a bit surprised but didn't linger on it. Instead, she said, "There's something I need to tell you."

Gavin naturally took her hand and led her to the sofa. Sitting down beside her, he said, "Go ahead."

Jolie hesitated for a moment, then said, "Technically, I'm still abroad."

The statement seemed abrupt and confusing, something that would make no sense to anyone unfamiliar with the context.

But Gavin understood immediately.

He nodded. "I know. Selena helped you with that."

Jolie let out a small breath of relief. It would be much easier to explain now.

finances. But their real goal was to push me closer to you." As she spoke,

none of this mattered

reaction, Jolie continued, "Now that I'm with you, it's essentially me giving in to them. So, I need to

to welcome her back with open arms after hearing about her relationship with Gavin. If she wanted to maintain the illusion, she had to make a trip

Gavin easily saw through her intentions. "You want me to

nodded, a bit

eyebrow. "So, I've become your tool? Just a last-resort

man's brain work so

they just

at hand? Why did he have to

g deeper into things?

Don't overthink it," Jolie

"Even if that's exactly what

"Wait... you're saying you

Gavin said matter-of-factly. "But there's no point in dwelling

Jolie was completely lost. She couldn't keep up

Seeing her confusion, Gavin

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over why you decided to be with me doesn't matter. It would only create tension between

don't want us to

our relationship with unnecessary conflict

at him, utterly

leaned in to steal a quick kiss. Caught off guard by the sudden gesture, Jolie blinked and asked, "So... what you care about