Chapter 0836

"You have no idea how proud your brother is to have you as his sister," Evangeline said with a chuckle.

"He doesn't just brag about you to me he talks you up to anyone who'll listen."

"Oh?" Suzy laughed.

"Is there some juicy story here I don't know about?"

"Actually, yes!" Evangeline's eyes lit up.

"There was this one time I took him to my college reunion.

"One of my classmates started going on about how her sister was the best in the world and that no one could possibly compare.

"Well, your brother wasn't having any of it. He immediately jumped in, arguing that his sister was the best-hands down, no contest."

Suzy raised a brow, amused. "Seriously? Over who had the best sister?"

"Yep." Evangeline sighed with exaggerated disbelief.

"That was the day I learned that men don't just compete over cars, houses, money, wives, or kids—they also compete over sisters."

Suzy burst out laughing, but Evangeline wasn't done.

"You should've seen him standing there, hands on his hips, firing back at this poor guy like a knight defending your honor.

"I sat there thinking, 'Is this really the same man who barely talks when we go out in public?'

"At home, he's Mr. Chatty, but out there? Silent as a stone, unless someone tries to say their sister is better than you.

"I asked him about it later, and you know what he said?"

"What?"

was his response. Unless, of course, the

Evangeline recounted the story, Suzy kept a

it a flicker

It was jealousy.

but

must have realized she'd been caught, because she quickly forced a laugh

sometimes I do get a little jealous of

but because you have a brother

a partner who loves you, but a brother who cherishes you like you're the most precious thing in

there a

about that. Honestly, I think he

we faked that argument to fool Helena? I figured

we really fell out, and the next thing I knew, he was at Helena's place, tearing into me and swearing he

of 'safe harbor'? No thanks-I'll

that so?"

no idea. He never mentioned

home actually thought about

telling him, but thener

figured he

play

much. If he

been as genuine."

see." Suzy pressed her lips together and

my room. You get back to whatever you were

Suzy paced the floor, replaying every conversation, every

the puzzle that had

more she thought about it, the less sense

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