In Love With My Evil Stepbrother

Chapter 72

Read In Love With My Evil Stepbrother Chapter 72 – Whatever It Takes

I crouch down there frozen, staring at him.

“I said midnight. And you just waited me till midnight?” my voice is filled with shock.

“Yes,” he nods.

 

“But why?” I ask, perplexed.

I can’t think of one reason that would make him wait in the weather like this for 2-3 hours.

Is he just trying to be nice? Or does he still have feelings for-no, impossible. I immediately laugh at that fleeting thought.

And then I hear his answer, “I said I want to have dinner with you. You clearly haven’t eaten anything. Come, let’s go.”

He rises and gestures me to follow. Before I realize, I’m already walking with him side by side under his umbrella. The chilly wind hits me, and I shiver. The next second, a scarf that still carries his warmth lands on my neck.

“It’s cold during the night, isn’t it?” he says casually and looks straight ahead, paying no attention to the astonished look on my face. “Don’t forget to check the weather next time.”

I touch the scarf, which smells so much like him. It’s irresistible. After only a few seconds of hesitation, I tighten his scarf around my neck and instantly feel warmer.

We walk together to the parking lot where he parks his car, which turns out to be a black Audi. Very low-profile. Very unlike him.

“What happened to your fancy sports cars?” I turn to him and ask.

“I sold them.”

I gasp in surprise. I can still remember the proud in his voice when he told me about his car collections, and now he is telling me that he sold them?

Did his family go bankrupt?

“Why? Do you have a financial difficulty?”

He blinks and then bursts into laughter,“ Oh no, nothing like that. I needed money to start my own business, so I sold them for a good price. Plus, I can’t have my business partners see me driving around in a gaudy convertible…doesn’t seem very reliable that way.”

I don’t know which word makes me more surprised, “business” “gaudy” or ” reliable”?

He really has changed a lot. And it makes it harder for me to read him.

“Why don’t you ask Mr. Ramirez for the money?” I ask.

His face darkens for a quick second and then he quickly covers it with a smile, “do you want to have dinner or ask question?”

He is dogging my question. That I am sure of.

He unlocks the car and open the passenger’s door for me. Before I get in the car, I suddenly notice a darker area on his left shoulder. It looks like a water stain from the rain.

But he was holding an umbrella large enough for us two.

Then it suddenly hits me. I was walking on the right side of him. So he must be leaning the umbrella more towards my side to make sure I’m perfectly sheltered from the rain. That’s how his left shoulder got wet.

“Something wrong?” he notices my moment of lost and asks.

“No! No, it’s nothing…I—nothing.”-

head and get in the car, avoiding his gaze so

is only making this so much harder than

in his car, I quickly take a deep breath to calm myself

eat?” he starts the engine and asks

really not in the mood for dinner and just want to lie down. But my gut feeling is telling me

sure you have things to do tomorrow. I don’t want to take

just drive out of the parking lot. When the car goes into the

is playing, Whatever It Takes, by Life

but never really paid any attention to the lyrics. And now I’m trapped in the car with nothing to do but to listen carefully, it just occurred to me that, ironically, this song tells the exact story of

smile fell from your

that I hurt

that I didn’t

there’s a million reasons for you

find a reason to

feel the air

to this song with Eason, who has also done me wrong in

moved on, but this song just snapped us back to

going in the

do whatever

To turn this around;

know what’s at

that I’ve

if you give me a

Believe that—”

The song stops abruptly.

off

singer, he doesn’t have any regret for the past

has moved on

to fight back those hot tears in my eyes. I can’t let him

to pretend that I’m cool with everything, just like

finally breaks the awkward silence. “Tough

girlfriend, remember?” I’m glad that my voice sounds natural and calm, so I carry on with a light tone. “I’m really sorry

fired?” his voice

is my fault, nevertheless. Can’t really

think it’s a bit unfair? Getting fired over something

laugh out. I guess the innocent side of

world, Eason. Normal people like us can only be really careful about every little thing in our lives, or those

that and immediately realized that the final sentence sounded more sarcastic and

silence driving his car with his face hidden in the darkness.

see each other after this one night. Why turn it

subject, trying to lighten the mood. “Your girlfriend seems nice. How long

got you fired nice?” there’s a hint of

trying to start a decent conversation here. Be a good boy and

lowly and then says, “I think

look through the

he says and then gets off

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