In Love With My Evil Stepbrother

Chapter 74

Chapter 74: Under the Same Roof

I let him take me home eventually.

I know this is a terrible idea and the wise thing to do is go find a place on my own and stay as far from him as possible. But so many ups and downs in one night, my head has already stopped functioning. So I go for the easy option.

Not surprisingly, he lives in the fanciest place in the Upper East side. His apartment is huge and well-decorated, just like the one he had in Boston.

I carefully step into the foyer, feeling both awkward and nervous. I glance around the spacious living room and notice no sign of trances of a woman.

So he and his girlfriend don’t live together.

“Why are you still standing there?” he turns around and smiles at me. “Come on in.”

I slowly inake my way into the open kitchen, staring at him as he opens the fridge and gets me a bottle of water, and asks, “Are you sure your girlfriend won’t mind?”

He shirugs, “Why should she mind?”

“Because if my boyfriend brought a someone home without asking me first, I would be pretty annoyed, which is how most people would react?” I point out the obvious

He slightly raises his eyebrows, giving no comments on my concern. And again, that makes me even more curious about his relationship with his girlfriend. First he totally ignored her in

the restaurant twice, then lie brought me liome without telling her, which all seem very absurd

“Don’t worry. We just started dating. Nothing serious just yet,” he leans against the kitchen counter, his green eyes fixing on me. “So, speaking of which, how are things going between you and Liam?”

I’m little thrown off by his question, “…Me and Liam?”

His lips curves in a faint smile, “Helad a thing for you three years ago. Did that thing develop into anything serious for you two?” I bite down my bottom lips, feeling very uncomfortable about where this conversation is going

“He’s only my brother,” I quickly answer trying to dodge around the subject

did he make any moves?” Yet

to feel frustrated. “Eason, it’s been a long day. Do you really want to stand here and ask me about -” He cuts me off before I finish, “Do you feel uncomfortable talking to me

been polite and gentle since we met, but that seulence reminds me of the old him, the aggressive

frown and

suddenly be smiles, “sorry for crossing the line. But I thought since we’ve

else,” I say gruffly. He chuckles lowly,

guest room. I

million things happened today, meeting Eason again, losing my job, being kicked out of my apartment and staying at Eason’s… I suddenly remembered that three years ago I also spent a night at his place after lighting with my parents; he kissed me in front of all his friends, which

seem to circle back to the same spot, except that we

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I wake up at 9. Going into the living room, I find him standing beside the kitchen counter in his gym clothes

around and greets me with a smile. “Coffee?”

cup and asks,

again for

problem. So do you have anything planned out today? Because I -” My phone starts ringing before he finishes. I give him an apologetic smile and turns around to pick

face quickly drops hearing Liam’s

answer my call yesterday?

to worry. “No! I was

pastries. But she accidently sent yours to me. So I’m mailing your to you now. Same address?” “Ummm…”

homeless now. “I moved actually,” I stutter. “You don’t need

quick glance at Eason, who is staring at me with his arms crossed, and then says, “-I’ll text you my

we…oh right. I’ll go apartment hunting today. Hopefully I can find a place to stay, and

his face is hardly pleasant. After a short pause, he shrugs and says

address here. It’s not that easy to find a new apartment in a rusli.” I was hoping that

to find a suitable apartment, especially since I have a very tight budget. My only two options are sharing a small apartinent with four boys with no private bathroom or living in

my finals are quickly approaching. I must inake time to study if I don’t want to

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