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

he make any moves?”

a long day. Do you really want to stand here and ask me about -” He cuts me off before

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

frown and

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

“Ask something else,” I say gruffly. He chuckles lowly, “OK

nothing else and shows me to the guest room. I take a quick shower and finally lie

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

to the same

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I find him standing beside the kitchen counter in his gym clothes and

a smile. “Coffee?”

and asks,

you again for letting

today? Because I -” My phone starts ringing before he finishes.

didn’t notice that Eason’s face quickly

answer my call

of things happened, but I didn’t want liim to worry. “No! I was just busy with work. So

sweater and some handmade pastries. But she accidently sent yours

that I’m homeless now. “I moved actually,” I stutter.

would kill me if you don’t get to taste her pastries,” he laughs. “You moved? What’s your new address then?” “My new address – “I take a quick glance at Eason, who is staring at me with his arms crossed, and then says, “-I’ll text you my new address.” “Awesome.

today. Hopefully

bother you for too long.” His jaw tenses. The look on his face is hardly pleasant. After a short pause, he shrugs and says

“you can give him the address here. It’s not that easy to find a new apartment in a rusli.” I was

small apartinent with four boys with no private bathroom or living in another state, which isn’t that cheap if I count in

job. And the worst thing is, my finals are quickly approaching. I must inake time to study if I don’t want to

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