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?” Yet he is not

stand here and ask me about -” He cuts me off before I finish, “Do you feel uncomfortable talking to me about

seulence reminds me

and reinine

and then suddenly be smiles, “sorry for crossing the line. But I thought

for me to ask.” “Ask something else,” I

I take a quick shower and finally lie

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

to the same spot, except that we both

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Going into the living room, I find him

a smile. “Coffee?” I walk to him,

asks,

Thank you again for letting me

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

face quickly

my call yesterday?

I didn’t want liim to worry. “No! I was just busy with work.

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

moved actually,” I stutter. “You

I keep a petite size girl’s sweater? And inom 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

Hopefully I can find a place to stay, and I’ll move out as

too long.” His jaw tenses. The look on his face is

inidway, “you can give him the address here. It’s not that easy to find a new apartment in a rusli.” I was hoping that he was wrong about the new apartment thing. But after

a small apartinent with four boys with no private bathroom or living in another

the apartment, I also need a new 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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