Mated To My Obsessive Stepbrother

Chapter 131

Chapter 131

KASMINE

I was equal parts disappointed and happy.

I opened it.

Jake:

"Hey, babe. Noticed something weird in my system. Same bug showed up on yours, too, two weeks ago, remember? I think it might've spread from Kester's since they are all in the same proximity. All three systems were on the same network recently, also. Mind if I check his, too? Might be safer that way."

I blinked at the message. Then blinked again, because... what?

First off, what the fuck was he doing at the office? It was past eight PM on a Saturday.

Me: "Jake, what are you doing at work? It's a Saturday night"

My thumb hovered over the screen as I added another message.

"Also... what do you mean by 'same proximity'?"

I pressed send and leaned against the marble sink counter, exhaling slowly.

The phone buzzed again.

Jake:

"I forgot my wallet in the office yesterday. Came to pick it up and decided to run a couple of quick checks on the system. My antivirus flagged something weird. I remembered your PC lagging earlier this week, so I did a little digging. I think the bug is on Kester's, too. Could've been transferred through our shared cloud drive or internal

server."

1 squinted. Cloud drive? Internal server? My brain wasn't processing the tech lingo. Not with the dull throbbing in my head and the sour taste still clinging to my tongue.

I typed slower this time.

Me:

you think there's an issue on Kester's PC,

again, staring at my reflection in the mirror. My skin looked too pale, and my lashes were slightly wilted. I didn't look like someone ready for any

The phone buzzed again.

Jake:

know Kester won't let me anywhere near his stuff. I'm just trying to help. This isn't about privacy-it's about security. The system's been acting off, and I figured should do the right

I hesitated

nosy type when came to systems and programs. He once sat through three straight hours debugging my laptop just because I

it

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to argue Too emotionally drained

weeks back to d******d something for him when he

I sighed.

Me:

"Fine. It's 'Kasmine$21""

a moment before they vanished. No reply yet. My thumb

Me:

okay? Just fix whatever and log out.

I needed right now

was snooping around in his shit. This wasn't

wish I could get through this night with my sanity

the phone into my clutch and was ready to

1. me.

instinctively flying

It was him.

Kester.

doorway of the ladies' restroom like a man unbothered by rules, boundaries, or

hand through it a hundred times. His jaw clenched tight, a muscle ticking beneath the shadow of

breath hitch-wild, glassy, blazing with something

could gather the words to ask what the hell he was doing in here-or why he looked like the world was crumbling around him-he stormed toward

fingers splayed

noose.

eyes searched mine for barely a

he