My Repentant Brothers by Grace Edith

Chapter 351

Loretta's gaze was a mix of charm and pity. Gavin, noticing the candles burning on the table, turned on the dining room light and blew out the romantic candles.

"With a kid at home, things are so messy I haven't had the time to clean up. Don't light candles; it's not safe. If anything unexpected happens, it could be a disaster."

Loretta stood in place, taking in the scene in front of her. She paused for a moment, then sat down across from Gavin with a smile. "Gavin, back when you were on the high seas, there wasn't much good food. I remember there was a storm, and I cooked you steaks for a month..." She chuckled. "We haven't been together like this in a long time. Go ahead, taste it. Does it still taste like it used to?"

Gavin glanced at Loretta, clearly recalling the crucial time in his research when neither supplies nor a chef could be brought in due to the fierce hurricanes at sea. Loretta insisted on coming with a fishing boat to bring him lots of food despite the danger.

He remembered, in that heavy rain, holding a bowl of instant noodles. There she was, soaked through yet smiling brightly like a flower, standing delicately in the rain and beaming at him.

He had to admit, Loretta was a good person. But that was it.

Gavin held his knife and fork, "Honestly, I never knew how you felt. If you keep this up, just consider it my misunderstanding, and I should tell you upfront that I have someone I like." He paused. "If you see me as a friend or a brother, then we can stay the same as before. But if you're thinking otherwise..." He sighed, "I'll have no choice but to send you away now."

Loretta's eyes showed a touch of pity and sadness, then she looked up and smiled, "What are you talking about? I do try to win your favor a bit since you're our big boss, you know? But rest easy, I have respect and admiration for you, but no romantic feelings. You can relax. You know, I'm not really one for boundaries. I've long stopped seeing myself as just a woman, whether it's with you or Michael, it's purely gratitude."

I would have drowned a long time ago. Back then, I was just a fisherman's daughter. My father drowned in the sea, and I was clinging to a piece of driftwood. My background is tragic... If you hadn't taken me in, I would've been dead

hand to hold Gavin's, her smile warm and grateful, "I see you as a second parent to me. My kindness towards you comes from my gratitude for giving me a

nice, but you're so clumsy about the boundaries between men and women." "This is your first visit to Japrium, and also your

really liked him, then Madeline would definitely be mad. There was no way he could keep a woman who had feelings for him close. That would be disrespectful to

her stay. Having her temporarily was a bond formed through thick and thin, but since his home already had a woman of the house, bringing in another woman just wasn't proper. "Get to know the place over the next few days. Then, find a place of

trembled a bit. "We lived under the same roof even on the open seas. We didn't have such boundaries there. Is it because of Madeline? Does she not like me? Is she making you send me away?" "Madeline? If she got jealous, I'd secretly be thrilled," Gavin thought. It wasn't easy to make Madeline jealous. She treated everyone the same, without any romantic feelings involved. If she ever showed jealousy, it meant he'd really made it! "Well, it's just not very convenient having you on the couch all the time," Gavin said as he quickly

took a peek inside. She was sleeping peacefully, with a unique and gentle scent

a quick kiss on the cheek as she slept. That moment sparked

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away his wandering thoughts. He stared at

truly love someone, you'll be able to smell a unique

scent on Madeline was like the fresh smell of bamboo on a mountaintop, mixed with the chill of snow. When that scent warmed up with the heat from her neck, it reminded him of a lazy cat basking in the sun, rolling in the scent of bellflowers. It was so complex and enchanting,

friendship very clearly, which is why he realized Madeline's feelings were different from his own. Of course, there was some disappointment, but trying to win the heart of the woman of your dreams was never easy. The one you have a crush on when you're young is the one you

flowers in full bloom during the warm spring months

lifted the covers, a slippery body slid