The Remorseful Brothers

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.”

Loretta pressed her lips together. “If it weren’t for you all, 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 by now.”

Loretta spoke, her brow relaxing as she lifted her 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 new life.”

out with Michael and the rest for too long. Such a sweet girl, who also looks nice, but you’re so clumsy about the boundaries between men and women.” “This is your first visit to Japrium, and also your first time leaving the open sea. Take a good look around to see what the world is really like.” “Otherwise, you’re always looking at me with gratitude, making me think

sigh of relief. If Loretta 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

even on the open seas. We didn’t have such boundaries there. Is it because of 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

just not very convenient having you on the couch all the time,” Gavin said as he quickly took a few bites. Then he checked on the kid who was

open her door and took a peek

the cheek as she slept. That moment sparked a warmth in him, and he quickly went off to take a cold

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away his wandering thoughts. He stared at the fogged–up mirror,

read something in a book that said if you truly love someone, you’ll be able to smell a

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

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

flowers in full bloom during the warm spring months of

his bathrobe. But as soon as he lifted the covers, a slippery body slid over to him. All the romantic

or perhaps it’s already turned into love?” Loretta’s gentle hands wrapped around Gavin’s waist as she skillfully started to untie