All Chapters of My Stepbrother's Dirty Little Secret : Chapter 441 - Chapter 450

The look on his face afterward. The messages. The apology. The promise. Starting tomorrow, I will keep my distance. My stomach twisted. Maybe... Maybe this wasn't as easy for him as I thought. Maybe— Raphael suddenly let out a harsh breath. Then he dropped his coffee cup onto the table harder

My eyes stayed glued to the screen. Another call appeared as I stepped through the doorway and immediately slammed into something solid. My phone nearly flew out of my hand, "Oh my God—" The words died in my throat. Everything stopped because it wasn't something. It was him. Raphael. For a seco

Of course he felt the distance, the indifference and the complete lack of warmth. I could practically hear him trying to figure me out, trying to find the version of me he remembered. The version that wasn't there anymore. His voice softened, "Are you okay?" A year ago that question would have af

Waiting. For heartbreak. For regret. For grief. Nothing came. Only relief. And for the first time since his name had appeared on my screen... I smiled. ──━⊰ 𓆙 ⊱━── The office floor hummed around me. Monitors glowed from every direction. Lines of code scrolled endlessly across screens. Pho

I opened three more files, then placed them side by side, "There." Raphael leaned forward, his shoulder nearly brushed mine, neither of us moved, neither of us acknowledged it. The room seemed to hold its breath, then I watched understanding slam into him. His eyes darkened and suddenly the frus