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35. Old And Bitter

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Stephanie:

The next morning, I arrived at the hospital earlier than usual.

Sleep had barely come to me the night before. So I buried myself in my routine, got up early and arrived at the hospital very early compared to the usual time.

I wasn't supposed to have a shift today, but I'd rather be here, taking extra shifts than staying at home all day with Zane and in an awkward silence that just wouldn't go away.

We had a lot to talk about, and foolishly, I was deliberately ignoring all that.

I changed into my scrubs, tied my hair back, and skipped the nurses’ station altogether, heading straight for the ward where my mom had been moved after her surgery.

Pushing the door open, I went inside and my gaze fell on her.

The blinds were half-open, letting in rays of the morning sunlight. My gaze traveled across the room, settling on her.

She was asleep, so I tiptoed inside, gently closing the door shut behind me.

Color had returned to her face, it wasn't much, but enough for me to no
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  • Claimed By My Ex's Billionaire Brother    35. Old And Bitter

    Stephanie: The next morning, I arrived at the hospital earlier than usual. Sleep had barely come to me the night before. So I buried myself in my routine, got up early and arrived at the hospital very early compared to the usual time. I wasn't supposed to have a shift today, but I'd rather be here, taking extra shifts than staying at home all day with Zane and in an awkward silence that just wouldn't go away. We had a lot to talk about, and foolishly, I was deliberately ignoring all that. I changed into my scrubs, tied my hair back, and skipped the nurses’ station altogether, heading straight for the ward where my mom had been moved after her surgery. Pushing the door open, I went inside and my gaze fell on her. The blinds were half-open, letting in rays of the morning sunlight. My gaze traveled across the room, settling on her. She was asleep, so I tiptoed inside, gently closing the door shut behind me. Color had returned to her face, it wasn't much, but enough for me to no

  • Claimed By My Ex's Billionaire Brother    34. Disapproval

    Stephanie:“Grandfather,” Zane cleared his throat, staring head-on at his grandfather, who seemed more than relaxed, and the burning gaze. “You didn't tell me you were coming over.”“Are you saying I can't suddenly decide to come over to your place unless I've requested to get an invite into your home?” He lifted a brow.“I would never say that,” Zane’s voice dropped with sarcasm. “I just think it'd be better if you announced that you're coming over.”“So you can hide your little secret.” His grandfather’s gaze turned back to me, a tight smile forming at the edge of his lips. “That is not at all among the list of suitable partners I personally drafted for you.”I cast a look at Zane in time to see his jaw clenched tightly like he was holding back from saying the things he actually wanted to.With a restrained breath, he said, “I don't want any of them.” Zane’s grandfather went silent, glancing between me and Zane before giving his head a little shake. “And this is the person you wan

  • Claimed By My Ex's Billionaire Brother    33. Unfamiliar Guest

    Stephanie: I wasn't sure how long I sat on my bed after Zane left. I couldn't bring myself to move, despite the fact that I wanted to. Tucking my hair behind my ear, I glanced around, wondering where I had dropped my hair tie because my hair was messy and suddenly tickling at my nape. A sigh escaped my lips before I finally stood up, gently setting Ronnie down from my arms and walking into the bathroom. When I stepped back into the room, I felt oddly on edge. My gaze drifted to the door as I wondered if it was safe to step out now without running into Zane. I reached for my phone on the bedside table, swiping the screen awake and checking the time before padding over to get a bonnet, sweeping my hair into the cap and tightening it at my nape. It was 11 p.m. Could he be asleep by now? After a moment of hesitation, I decided to step out and get some water. I couldn’t survive another minute with my throat this dry. I slowly opened the door and peeked out, my heart pounding. The

  • Claimed By My Ex's Billionaire Brother    32: Riddles

    Zane: I stepped out of the bathroom after handling the hard-on I had carried into Stephanie's room and left without resolving due to her fucking aggressive devil of a cat. I needed to put my mind on anything, anything at all that didn't involve thinking of her or even thinking about her. I dashed out of her room without looking back like a fucking pathetic human that simply didn't want to admit that the fear that she might feel forced into this scared me. It was hypocritical how much I kept terming this as nothing but something we were both doing simply based on responsibility. It was supposed to be simple: her, me, some kind of release. But the second the damned cat lunged at me, everything fell apart. My body and stupid ego all went up in flames. I ran my hands over my face. “Fucking hell,” I muttered, because calling it anything else would’ve been admitting something I wasn’t ready to admit. That’s the real problem. I wanted her. I wanted her in the physical sense. And th

  • Claimed By My Ex's Billionaire Brother    31. Worst Wingman

    Chapter 31Stephanie:I slammed the door to my room harder than I wanted to. My back pressed against the hard surface for what felt like minutes before I pushed myself away, rushing over to the sockets to switch the lights off.Sloane’s words from the other day still tugged at the corner of my mind, and a sharp tug suddenly pulled at my chest, making me wonder if the reason he had said he wanted intimacy without the lights on was because he just didn't want to see my face when we were at it.I brushed the thoughts away with a shake of my head.The memory of the last time we had sex ignited something warm in the lower part of my stomach. And before I could reconsider and back out from what was on my mind, I quickly walked to the closet and grabbed some lingerie.Right as I picked it up, I reconsidered it because what we were doing wasn't that deep, and the man wouldn't even see the fabric on me, so what was the need to wear it?With a troubled sigh, I hung it back and simply walked to

  • Claimed By My Ex's Billionaire Brother    30. Tired?

    Stephanie: The question was so sudden and caught me off guard that the water went down the wrong way. I sucked in a breath and instantly started choking. I clutched the edge of the table, coughing violently, my chest seizing as the burn tore through my throat. The glass slipped from my fingers and clinked loudly against the table as water splashed over the surface. “Stephanie.” Zane’s chair scraped back hard. Another cough tore out of me and my eyes burned, tears blurring my vision as my lungs spasmed. I couldn’t get enough air in. Suddenly, his firm hand came down between my shoulder blades. He pressed twice, and the force knocked the breath back into me. I gasped, coughing again before finally drawing in the air. My chest heaved as I bent forward, one hand braced on the table, the other pressed to my sternum. My eyes pressed shut and I tried letting out soft breath slowly. “Breathe,” Zane said, his hands gently massaged my shoulders, not exactly doing anything but givin

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