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Chapter 76

Author: Tee Growrich
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-03-31 23:54:25

Dino’s phone rang again, and he groaned, already knowing who it was. He glanced at the screen Father and sighed. With a heavy pause, he answered, his voice taking on that familiar cool, distant tone.

“Yeah?”

His father’s voice came through the line, clear and commanding. “Dino, I need you at the office tomorrow.”

Dino rubbed the back of his neck, already feeling the tension in his shoulders rise. “What for? I thought Luca was handling things.”

“He is, but I need your input on something specific. These contracts with the foreign investors... this is big. I can’t leave this to anyone else.” His father’s tone was terse, and it didn’t leave much room for argument.

Dino’s eyes briefly flickered to Eloise, who had turned her attention to the television, though her posture was rigid, as though she was trying to seem casual but clearly wasn’t. He rubbed his face, fighting the wave of frustration bubbling up inside. “I’m still dealing with things here. I’ve got enough on my plate.”

“Enough? It
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    Fingers in his shirt. His arms around her waist. A hunger that had been brewing for weeks finally breaking the surface. The kiss deepened. Their restraint collapsed. And for one dizzying moment, nothing existed but the two of them... The rules, the titles, the family connections all gone. Just Dino and Eloise. Two people who had been running from this… and had finally run out of road. The moment their lips touched, the world blurred. Eloise wasn’t sure who moved first. Maybe it was him. Maybe it was her. Maybe it was that invisible thread between them snapping after holding taut for too long. His lips were warm... rougher than she expected, but familiar in a way that made her knees weaken. Her hands, trembling at first, found the fabric of his shirt, clutching it like she needed to anchor herself or she'd fall right into him. Dino’s hand curved against her cheek, calloused thumb grazing her skin, sliding along her jaw like he had every right to touch her. His oth

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    She clenched her jaw, fingers trembling. It wasn’t jealousy. It was… it was professionalism. It was discomfort. It was… Okay, maybe it was jealousy. But Eloise would be damned if she let anyone see it. Inside the office, Sandra leaned back on Dino’s desk like she owned it. “I waited for you to reached out, you know. I thought we had something.” Dino shook his head, his voice flat. “We were in highschool.” Sandra pouted. “Well, we were still together sometime after highschool, maybe we can pick up where we left off. You seem single.” Dino’s gaze flickered to the door. “Things have changed.” Sandra tilted her head. “Eloise... is she one of those things?” He didn’t answer. Didn’t deny it. Didn’t need to. And outside, Eloise stared hard at the screen, jaw clenched, her mind racing with things she had no right to feel. But she felt them anyway. And that was the problem. There’s no way, right? She’s your stepsister now… Sandra said with a playful lilt

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    Dino moved to the panel, pressed it again. Then again. “System’s dead,” he muttered, looking up. “We’re stuck.” “Of course we are,” she muttered under her breath. “Perfect.” He turned to face her. The small space suddenly felt suffocating. “I didn’t trap us in here, Eloise.” “Feels like your style.” “That’s not fair.” “Neither is falling for your stepbrother,” she shot back, voice cracking. Silence again. But this time it was loaded. Raw. Dino moved toward her slow, careful steps. “I didn’t ask for this. But I’m not going to apologize for it either. I’d rather feel something real and wrong than live numb and proper.” “Don’t do that,” she said, backing up against the wall. “Do what?” “Say things that make me want you more than I already shouldn’t.” His hand rested lightly on the railing beside her, not touching her, just close enough to feel the tension vibrating between them. “You’re not the only one who’s scared, Eloise,” he said. “But I’d rather risk everything than l

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    The air was sharp, tinged with the scent of wet grass and fading jasmine. Eloise stood still under the moonlight, her arms wrapped tightly around herself as if she could physically hold her chest together. The house behind her was dim, quiet. Everyone else had gone to bed. Everyone except Dino. His voice broke the silence like a knife. “You always run when it gets hard.” Eloise didn’t turn. She closed her eyes. “Maybe because running is the only thing that makes sense.” He walked closer, boots crunching against the gravel path. “You said we should stop. You said we weren’t meant to be. But what we are, what we feel, it isn’t just something you turn off like a switch, Eloise.” At that, she spun to face him. “And what do you want me to do, Dino? Stand in front of our parents and tell them I’ve been in love with their son?” “We’re not blood,” he bit out, voice thick. “They know that. Everyone knows that.” “That doesn’t make it right!” she snapped. “They raised us to be a fam

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  • The Obsession Of My Stepbrother   Chapter 84

    Matteo didn’t flinch. His tone was cool, measured but his words cut clean. “Do you even love her?” Dino’s jaw ticked. “Why that question?” Matteo tilted his head slightly, the glare in his eyes sharper than his usual calm demeanor. “Because if you don’t, you need to back off. Completely.” A long silence stretched between them. The weight of the moment was heavy, dangerous. Dino’s lips parted, his voice low but firm. “Not anymore.” Matteo’s brows lifted just slightly, like he’d been expecting that answer and had already made peace with it. He stepped back a little, eyes never leaving Matteo. “Hope you don’t mind… if I go after what I love.” Dino’s stare hardened. His throat worked as if he wanted to say something, anything, but couldn’t. And with a simple, casual turn, Matteo walked away leaving Dino standing there, pulse pounding, heart tight, and something bitter burning beneath his ribs. Dino stood frozen in the kitchen, Matteo’s words echoing in his head like

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