Lahat ng Kabanata ng STEPBROTHERS WITH BENEFITS : Kabanata 81 - Kabanata 90

KAYDEN Rage flared up in my chest the moment I heard someone tell Noah he should make out with someone. Who the hell was that asshole? I wanted to punch his face until it bled. My anger flared even more when he hung up. I tried calling him again, but he didn’t pick up. Damn it! I could tell he was in a bar from the background noise on the call. I decided to go to the bar he usually hung out at. I couldn’t rest all night until I was sure he was in his condo and alone. I kept muttering curses under my breath as I left my condominium building. On the way, all kinds of scenarios ran through my head. Make out my ass. I gritted my teeth, gripping the steering wheel tightly. Whoever touches Noah’s skin will suffer for the rest of their life. When I got to the bar owned by one of his friends, I scanned the place, but I failed to find him. He wasn’t there. I had no choice but to go back to my car. “Damn it, Noah. Don’t do something stupid,” I muttered. He won’t do it, will he?

I had just finished a meeting when Noah’s mother called me. I didn’t even know how she got my number. Well, probably from my useless father.“Yes?” I said, my voice calm, far from the way I used to treat her.“Hey. Uh, are you busy?”“I am. Why?”“Can we meet? I just want to ask you something. If only you can make time.”My eyes narrowed. What does she want from me? This is the first time she has approached me, and I don’t think this is nothing for her to even ask me to meet her.“About what?”“About my son.”“What about him?” I tried hard to sound cool.“I think it’s better if we talk about this in person. But if you’re busy today, we can schedule it whenever you’re free.”“No!” I answered almost immediately. Then, realizing I’d overreacted, I cleared my throat and tried to backtrack. “I mean, no—uh, yes, I think I can. Wait, let me just check my schedule for today.”I pushed my office door open and went in. I muted the call before asking my secretary to clear my schedule for the day

“What?” was all I could say.Even though I had expected this the moment I saw him again, I still couldn’t believe it. Or maybe I just didn’t want to accept it.“You heard me. I said I want to end things with you. I don’t think this is going to work anymore.”“No. No,” I murmured. “You’re just saying this because you’re mad.”I refused to face him. I didn’t want him to see how pathetic I was right now. I was afraid I was going to break down in front of him any second.“I am not mad.”“Yes, you are. You’re hurt. Jealous. That’s it. You’re letting your emotions get the better of you; that’s why you’re saying that.”“Yes. I am. I admit that. I mean, who wouldn’t? I just saw my boyfriend with his ex in his office, and he was stripping.”Although I wondered how he had found out Jacob was my ex, I didn’t have the energy to ask.“We didn’t get back together,” I said.He didn’t answer. Even though I badly wanted to see his face, I couldn’t, especially as my vision blurred with tears welling up

NOAHMy mom asked me to come with her to her husband’s birthday celebration. I actually had no plan of going because Kayden would definitely be there, but she insisted—leaving me with no choice but to say yes.As soon as I walked into the venue, my eyes landed on Pancho. He stood alone, absentmindedly scanning the room with a glass of wine in hand. Since I still couldn’t find Mom, I walked over to him.“Hey,” I said.He looked shocked to see me.“Noah. I didn’t expect to see you here.”“Neither did I,” I said, taking the wine the waiter offered. “What are you doing here?”“My dad’s a businessman and is friends with the celebrant. He invited me to come with him. I won’t stay long, though.”I nodded and let my eyes sweep the room, searching for the person who had been occupying my mind for months. Funny how I was the one who ended things between us, yet also the one who couldn’t seem to move forward. I missed him

My eyes followed him until he got into his car. When his car pulled away, I followed at a safe distance, making sure he wouldn’t notice me.I muttered a curse when a car suddenly surged in front of me. Mr. Salvador’s car was already out of sight. As if things couldn’t get any worse, the light turned red. I slammed the steering wheel in anger.My mom called again that day, asking how my visit with Aunt Valerie went. I was torn about whether to tell her what I saw or not, but in the end, I chose the latter. My doubts weren’t strong enough to risk it.The last time I saw him with a woman, I had a feeling he was cheating on my mom. I thought it would be the first and last time, but here we go again.I’ll find out the truth first before I tell Mom.Later that night, I grabbed my jacket and car keys and went out for a drink. As soon as I stepped into the club, booming music hit me. I went up to the counter and ordered a drink.I hadn’t finished my first glass when a sexy woman approached me