All Chapters of Better Brother, Better Life: Chapter 251 - Chapter 260

Phoebe picked things up quickly, no matter what it was. Painting was no exception.She had a strong sense of spatial reasoning, so she gravitated toward ink paintings that felt expansive or were symmetrical. Something about them reminded her of mathematical formulas.She especially loved painting trees.As a kid, Phoebe was a little rascal. She often sneaked off with Michael's finished pieces. Even now, several of his works were professionally mounted and hanging in her studio.However, she'd been inconsistent with her practice—she would paint enthusiastically for a few days before dropping it entirely for a few more—and loved causing mischief. It was mainly because she had too many interests competing for her attention and didn't have that much energy to focus solely on painting.Because of that, Michael eventually decided she was too wild, too unfocused, and would never amount to much. So, he'd stopped teaching her.Flynn couldn't help but feel amused the more he thought about

Flynn was about six feet and one inch; his eyes were roughly level with Gideon's eyebrows. Gideon was 28—just eight years older than Flynn, who was 20. Sure, he was heading toward 30, but he was still a long way from being middle-aged.There was also the fact that Gideon was strikingly handsome. With his flawless bone structure, he would be a silver fox even when he got old. He stood ramrod straight, his chiseled face sharp enough to cut glass.He possessed a natural authority, radiating power, and an aristocratic aloofness. Greasiness would be the last thing one would ever associate with him.The truth was, Flynn was so on guard against any suspicious guy showing up at Phoebe's door that his bias filter was cranked to the maximum. In his eyes, Gideon might as well have been some grotesque troll.Gideon was genuinely surprised. After all, young men like Flynn usually shrank back the moment they saw him. Few could even hold his gaze, let alone immediately fire off insults.He thoug

Flynn stopped short. Without a second thought, he dragged Phoebe back into her apartment, the look on his face even darker than hers. "You're going to apologize to Blackwood? Why the hell should you?"She didn't expect him to blow up like this. Her expression turned thunderous. "You're only this defensive because you did something nasty!""I didn't do anything," Flynn said curtly.Phoebe didn't believe him for a second. She whipped out her phone and pulled up the building's surveillance feed.Flynn stiffened. He reached for the phone, then thought better of it. After all, what was the point? She would see it eventually anyway, so he shrugged and owned up to it."That Blackwood guy just rubs me the wrong way. I gave him a piece of my mind on your behalf. What's wrong with that? Besides, there are only two units on each floor here, and your neighbor is some sleazy middle-aged creep. Of course I'm worried about your safety. I'm here, I'm a guy, and I've got every right to scare him o

Flynn was so furious that he could barely think straight. Gideon was a textbook schemer—pure manipulation disguised as niceness!Evan was also manipulative, but Flynn didn't consider him a threat. He was Connor's friend, and Phoebe would instinctively keep him at arm's length. So, Flynn knew that Evan couldn't pull any real stunts.However, Gideon was different. Phoebe respected him and didn't have her guard up around him. She even seemed to care about his feelings. If he played the good-guy card just right, she would start believing that he actually was that good. And just like that, she would start developing feelings for him.The thought made Flynn jealous as hell.Damn it!Phoebe cared about him because he was her only brother. But what the hell was Gideon? Wasn't he just her boss? What else was there, beyond signing her paycheck?Flynn couldn't believe that she cared so much about Gideon's opinion that she had dragged him here to apologize.The more he thought about it, the

Gideon had only one goal in trying to win Flynn over. He wanted Flynn to be an ally, not an obstacle.He hoped to avoid any future run-ins where Flynn treated him like a thief he needed to guard against. More importantly, it was to keep Flynn from badmouthing him to Phoebe.So, did Gideon care deeply about what Flynn thought? Not really.From start to finish, all of this was for Phoebe.At that thought, Gideon's gaze darkened, his eyes turning cold and detached. He had only ever cared about the people he truly valued. Everyone and everything else wouldn't get an ounce more kindness than they deserved.Flynn stared at him and clenched his fists tightly.Gideon had been blunt, which was exactly the point of this conversation. He was determined to pursue Phoebe, which meant he needed to get on good terms with his future brother-in-law.Evan had offered to invest in InfiDim for the same reason, and Flynn had shot him down without hesitation. But Gideon's words had hit closer to home