Lahat ng Kabanata ng Broke Up With My Fiance Then Fucked My Brother's Best Friend: Kabanata 181 - Kabanata 190

He nodded. “I’m satisfied…for now.” Zane picked up her bag and took her hand, leading her through the huge kitchen and into the living room. Neither of them seemed to want to speak, as if it might ruin the magical connection they’d just shared in the hallway. It was amazing for her, but maybe it was just a kiss for him. Telling herself she was being silly for analyzing a simple kiss, she said, “This house is huge.” The ceiling was vaulted so high she had to tilt her head to see it. Zane took off his jacket and reached out to help her remove hers. “It’s big,” he admitted. “I’ll give you a tour.” Ellie was speechless as he led her through some of the downstairs bedrooms, each one the size of her old apartment and with their own bathrooms. The master bedroom had a door leading to a hot springs area, something every Roberts seemed to have in their homes. But when they finally entered a huge marble-tiled room with an indoor pool, she gasped. “This is unbelievable.” She couldn

ZANE Several days later, Zane was working in his underground lab, thinking about when Ellie Winters had gotten so stubborn. She had been a sweet teenager, but somehow, the woman had grown into someone ornery and independent, a streak that never seemed to end. So I replaced some of her things: a cell phone, a laptop, new clothes with some help from Christine, and a few other essentials she needed for daily life. Nothing fancy just basics. Zane didn’t think it was a big deal but he had made Ellie upset, and he wasn’t even sure why she had cried when he gave her the stuff. He hadn’t asked because it made him feel sick to think he caused her tears. All he wanted was for Ellie to be happy, and she seemed to be making progress…until today. Today was the day he realized just how stubborn she really could be. She had literally planted her foot and refused, when he brought home the new vehicle he had gotten for her. She flat out refused to accept it. She said it was too expensive. When

“Believe me, I need you,” Zane said honestly, a double meaning in his words, his body reacting just from sitting across from her at the fucking kitchen table. He admitted he wanted her, but not in a way he could tell Ellie. “Will you let me pay you back from my paycheck for the car and other things you bought?” He shook his head. “No. Those come with working for a rich man. Personal assistants sometimes get gifts.” “Not like this,” she muttered, looking unhappy. “What’s the salary? Benefits?” Zane named a yearly salary and explained the benefits as much as he knew. He had a human resources department that handled that stuff. “Oh my God. That’s way too much.” “It’s not much more than I paid my last assistant,” Zane said firmly. “And that was a few years ago.” He paused, then added, “I really do need you, Ellie. After everything, I don’t think I could trust anyone else to do the job.” He held his breath as he watched her brow furrow, her expression thoughtful. Zane wonde

“Why is that any of your business?” Zane growled, not willing to admit that he wanted Ellie to have the things she had never experienced and never had. He wanted to be the man to make her feel alive again but he didn’t know a damn thing about how to romance a woman. “I’m a science nerd who spends all my time in a lab. Maybe I need to learn something about women.” “Just care about her like you’ve been doing. That’s all you really need to do,” Terrence said quietly, his tone showing he was thinking about his wife. “It’s not that simple,” Zane argued, his voice low and rough, wanting them to understand, as if they could actually help him. “I care about Ellie. I always have but I want more than I’ve had with her before. I want her more than I ever have. Or maybe the feelings were always there, and I just saw her as off-limits because she was Chloe’s best friend. Now, I wish I had gone after her once we were both adults. Maybe this never would have happened to her. Do you know she’s nev

Ellie had met with the police, and she had given a statement but since the man responsible was dead, they accepted her short explanation without the full details and closed the case. Zane had felt relieved, even though he knew that one day she would have to face her demons by talking about it. Maybe she’ll talk to Chloe. Zane looked down at her side profile as they walked, noticing how drained she seemed. When they reached his vehicle, guilt hit him for not carrying the bags she was holding. In his desire to see the reporter bleed for bothering Ellie, he hadn’t even seen them. Not that she had bought much. She only had two small bags. “I’ll take those. Get in.” He took the bags from her and opened the door before walking to the back to put her things away. He slid into the driver’s seat, shut the door, and started the engine so the car could warm up. Ellie tried to brush the snow out of her hair with her cold fingers. “I hope you bought more winter clothes,” he muttered as he pu