Semua Bab IN LOVE WITH MY BEST FRIEND'S BROTHER : Bab 21 - Bab 30

ANDREA Lexi gave me one last squeeze before getting up to answer the door. The moment she opened it, Alex stepped in, his face pale with worry, his eyes locking on me instantly. “Andrea…” His voice was raw, almost breaking as he crossed the room. Lexi didn’t stop him, in fact, she moved aside quickly, shooting me the faintest, encouraging smile. “She needs you,” she murmured, giving him space. Alex knelt down in front of me without hesitation, his warm hands enveloping mine. “Sunshine,” he whispered, his thumb brushing over my knuckles as if he needed to reassure himself I was real. “I’ve been calling, I’ve been going insane not knowing if you were okay.” At the sound of his voice, my tears threatened to spill again. My chest felt too tight, too full. “Alex…” I breathed, trying to keep my voice steady. Lexi perched on the arm of the chair beside me, her hand still resting lightly on my shoulder. “She’s been through hell today, Alex,” she said softly, but there was a firmn

ALEXANDER My phone rang and I excused myself and went out of the room, my expression grim as I stared at the caller ID. I stood in the hallway, running a hand across my face before pressing the green button. Cole's voice sounded through the phone, his tone grave. "We've been able to track down the account that posted those pictures and articles..." He paused, the air around me grew thick. "The address?" I asked coldly, impatience ringing in my voice. "The address lead us to Melvin's apartment, but we were able to hack his phone and tracked the number that sent him the pictures..." He hesitated again and I scowled. "It was from the Dale's estate." He said finally. My face grew cold, I knew this was going to happen but I had hoped I was just being paranoid. "And the other thing?" I asked through gritted teeth. "We're still working on it. We've found the person that sold the poison but he refused to say who he sold it to." My fist clenched, I tried to hide my emotions bu

ALEXANDER “So…” I drawled, my voice steady though my emotions churned beneath the surface. “You chose to save yourself at someone else’s expense?” "I...I was scared. She changed suddenly, like she was someone else. Melvin’s eyes flickered with something almost nostalgic before the fear came back. His voice dropped lower. “Before all that…she wasn’t like this,” he whispered. “When we first started dating after high school graduation, she was… different. Loving. Caring. Happy even. She’d laugh at everything, talk about dreams of traveling, of building a life. For a year, she was the girl I thought I’d marry. She was my whole world back then.” He swallowed hard, blood still staining his lip. “But then, two years ago...it was like a switch flipped. The warmth was gone. The girl who used to hold my hand like I was the only one in the world…started looking at me like I was just another tool. She stopped smiling the way she used to. Stopped talking about us, and started talking abo

ANDREA "Yes..." He grimaced. "I told them." He finished, gaze locked on mine. For a heartbeat, the room went utterly still. The only sound was the papers fluttering faintly on the desk under the breeze from the vent. My hands slipped from his grip as I staggered back a step. “You all knew?” My voice cracked, the weight of betrayal sitting heavy on my chest. “Andrew, Lexi… they were looking me in the eye every day acting like nothing was wrong...and you all knew?” Alex’s jaw tightened. “Andrea…” he began, but I cut him off with a sharp shake of my head. “No!” I snapped. “Don’t ‘Andrea’ me. How could you do this? How could you all smile at me, eat with me, pretend everything was fine while I was going crazy wondering who was after me?” My fists curled at my sides, nails digging into my palms. He stepped toward me again, slower this time, careful, as though I might run. “Because telling you without proof would’ve made it worse,” he said, his voice low but steady. “You were al

ALEXANDER Staring at her sleeping figure, I brushed a few strands of hair away from her face. Her eyes were swollen, she had cried so much today and I couldn't do anything but stay silently by her side. Planting a soft kiss on her forehead, I tucked her in before walking out of the room quietly. Andrew was waiting downstairs, he had refused to leave earlier, saying he was going to stay till he was sure Andrea was okay. “Alex!” Andrew called, standing up from the couch as soon as he saw me coming down the stairs. His eyes were red rimmed, exhaustion written all over his face. I gave him a small nod. “She’s asleep now,” I said quietly. “She cried herself out, but she’s resting.” Andrew let out a shaky breath, his shoulders sagging as if he’d been holding the weight of the world. “Thank you,” he murmured, his voice rough. “Thank you for always looking out for her when I wasn’t there.” I shook my head. “You don’t have to thank me.” But he stepped closer, his expression p