Alle Kapitel von Marrying My Ex’s Older Brother: Kapitel 1 – Kapitel 10

Vanessa lay still. When he bent to kiss her again, she flinched.He noticed and stopped halfway, studying her.“What's wrong? Are you afraid of me?”She didn't know how to answer. He tapped the tip of her nose with a finger and laughed.“I'm only teasing. Don't take it so seriously.”His weight lifted. Julian stood and went into the bathroom.Vanessa touched her hot face. For a moment, she'd thought he meant to go further.She wasn't against being close to him. But this was Julian, Adrian's older brother. Until yesterday, she'd been nervous even talking to him. She needed time.Once he'd finished showering, she accepted that they'd be sharing a room and went to wash too. Between her shower, skincare, and body lotion, she spent almost an hour and a half in the bathroom.She assumed he'd be asleep by then. But the moment she opened the door, his teasing voice greeted her.“I thought you'd moved in there.”Vanessa went to the foot of the bed. “Where am I sleeping?”Julian raised an eyebr

Robert asked her to repeat it. Then he laughed.“Wonderful! I'm so glad you're married. Will you bring him over for dinner?”“Of course,” Vanessa agreed sweetly.Julian opened the bedroom door as she hung up.Vanessa looked up from her laptop.“You're home.”He made a quiet sound of agreement. “We've just got married, so I came back to have dinner with you.”She relaxed.“Thank you.”When she'd been Adrian's girlfriend, he sometimes left her waiting for hours at a restaurant after they'd agreed to meet for dinner.Later, she'd discover he'd left because Natalie had called.If Natalie so much as sneezed, Adrian got so worried that he rushed her to the hospital.When she complained, Adrian accused her of picking a fight. She'd stopped booking restaurants after a while.She closed her laptop and set it on the sofa.“You don't have to go out of your way to have dinner with me. It's fine.”“I want to.” Julian looked at her. “I told you, Vanessa. I want us to share our lives. Our bed, too.”

The call ended.Adrian stared at the phone. Who had answered him?After a moment, he dismissed the thought.Vanessa was trying to make him jealous. That had to be it.Back at Hawthorne House, Julian ended the call.“Do you mind that I answered?” he asked, handing Vanessa her phone.Vanessa shook her head. “Not at all.”Julian smiled.“Good. You're growing up.”He reached out and stroked her hair gently.Vanessa looked up at him. He'd never been this gentle with her before.Perhaps he was trying to make up for his brother's behavior.She shook off the thought and spoke quietly.“Mr. Ashford, I need to ask a favor.”She suspected Adrian had already looked for her at her apartment, and she wanted no contact with him.Julian frowned slightly. “What did you call me?”She was quiet for a few seconds, then tried again. “Julian?”She sounded uncertain. He decided not to press her.“Tell me. What do you need?”Relieved, Vanessa exhaled. “I want to sell my apartment. Could you help with the pap

There were eight screenwriters on the team. Vanessa was assigned the CEO romance and given two weeks to deliver the first draft.The meeting ended at eleven that morning.Felicity, another screenwriter, had been assigned a period drama. She couldn't stop complaining.“I'm so tired of writing the same thing. Nessa, why don't we ask the boss to let us swap?”Vanessa grinned and shook her head. She liked writing CEO romances.“Dream on. You'd better get started on your research.”“Fine.” Felicity groaned, looking defeated. Then she checked the time and brightened. “Before they lock us up to write, why don't we get something to eat?”“Sure. My treat.”Vanessa put away her pen and notebook. As she stood to leave, her phone vibrated with a notification.She opened the app to find a message from Julian.Dinner together tonight?She couldn't help smiling as she typed back.Sounds perfect.Felicity noticed the smile as she gathered her things.“Look at that silly smile. Your boyfriend?”Vaness