After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back

Gavin pulled out a document and handed it to her.

Jolie glanced at it, her eyes widening in shock as she realized it was a detailed dossier on lan.

Staring at Gavin in disbelief, she asked, "What... what is this supposed to mean?"

She didn't even look at the contents again, her mind swirling with chaos.

"To show you the kind of person you're so adamantly defending," Gavin said coolly, his expression steady.

Jolie's grip on the bedsheet tightened as her thoughts spun out of control. She struggled to process what was happening.

"Why are you doing this?"

Their relationship was supposed to be simple-a transactional repayment of a favor. So why was he meddling in her life? Why investigate lan? Why did he care so much about her relationship with lan?

A flood of questions filled her mind, and though the answer seemed obvious, she couldn't bring herself to believe it.

Gavin looked into her dark, clear eyes, finding something there he couldn't quite decipher. It was rare for him to not understand someone's emotions, and it unsettled him.

He frowned slightly. "What are you asking?"

"I..." Jolie opened her mouth but couldn't find the words. She hesitated, a wave of embarrassment washing over her.

Pressing her lips together, she closed her eyes briefly, then decided to ask outright. "Gavin, are you doing all this because... you like me? Because you want to date me seriously?" Her question hung in the air, plunging the room into silence.

Jolie's lashes quivered with nervous tension, her breaths shallow as her heart pounded wildly. She couldn't believe she'd just said that, yet now that it was out, all she could do was wait for his response. Gavin's sharp gaze remained fixed on her, his expression unreadable. Her direct question seemed to catch him off guard, as though it had unlocked a thought he hadn't fully explored before.

He didn't respond immediately, the weight of her words filling the space between them.

Jolie felt her chest tighten with every passing second. The quiet tension was unbearable, and her mind raced with what his answer might mean. Would he confirm her suspicion? Or would he dismiss her outright? Finally, Gavin leaned back slightly in his chair, his lips curving into a faint, enigmatic smile. "And what if I am?" he said, his voice steady, yet carrying a depth she couldn't quite grasp.

Her breath caught. For a moment, the world seemed to tilt, and she wasn't sure how to respond.

Gavin could clearly recognize it now-he cared about her far more than he should.

It wasn't just about physical attraction. He wanted to see her, to witness her every smile, every frown, every emotion, knowing they were connected to him.

Gavin had never been in a relationship, nor had he paid much attention to others navigating romance. He only knew one thing he wanted her to stay by his side. "Maybe," he finally said after a long pause.

"Huh?" Jolie blinked, thinking she'd misheard him.

"It's either yes or no. What's with the 'maybe'?" she asked, her face a mix of confusion and frustration.

Gavin's tone remained calm. "I have

no reason to hide it from you. I've never been in a relationship, and I don't really know how to be in one. I don't even know what certain emotions mean." en

What?

Jolie's eyes widened in disbelief. The rumors were true? He'd really never been in a relationship before?

She hesitated for a moment, then asked, "So... what do you feel about me? What emotions are you experiencing?"

As soon as the words left her lips, her face flushed red. It was too embarrassing to ask something so direct.

Unlike her Gavin seemed completelyContent protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.

unfazed. His tone was steady, almost clinical, as he replied, "I want to see you all the time. I don'twant

you with another man."

Jolie was speechless.

Okay, he clearly liked her.

Everything he'd done suddenly made sense.

"Also, I want to kiss you. And to—"

"Stop!" Jolie quickly interrupted, waving her hands to cut him off. She turned her face away, refusing to look at him.

All Gavin could see was the back of her head. He frowned slightly. "What's with that reaction?"

He thought back on his words and

realized they had essentially been a confession. If he could admit to Aveline that Jolie was his woman, there was no reason to hold back in front of Jolie herself.

Jolie's muffled voice broke through his thoughts. "Give me a moment. I'm feeling overwhelmed."

"There's nothing to be overwhelmed about," Gavin said calmly. "Either you agree to be together or you reject me. Those are the only two options."