Chapter 115
Chapter 115:
Soft music played in the car, and neither spoke for a while.
Brinley’s mind spun with questions, unable to fathom what was going through Austin’s head. She couldn’t believe that his kindness all this time had been because he had feelings for her.
Why her? When had it started?
The car rolled to a stop in front of her office building.
As Brinley unbuckled her seatbelt, poised to step out, Austin’s voice stopped her. “Brinley p>
She turned, brow furrowed. “What p>
𝗧𝘩o𝗎𝘴a𝗻𝘥ѕ о𝖿 𝗋eа𝖽𝘦𝗋𝘴 о𝘯 𝘨𝖺𝗹ո𝗼v𝘦𝗹ѕ.𝗰𝗼𝗆
His gaze softened, and his tone turned earnest. “Whether you end up loving me or not, I’ll make sure this trial shows you I’m worth choosing p>
Wordless, Brinley pushed open the door and hurried into the building, her ears burning with a quiet flush.
From an upstairs window, she watched his car pull away, her hand pressed to her chest as she felt the steady thump of her heart.
A faint smile crept onto her lips. She couldn’t deny Austin’s remarkable qualities, nor the stirrings she felt for him.
But love? She would proceed cautiously, determined to avoid the missteps she had made with Colin.
Meanwhile, Colin’s frustration erupted as he stormed into his home, hurling his tablet onto the coffee table.
The screen remained open on the project bid announcement page, the bold words “VantagePath Realty” piercing like daggers, burning into his reddened eyes.
Damn it. Brinley had wrestled another project from him.
Each defeat stung more sharply than the last.
At first, he had dismissed it as luck—or Austin’s influence. But after reviewing her team’s impeccable proposal, he had to concede it: she had outdone him fair and square.
“Another loss?” Milly stepped out from the kitchen, a bowl of soup in hand. Her white silk nightgown clung to her slightly rounded belly, and her expression brimmed with concern.
Colin had cited her pregnancy to keep her from the bidding conference, and she—still grappling with unease over reporting Brinley for plagiarism—hadn’t objected.
He avoided her gaze, his voice flat. “Brinley’s proposal was better than mine p>
The matter-of-fact admission cut into Milly like a blade. Standing before him, she forced her tone to stay sweet.
“Well, she’s got Austin in her corner. That’s why you lost p>