Chapter 395
Chapter 395:
Sliding into her colleague’s car, Kailey had barely fastened her seatbelt when the woman in the driver’s seat twisted around, eyes sparkling with undisguised curiosity. “Kailey, who was that guy — your brother or something? He was ridiculously good-looking, like some futuristic supermodel who just walked off a movie set p>
From the back seat, another colleague leaned forward eagerly. “Seriously, that effortless charm — he wore it like it cost nothing p>
“If he really is your brother, why don’t you introduce me to him p>
“For a guy of that caliber, I’d be happy with just one night p>
𝖲𝗮𝘷е 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘧𝘢𝗏𝘰𝘳i𝗍𝖾 nо𝗏𝗲𝗅𝗌 𝗼ո ѕ.𝖼𝗈m
As their teasing spiraled into increasingly shameless territory, Kailey replied, “He used to live next door a long time ago. We’re not close at all. And if you were that interested, why didn’t you ask for his number back there p>
“Not close at all? The two of you looked pretty familiar, though p>
Another colleague chimed in, “Exactly — like siblings who just had a fight or something p>
What she truly meant was like a couple. Yet Kailey and Kyson’s wedding had only just concluded, and blurting that out now would have crossed every line of propriety.
A faint stiffness crept into Kailey’s features before she smoothed it away, stretching her lips into a polite, practiced smile. “He needed a small favor from me p>
“Oh, got it,” the colleague murmured in understanding.
With that explanation, their curiosity fizzled. After tossing out a few harmless follow-up questions, the group quickly drifted to an entirely different topic.
By the time the site inspection wrapped up at six in the evening, everyone hailed their own taxis and dispersed into the fading daylight. A moment later, Kailey’s phone buzzed — Kyson’s name glowing on the screen. He told her he was on his way to pick her up for dinner.
Roughly ten minutes passed before the sleek, familiar car rolled to a gentle stop in front of her. Leaning down with a warm, instinctive smile, she greeted him through the window — only for her expression to stiffen when her eyes caught the figure lounging in the back seat.
Benny tilted his head, a crooked half-smile tugging at his lips. “I was starting to think your eyesight had deteriorated, since you didn’t even notice me p>
“And why exactly would I need to notice you?” Long accustomed to his sharp-tongued teasing, she refused to give him the satisfaction of a real reaction. Sliding the door open with effortless calm, she settled into the passenger seat and buckled in. “So, how did you manage to find my husband p>
Even without asking, she already understood perfectly — Benny had clearly insisted on tagging along. If it had been Kyson’s idea, he would have warned her beforehand.
Benny fixed a hard glare on the back of Kailey’s head, his jaw tightening as his teeth ground together. “Why didn’t you ever ask how I knew Kyson was coming to see you p>
“Then how did you know?” she asked smoothly.
A frigid scoff slipped from Benny’s lips. Some idle thought crossed his mind, and he reclined in his seat with exaggerated ease. “I’m not telling you. You’re about to land yourself in trouble anyway, so I don’t see the point wasting breath arguing over it p>