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I brought out the takeout I had already plated and walked over to Zane with a look of heartfelt devotion.
“This is the last meal I’ll ever make for you,” I said softly. “Please, Zane, let me watch your finish it, just this once.”
Zane sighed inwardly but eventually gave a slight nod.
“Fine. Since you like me so much, I’ll eat a little.”
Right on cue, my brother chimed in from the side, his voice full of admiration:
“It’s been a long time since the young master has eaten this much.”
The problem with working alongside my brother is that we know each other far too well. Whenever he acts all serious and composed, it just makes me want to laugh. The moment we make eye contact, neither of us can hold it in.
As soon as Zane finished eating and left, I finally let myself burst into laughter.
“He’s so clueless! Have you been watching too many CEO dramas? What kind of butler.
even talks like that?”
My brother rolled his eyes and plopped down beside me.
“Your acting is too good. Seriously, though, don’t get too carried away. Remember, we’re here for the money, not the romance.”
The laughter faded from my face as I nodded, sobering up.
“I know. Of course, I know. With bodies like ours, no one would ever truly accept us.”
We only had each other.
Still, I couldn’t help but warn him in return:
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You should be careful too. That sugar daddy or yours doesn’t look like someone you can mess with. Don’t let him swallow you whole.”
My brother shrugged, scooping up the leftover food without a care.
“Not a chance. I’m just his fake boyfriend to piss off his parents. He doesn’t even like
men.”
I wasn’t so sure about that. From what I’d seen while working as his housekeeper, the way Peyton looked at my brother was practically predatory.
But my brother, blissfully oblivious, was still playing his role with utmost professionalism.
After finishing his meal, he started talking about the island again.
The one we wanted to buy was a remote, uninhabited paradise surrounded by endless
ocean.
There, we could finally shed our human disguises, swim freely in the sea, and never have
to hide who we truly were again.
