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.

slightly. "What are

but couldn't find the words. She hesitated,

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

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

respond immediately, the weight of her words filling the

Or would he dismiss her outright? Finally, Gavin

the world seemed to

now-he cared about her

wasn't just about physical attraction. He wanted to see her, to witness her every smile, every frown, every

a relationship, nor had he paid much attention to others navigating romance. He only knew one thing he wanted her to stay by

Jolie blinked, thinking she'd misheard

or no. What's with the 'maybe'?" she

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

What?

rumors were true? He'd really never been in a

then asked, "So... what do you feel about