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.

"What are

opened her mouth but couldn't find the words. She

outright. "Gavin, are you doing all this because... you like me? Because you

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

respond immediately, the weight of

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

breath caught. For a moment, the world seemed to

it now-he cared about her

to see her, to witness her every smile, every frown, every emotion, knowing they were connected

He only knew one thing he wanted her to stay by his side. "Maybe," he finally

thinking she'd

yes or no. What's with the 'maybe'?" she asked, her face a

calm. "I have no reason to hide it from you. I've never been in a relationship, and I don't

What?

The rumors were true? He'd really never

then asked, "So... what do you feel about me? What emotions are