After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back

"Awake?" Gavin walked over to her, his gaze falling on her slightly dazed face. Without warning, he reached out and pinched her cheek. The action was natural, even intimate, leaving her no time to react.

Gavin wasn't one to overthink-when he wanted to do something, he simply did it.

Truth be told, he'd wanted to do this for a long time.

Her cheeks were softer than he had imagined, and the sensation was oddly satisfying.

Jolie nodded, then asked, "Didn't you go to work?"

"I'm back," Gavin replied simply.

Back already? She was a bit surprised but didn't linger on it. Instead, she said, "There's something I need to tell you."

Gavin naturally took her hand and led her to the sofa. Sitting down beside her, he said, "Go ahead."

Jolie hesitated for a moment, then said, "Technically, I'm still abroad."

The statement seemed abrupt and confusing, something that would make no sense to anyone unfamiliar with the context.

But Gavin understood immediately.

Selena helped you with

of relief. It would be much easier to explain

force me to behave. They even cut off my finances. But their real goal

though none of this mattered to him in the

you, it's essentially me giving in to them. So, I need to go

open arms after hearing about her relationship with Gavin. If she wanted to maintain the illusion, she had to

Gavin easily saw through her intentions. "You

a bit

become your tool? Just a last-resort

man's brain work so

just stick to theet topic at hand? Why did he have to digg

like that. Don't overthink it,"

that's exactly what you

at him in confusion. "Wait... you're saying you

said matter-of-factly. "But there's no point

completely lost. She couldn't keep up with his train of

Seeing her confusion, Gavin

be with me doesn't matter. It would only create tension between us, and

want us to

relationship with unnecessary conflict or