After She She Stopped Loving Him

Chapter 148

Chapter 148

After a long while, lan finally paused and leaned down to gently kiss her.

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Yolanda glanced at the time-an entire hour had gone by. ‘No wonder he’s still so young, she thought to herself.

“Youth really does make a difference,’ she added inwardly.

“Yolanda, are you only ever like this with me?” lan asked, his voice low and raspy.

Yolanda barely hesitated before she answered, “Of course.”

‘Honestly, if Charles ever saw this side of me, he’d probably killhimself. That guy only goes for the sweet,

homey type,‘ Yolanda thought to herself.

lan’s Adam’s apple moved as he swallowed, eyes still closed, lashes casting shadows on his cheeks. “I'm only

like this with you,” he said softly.

Yolanda's fingers tingled with warmth, and she quickly withdrew her hand, clearing her throat. “We should get

slunch. | already booked a place.”

She put on her hat and mask and headed over to the driver's seat.

lan didn’t cling to her either. After days of grueling shoots, he'd finally gotten a day off, only to be pulled back in

for more reshoots.

The car pulled up outside an upscale restaurant. Inside, everything was peaceful and discreet—each dining suite

was set apart, decked out in classic style, everything you could imagine.

Yolanda and lan walked in together, only to find themselves face-to-face with Leo in the hallway.

Yolanda had her mask and hat on, covering her face completely. She figured Leo wouldn't recognize her, so she

just kept walking without acknowledging him.

Leo was on the phone, but his gaze suddenly locked onto lan.

lan pretended not to notice and quietly followed Yolanda.

Xavier was ranting on the phone.

“I've already sorted things out with Tony behind the scenes. If you get into trouble again, you're out of the

country for good, you hear me? What's with you lately-moving out, picking fights, acting like you're possessed.

What's next? Chasing after women?” Xavier growled.

Leo wasn’t even paying attention. He hung up mid-rant.

Xavier stared at his phone, his face clouded over as he took a long breath.

‘He’s my own brother... he’s my own brother, Xavier muttered in his head, forcing himself to calm down.

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He gritted his teeth, choking back the urge to strangle the guy right then and there.

Leo watched lan head into the second-to-last private suite, convinced that the woman bundled up beside him

had to be Yolanda.

That bitch!” Leo cursed to himself.

He just couldn’t keep his cool whenever she was around, and for the life of him, he had no idea why..

He knew better than anyone-Charles and his whole crowd included-that Yolanda was far from innocent. She

played hard, never followed the rules, and even learned to keep a lover stashed away, just like speople did

behind closed doors.

He took a deep breath, not even sure what got into him, and found himself heading straight for that suite

anyway.

His suite was right next to Yolanda’s.

But instead of standing at his own door, he found himself at Yolanda’s, just about to knock-when suddenly, his

own door swung open.

Quinn leaned in the doorway, arms folded and voice full of mischief. “Your brother toldat least a dozen times

to keep an eye on you. Got your brains slapped loose or something? Can't even remember which room is yours

now?”

Leo let his hand drop, looking a bit sheepish, and shuffled back to his own suite.

Quinn shut the door and threw his arm around Leo's shoulders like they were bros. “Seriously, man, why go out

of your way to piss off your brother every damn day? He's the boss of the family-keep pushing, he'll pack your

bags for Africa and finally have speace.”

Leo gave Quinn a look of utter disdain, brushed his arm off, and dropped onto his seat.

Quinn, always one for mischief, grinned as he sat down. “I mean, | get that Charles has been crazy busy lately.

But you, cooped up in your room all day long-if | didn’t know you, I'd swear you were hiding sgirl in there.”

Then again, anybody else might have a side chick stashed away—but not Leo. His catchphrase was literally:

‘Women aren’t half as fun as gaming.”

Max was there too, silent and keen-eyed, never one for the dumb jokes or trouble Quinn liked to stir up.

Just thinking about Yolanda and that damn pretty boy next door made Leo’s blood boil. He felt like he was on fire,

ready to just burst in there and kick that guy out the window himself.

‘Why'd Yolanda pick this restaurant anyway?‘ Leo wondered to himself.

‘Was it just because this place is so secretive?’ he grumbled inside.

‘What the hell is she planning to do with that pretty boy in there?’ Leo fumed.

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Charles is so busy lately, he wouldn't notice if his whole house was burning down. What a joke, Leo thought.

Leo knocked back his drink, but it burned on the way down and he started coughing.

Quinn's fox-like eyes narrowed as he patted Leo’s back. “Seriously, dude, you're acting weird. Did someone wipe

out your gaccount or what? You look totally out of it.”

“Get lost! | just can’t stand people who cheat!” Leo shot back.

As soon as Leo said it, the room went dead quiet.

Quinn couldn't help cracking up, his shoulders shaking. “Man, don’t ever say that in front of Charles.and him,

we're single, so who cares.”

Leo sneered. “Max doesn’t, but you've got that broke-ass girlfriend, right? Thought she was top of her class too,

studying at film school or something?”

Quinn leaned back, looking totally at ease. “It’s just a fling, no need to call her my girlfriend.”

“Scumbag,” Leo spat.

Guy's got cash to burn, but plays poor in front of her, making that girl juggle a dozen jobs just to keep him afloat.

People like Quinn seriously deserve to get struck by lightning.

Quinn couldn't care less about the insult. Guys like them? Playing around was just part of the game-no one took

it seriously enough to actually settle down for real.

If they ever did get married, it would have to be to someone from their own class, someone who matched their

status.

And he was totally on the spage as Charles-marriage wasn’t gonna magically make him loyal. That's just

how women are, anyway.

Leo couldn't be bothered arguing anymore. He dropped his gaze, clutching his glass. “Hypothetically... say

there’s a woman who's not bad looking, and her lips feel really soft when you kiss her. But, she’s also been with

a lot of guys. Would that bother you?”

With a clang, Quinn's glass hit the floor.

He gave his ear an exaggerated poke and stared at Leo. “Run that byone more time? Did | just hear you

talking about women? For real?”

They'd always joked about girls around Leo, but he'd never taken the bait.

Now, unbelievably, he was the one starting the topic.

Man, this really was a ‘sun rising in the west’ kind of day.

Leo’s face flushed and he pressed his lips together. “Just answer the damn question.”

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Quinn glanced over at Max, sitting across from them.

Max's face didn’t move an inch; he never pulled his punches, especially with these guys around.

“So

you

wanna be her number five, six, maybe seven, and now you're asking if we'd be cool with that?” Max shot back.

With strangers, Max was basically a robot, but around us, he'd let loose with that venomous tongue. “She’s got a

whole crew of guys already-what makes you think you'll even get a turn, Leo? You barely know women, you

barely know men. Competing for her attention? Please. You don’t even know how to lay on the sweet talk, do

you?”

“No way,” Leo muttered.

Honestly, he was clueless about keeping a girl happy-just opening his mouth was enough to piss one off half the

time.

“Why the hell should | bother with her? She’s nobody. Like she’s even worth it!” Leo spat out.

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