Contracted To My Billionaire Ex's Brother

Chapter 8

GABRIELLA

I ignored Alex, and tried to walk around him so I could go into the same elevator he had just come out from, but he blocked my path, reaching out for me with one hand, but I recoiled away from him. In his other hand, I noticed a bouquet of white roses, but for the first time in my life, I really didn't give a s**t about them. Well, the hands they were coming from, because white roses were my favorite.

"Baby, please, let's talk." Alex said, putting his fee hand in his pocket, like he was restraining himself from reaching out to me again, or something.

"We have nothing to talk about, now will you please move so I could pass?" The only reason why I was not hurling my ass towards the opposite direction where there was another elevator, was because it was restricted to offficial use only. And gosh, I was too hungry to use the stairs.

He looked hurt. "I know you probably think I'm an asshole, for what I did to you,"

Yes captain obvious, I did. I thought, but said nothing and allowed him to talk. Knowing Alexander, he was going to say what he wanted to say.

"But the truth is, what you saw back there, was not what it seemed." he explained, but all I could hear was the bomb exploding in my brain.

I stepped forward, hunger forgotten, and pointed a finger at him. "Not what it seemed? Gosh, Alex, I know you could take me for a lot of things, but a fool is not one of them." My tone was bitter, just like I felt inside.

I had wasted years of my life, with him.

"Gabby_" he tried, but I was not having it.

"Incase you have somehow lost your memory, which I highly doubt you have, Casey is pregnant. With your baby. I don't know what you mean by 'not what it seemed', because that looks very much like 'what it seemed' to me!" My voice was a little raised st the end, and I looked around to make sure no one was around to hear me speak.

I could still feel the raw hurt he had caused me. The lies, the embarrasment the both of them had caused me.

"It's just that Casey caught me at a time when I felt so weak, Gabriella. I swear I don't know how it happened, but I was stupid, and I fell for it. I was weak..please, understand me!" Was he asking for a f*****g death wish? Every word that left his mouth pissed me off to no end.

"Are you even listening to yourself? She is pregnant! And I stood there long enough to listen and see the both of you happy, like something out of a freaking romance novel! Mistakes like that do not happen. What's more, she was my best friend! Which makes it all the more crazy, because how did the two of you sit there, and play me in my face, meanwhile behind my back, you were shagging!" Unable to stand it anymore, I pushed passed him, knocking into the poor roses in the process and hurriedly jabbed at the elevator button.

"Look, I'm sorry! Please, jusy let me make it up to you!" I heard him move close to me, but turned and placed a hand between us.

A hand which landed on his chest. Two days ago, the feeling of his muscles under my palm would have been one of my favorite things in the world, but not anymore. "Don't you dare come close to me."

I quickly retrieved my hand like I had touched fire and eyed the elevator. It seemed someone was coming up. "Listen Alexander. You and I are over, and nothing can change that. As for you and Casey, I wish you both the very best. Afterall, part of the real deal with your grandfather is giving him an heir. I bet he will be happy when he learns that you have sired one for him." I finished, just as the elevator made a sound, and the doors slid open.

Inside though, was an unexpected occupant.

My heart slammed in my chest.

Ryker looked from me, to Alexander, then back to me, and then back to his brother, and his gaze stayed there. I saw the moment his expression began to change, and just acted out of inpulse. I pushed my way into the elevator and hit the buttons, while a confused and angry Ryker just watched.

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"You didn't need to do that." Ryker said, once we stepped out of the elevator, adjusting the sleeves of his suit jacket. He was dressed impeccably in a black suit that matched his personality.

We had rode the elevator in awkward silence. Why had I even done that? I mean, in my defence, I wasn't sure Alexander was yet aware of my arrangement with his brother, and I knew the nonchalant Ryker was going to waste no time blurting it out. And knowing Alexander.....Fuck.. I didn't give a s**t!

"Does it matter? I have already done it." I said, my tone dripping in sarcasm.

"Well, thank you for disrupting an important meeting with a client." he said, pulling out his phone, and I watched as his thumb flew across the screen.

I almost doubled over then. "What meeting? Are you joking?"

Hus expression was dead serious. "Do I look like I am joking? I was heading to the floor above the one your grandma is. But a nurse foolishly took an important drive I needed, with her, to a patient's room, so I was going to retrieve that first." And then he placed his phone to his ear, then turn around and said somthing inaudible into the device, while I stood there, looking. Once he was done, he turned around and face me. "The meeting has been moved."

Embarrasment heated up my cheeks. "I'm sorry." what else could I say?

Ryker raised a lone brow at me. "What was my brother telling you? And you better don't tell me that you are going back to him!" The way he said it.... something about his tone... made my stomach a little bit warmer than usual.

I shook my head shyly, not meeting his eyes. "It's nothing important. He was just apologising."

Ryker scoffed, pocketing his phone. "Apologizing my ass."

I opened my mouth to speak, but my stomach took that exact moment, to not only remind me, but announce to Ryker, just how hungry I was. "Shit.." If my cheeks had been pink before, they were certainly red now.

Ryker looked at my stomach pointedly, embarrassing me further. "Have you had breakfast today?" He didn't give me a chance to answer. "Never mind, let's go. I know a place." his tone left no room for arguement, and if that was not enough, he placed his hand on my lower back and began to lead me out of the hospital.

If I hadn't been too hungry then I would have been more aware of his warm touch. And I was still aware....