118 ※ To Preserve His Sanity [V]

"I'M GENUINELY OFFENDED!" He seemed confused. "No. Ash is the older brother I don't have. He's family. And he is already dating my friend!"

A smile lightened up his lips and showed off his deep dimples. "Poor dude was brother-zoned," he mocked. "How tragic. So, you don't have any brothers?"

I do. But he doesn't need to know that. "No."

"Interesting," he got back to signing the books, but this time with a big wide smile.

And that made me feel anxious, and like something was tickling my stomach from the inside. It was a dreadful feeling. I absolutely hated it!

When he finished, still with that disgraceful smile on his ridiculously beautiful lips, he turned his attention to me again. "Here," he handed me the two sets of books.

In Ash's, he sighed his name and added: