My Ex's Brother

antee how long it can last, and the condition may recur at any time. The other option is immediate surgery, but the location of the lesion is

but also Dr. Roberts was a renowned authority in cardiology and neurology, famous across Am

the old Dr. Roberts. Olivia pulled out her phone to

livia planned to mortgage her property and her father's company shares to raise the money. Through the glass, seeing her father's pa

w pat

a tall figure in a crisp white lab coat, his features chiseled an

couldn't place him. It seemed sh

. Adrian

red now; Matt had mentioned he had a younger bro

ng the room. After a while, he emerged, and

e hospital. Pushing open the door, a massive floor-to

pulled out a chair for Oli

rvative treatment in the best room available, provided you can c

er father's chances were slim. Being confine

I assume you know he performs only a limited number of surgeries each y

t than life? Reputation, status

ind you to watch your words," Adr

down a bit and

y with your ol

girlfriend? Does that status provide any legal protection,

rds, tears swirling in her

aid quietly, pulling out he

or not, his expression quickly returning to neutral. "Miss Williams, it w

ow did y

ch word, "and for your reputation. So you don't mistake people and end up in the wrong bed again." His voice wa

ed with mischief. "You might

r's illness, had no heart for f

Please, help me convince your father to do the surgery,

you this year

. W

2? If pleading worked like this,

er, I'm willing

to keep a man," Adrian opened a file on hi

omfortable, remembering last ni

up and continued to look do

line down slightly. Clearly, in the not-so-kind world Adrian spoke of, a world of transactio

his palm and to

but seeing Olivia like this somehow unnerved him. She was n

this with my

looking up into Adrian's eyes,

art on another document, writing something. "Patrick Rob

hy she felt the need to clarify, perhaps fear

as if she really was a naive

voided h

r face towards him. Face-to-face, so close Olivia could

e? Take off my underwear here? Her eyes da

g his proud, calm demeanor, "Don't