Mated To My Obsessive Stepbrother novel Chapter 131

Chapter 131

KASMINE

I was equal parts disappointed and happy.

I opened it.

Jake:

“Hey, babe. Noticed something weird in my system. Same bug showed up on yours, too, two weeks ago, remember? I think it might’ve spread from Kester’s since they are all in the same proximity. All three systems were on the same network recently, also. Mind if I check his, too? Might be safer that way.”

I blinked at the message. Then blinked again, because… what?

First off, what the fuck was he doing at the office? It was past eight PM on a Saturday.

Me: “Jake, what are you doing at work? It’s a Saturday night”

My thumb hovered over the screen as I added another message.

“Also… what do you mean by ‘same proximity‘?”

I pressed send and leaned against the marble sink counter, exhaling slowly.

The phone buzzed again.

Jake:

“I forgot my wallet in the office yesterday. Came to pick it up and decided to run a couple of quick checks on the system. My antivirus flagged something weird. I remembered your PC lagging earlier this week, so I did a little digging. I think the bug is on Kester’s, too. Could’ve been transferred through our shared cloud drive or internal

server.”

1 squinted. Cloud drive? Internal server? My brain wasn’t processing the tech lingo. Not with the dull throbbing in my head and the sour taste still clinging to my tongue.

I typed slower this time.

Me:

“Jake, if you think there’s an issue on Kester’s PC, why not just ask him for access?”

I rinsed my mouth again, staring at my reflection in the mirror. My skin looked too pale, and my lashes were slightly wilted. I didn’t look like someone ready for any kind of celebration.

The phone buzzed again.

Jake:

“You know Kester won’t let me anywhere near his stuff. I’m just trying to help. This isn’t about privacy–it’s about security. The system’s been acting off, and I figured should do the right thing before it spreads further.”

I hesitated

It wasn’t like Jake to push. But he was the nosy type when came to systems and programs. He once sat through three straight hours debugging my laptop just because I sale a file took too long to open

Still, something about it didn’t sit right.

Chapter 131

+25 BONUS

But I was too tired to argue Too emotionally drained to overthink.

And really….it was just a password. Kester had given it to me a couple of weeks back to d******d something for him when he was out of the office. It wasn’t a secret. Not to ine.

I sighed.

Me:

“Fine. It’s ‘Kasmine$21‘”

watched the three dots bubble for a moment before they vanished. No reply yet.

I meant it. The last thing I needed right now was Kester calling me to ask why someone was snooping around in his shit. This wasn’t the time.

1. me.

And his eyes made my breath hitch–wild, glassy, blazing with something unfiltered and dangerous…

His eyes searched mine for barely a second.