Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 1198

Chapter 1198: Hopeless romantic

Their last day on the island was great. Fortunately, for their last night, everything went normally well. Since they all arrived at different times, their return flights were also scheduled at different times. Some of them, like Max, Ginnie, and Lily, were supposed to leave earlier than the others. However, with their friends still on the island, they chose to extend their trip.

As a result, the three of them ended up booking the same flight and were the first to leave the island for the airport.

Seated on a bench while waiting for their boarding gates to open, Max’s brows twitched. He was trying to kill time by reading a book, but he kept rereading the same paragraph, unable to focus due to constant distractions. When he couldn’t take it anymore, he took in a deep breath and huffed.

"What?" Max irritably turned his head to his side, only to see Lily smirking. "If you’re going to ask me to carry your bag, I’m not doing it. I’ve already done plenty."

Fortunately, Butler Lee was kind enough to send some people to take them to the airport. If not for them, Max could already imagine himself unloading Lily’s luggage.

Lily leaned back, arms crossed. "Say, Max... did you fall in love with me on the island?"

"What in the — are you still hungover?" he gasped in disbelief. "Hey, whatever strange thoughts you’re having, you’re completely wrong."

"Am I?" Lily rubbed her chin as she hummed a long tune. "If not, then why were you so kind to me? I mean, I was obviously taking advantage of your inflated and vulnerable male ego, but you didn’t mind. I thought you’d lash out somehow, but you just carried every shopping bag we had. Isn’t that love?"

"That’s called being a gentleman!" he scoffed. "Don’t make it sound weird."

"Oh..." Her mouth formed an ’O’ shape as she rocked her head. "Is that so?" _{fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com}

"Geez!"

"Then why do you always look in my direction?" she continued, blinking at him innocently. "Throughout the trip, I always felt someone looking at me. And whenever I tried to check who it was, I always saw you."

Max scoffed. "Who said I was looking at you?"

"Ohh?" This time, Lily’s smirk stretched even wider as she leaned in closer. "Then... were you looking at Ginnie?"

Max’s breath caught in his throat, his eyes widening. Seeing the mischievous look plastered on Lily’s face, he could only think of one thing:

This woman was truly diabolical. Lily had said all that nonsense just to trap him.

"Non—nonsense!" he laughed nervously, moving away from her. "Lily, have you gone mad? What the hell are you talking about?"

Lily chuckled, keeping her smirk as she leaned back. "Oh, my... Mr. Max is falling, and he is falling hard. People say the more you deny your feelings, the stronger they become."

"There are no feelings to deny in the first place, so nothing will become stronger! Geez! Why are you like this?" He hissed, looking away but unable to hide the redness creeping up his ears. "It’s too early for this. Why did I even agree to let you rebook my flight? I don’t want to get stuck with this crazy person."

Lily chuckled to herself, shaking her head as she studied Max’s ears. Surely, men were simple creatures. Although she and Max hadn’t talked much since the reunion party and didn’t usually run in the same circles, they knew each other because of their family status.