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Chapter 7 PART 2

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"I know everything that happens in my family, Jia." He stopped right behind me. Close enough that I could feel the warmth radiating off his chest. "Are you okay? Are you coping with everything?"

I turned around slowly. He was standing so close that I had to tilt my head back to look at his face. The hallway was completely empty. No nurses. No doctors. Just us and the faint hum of the fluorescent lights above.

"You are doing it again," I said softly, a small smile pulling at my lips.

"Doing what
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  • The Open Marriage with my brother-in-Law   CHAPTER 81

    Liam's POVI found out about the apartment from my assistant, who heard it from someone in the hospital billing office. Jia had moved. She had a new address, a new lease, and her little sister staying with her for the holidays.I read the message three times, then threw my pen across the room.I had planned to see her in the family house when Father came back. She would be nearby. She would be easy to reach. I would sit across from her at dinner and wear her down, one soft word at a time. Now she had a front door I could not walk through.She was angry, that was all. People who are angry do foolish things. In a few weeks she would sit in that quiet apartment and miss the dinners, the parties, the life I gave her. She would miss me.I called her that night. She picked up on the fourth ring."What do you want, Liam?""I want to say something." I kept my voice low and warm. "I regret how it ended. I should have been better. I want to make up for everything I failed to do.""You have said

  • The Open Marriage with my brother-in-Law   CHAPTER 80

    Jia's POVThe apartment sat ten minutes from the hospital, on the fourth floor of a quiet brick building with tall windows and a small balcony. The moment I stepped inside, I felt my shoulders drop."It is bright." I turned in a slow circle. "I like that.""The agent said the building has a security desk." Marcus checked the lock on the front door twice. "And the heating works. I tested it.""You tested the heating?""Someone had to." He opened a cabinet and looked inside. "The kitchen has enough storage. The second bedroom has a good window. Your sister can stay there."I stopped walking. "You remembered that.""You mentioned it once." He shrugged like it was nothing. "You also said you wanted a corner for reading. I think this one works."He pointed to a spot by the window where afternoon light fell across the floor. My throat tightened. Liam had lived with me for five years and never remembered my favorite tea."The decision is yours." Marcus stepped back. "I just checked the borin

  • The Open Marriage with my brother-in-Law   CHAPTER 79

    Marcus's POVRachel put the report on my desk at seven in the morning. She had not gone home. Her eyes were red and her blazer was wrinkled, and she stood there with her arms crossed like she was afraid the papers might bite."Read page six first." She tapped the folder. "Then tell me I am wrong."I read it twice. Four payments, all sent to the same outside company, all approved through Liam's department. On three of them the signature belonged to Daniel Reeves, a mid level manager in procurement. The fourth payment had the same signature, but the date on the form was a Sunday, and Daniel's badge records showed he had not entered the building."The documents do not match the original records." I closed the folder. "Someone changed them.""Or someone wants it to look like Daniel did." Rachel lowered her voice. "I preserved everything. Copies are in two places.""Good." I picked up the phone. "I am calling Jake."He came to my office within the hour, loosening his tie, and I handed him

  • The Open Marriage with my brother-in-Law   CHAPTER 78

    Marcus's POVLiam did not hide his anger anymore. That was what bothered me most after the café. A man who shouts is easy to read. A man who goes quiet and walks away with his jaw tight is planning something.I sat in my office the next morning with the door closed and called my head of security."I want someone watching Jia's building." I kept my voice low. "From a distance. She cannot know.""Understood." He paused. "Should we assign a driver and a guard?""No." I rubbed my forehead. "She will hate that, and she would be right. I am not going to turn her life into a cage. Just keep eyes on the street."After that I called Rachel from the finance team."Any update on the outside companies?" I leaned back and looked at the ceiling."One of them has a stronger link to your brother than we thought." Her voice was careful. "The owner used to work for a firm that handled Liam's department contracts. Same address on old filings. Same bank.""Preserve everything." I sat up. "Every email, ev

  • The Open Marriage with my brother-in-Law   CHAPTER 77

    Mia would not leave me alone. She called in the morning, texted at lunch, and showed up at my office door at six with her coat still on and her arms crossed like a landlord waiting for rent."I need to know where I stand, Liam." She shut the door behind her. "Jake filed. It is real now. I cannot keep waiting while you tell me to be patient.""I am dealing with Marcus." I kept my eyes on my laptop. "That is where my head is. Not on your feelings.""Then let me help your head." She sat on the edge of my desk and tilted her chin up. "What if I had a baby? Your baby."I finally looked at her. "Are you serious?""Very serious." Her fingers tapped my wrist. "A grandchild changes how your father looks at things. Nobody throws out the mother of a Collins heir.""I do not need another problem right now." I pulled my hand away. "The company is on fire, and you want to talk about diapers?""I want to talk about protection." Her voice hardened. "Yours and mine."I told her to go home. She left an

  • The Open Marriage with my brother-in-Law   CHAPTER 76

    Mia's POVThe papers came on Wednesday morning. A man in a gray suit handed them to me at the front door, asked me to sign for them, and left before I could slam the door in his face. I stood in the hallway holding the envelope and my hands would not stop shaking.Jake had really done it. For weeks I told myself it was a threat, a way to scare me into behaving. Now it was real, printed on thick paper with a court stamp at the top.I could not let my lie stay a lie. If I wanted it to protect me, it had to become the truth.I called Liam from the car and he picked up on the fifth ring. "I am in a meeting, Mia.""Jake served me this morning." I pressed my forehead against the steering wheel. "We need to talk about our future, Liam. Yours and mine.""What future?" He sounded bored. "I have an audit on my desk and my brother is trying to bury me. I do not have time for this.""You never have time for me." My voice cracked and I hated it. "I have given you everything. Information, photograp

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