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Not Like Him

Author: JacqueAuthor
last update publish date: 2025-07-11 17:17:34

Monique

A missing person?

My mind couldn’t hold it. I stared at him, trying to make sense of the words, but they kept slipping past.

“I… I’m not missing,” I finally said, my voice barely there. “I’m right here. I’m fine.”

“I know,” Marcus said gently, keeping his eyes on me like I might shatter if he blinked. “But to them....you disappeared. No phone calls. No emails. You haven’t checked in with anyone. You didn’t even take your charger.”

I blinked. “So they think I’m… what? Dead?”

He shook his
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  • DIVORCED MORNING AND REMARRIED TO HIS BROTHER BY NIGHT   Together

    MONIQUE My inheritance?“I found that strange,” she continued quietly. “Because last he knew, you and I weren’t even talking. I was still… against Marcus. So for him to call me instead of you…”She trailed off, and I could hear the hesitation in her voice.“He told me to warn you,” she added finally. “To be very careful of Marcus. Especially now… after everything that happened with Mrs Bennett and her daughter and grandchildren on the news. He said Marcus might try to use you because of the inheritance.”I blinked, absorbing that. It didn’t sit right. Not even a little.“And this was before the press conference, I assume?” I asked.“Yes,” she said. “Before everything came out. And I don’t know… he sounded… off.”“Off?” I repeated.“A little nervous. Agitated, maybe. I can’t really explain it, but it didn’t feel right.”I stayed quiet for a moment, letting her words settle.“Maybe you should go see him,” she added.“Okay,” I said. “I’ll do that.”We spoke a little longer after that, a

  • DIVORCED MORNING AND REMARRIED TO HIS BROTHER BY NIGHT   A Blackwind

    MONIQUE I couldn’t take it anymore.I moved before I could stop myself.I walked straight to him and wrapped my arms around him. Tight.Grounding him.Stopping him.“I’ve got you,” I whispered.I didn’t want him to keep going.I didn’t want him to relive it anymore.It was all too much and enough.He paused just for a second. And then I gently pulled him away from the podium. No one stopped us. No one said anything.We just… left.We didn’t speak on the way to the car. Although the silence wasn’t awkward. It was the kind of silence that says everything without words.We got into the car, and the driver pulled away. For a few minutes, it was just the sound of the road. Then suddenly,“Stop the car.”The driver braked immediately and Marcus got out before I could say anything. I gave him a few seconds before I followed him. And right there, on the sidewalk… He broke.Not loudly. Not dramatically. But completely.All the control. All the strength. All the restraint he had held together

  • DIVORCED MORNING AND REMARRIED TO HIS BROTHER BY NIGHT   Unbreakable

    MONIQUE I held Marcus's hand more tightly, needing him to feel me.“You’re not a child or alone anymore,” I reminded him gently.This time, he turned his head slightly, looking at me.“I know,” he said. And again… he meant it.I held his gaze for a moment before speaking again.“Tomorrow is going to be hard,” I said. “But it’s also going to be the end of something.”His brow furrowed slightly. “The end?”“The end of them having power over you,” I clarified.Something in his expression shifted at that. Something real. He looked back up at the ceiling, like he was turning the idea over in his mind.“The end…” he repeated quietly.“Yes,” I said. “And the beginning of you finally being free of all of it.”Another long pause. Then, finally.“You'll Stay,” he said.I squeezed his hand gently. “I am here to stay. I’m not going anywhere.”His body relaxed just slightly beside me. Not fully, but enough. Enough to let the silence settle. Enough to let the night pass.*Morning came faster than

  • DIVORCED MORNING AND REMARRIED TO HIS BROTHER BY NIGHT   Everything

    MONIQUE The rest of the day moved fast. Too fast. Phones kept ringing. Messages kept coming in. Names I didn’t recognise, numbers I didn’t trust, all trying to reach Marcus. Reporters, partners, people pretending to care, people waiting to see him fall.Henry barely left his side. Files started appearing on the table one after another. Old documents. Medical records. Legal reports. Things Marcus had buried years ago, things he had survived, things he had never spoken about out loud.And now… all of it was coming back. For the world to see.I stood by the window for a moment, watching the sky slowly dim, my arms wrapped around myself. It felt like we were standing at the edge of something big. Something that was going to change everything.“Monique.”I turned at the sound of his voice.Marcus was watching me. Not the businessman. Not the man preparing for war. Just… Marcus, My Husband.“You’re quiet,” he said.I walked back toward him slowly.“I’m thinking,” I admitted.His eyes staye

  • DIVORCED MORNING AND REMARRIED TO HIS BROTHER BY NIGHT   Now It's Mine

    MONIQUE I stepped closer toward Marcus, placing my hand gently on his arm.“They’re using sympathy,” I said. “They’re using a newborn, a little girl, and a grieving family. People are going to believe them.”Marcus looked at me then, calm and steady, his eyes searching mine.“And what do you think I should do?” he asked. “Do you think I made the wrong choice to kick them out of here? Do you think I should have given them what they asked for? Do you think I’m a bad person?”I frowned, not hesitating for even a second.“Of course, I believe you,” I said firmly. “I know the Bennetts. I have lived with them. I know just how manipulative and how cunning they can be. How can you even ask me that?”Something shifted in his expression. Softened.Just then, Henry exhaled sharply.“Belief is great,” he said, “but public perception is something else entirely. We need a strategy. Damage control.”Marcus stood slowly. And just like that, the calm shifted. Not gone but sharpened. Focused.“They wa

  • DIVORCED MORNING AND REMARRIED TO HIS BROTHER BY NIGHT   Narratives

    MONIQUE But nothing came out of her mouth because there was nothing to say. Not anymore.“Please…” she tried one last time, her voice breaking now. “At least for the children.....”“Stop,” Marcus cut in. Sharp and Final.“If you say one more word trying to use those children to manipulate me,” he added, his voice dropping dangerously low, “I won’t just ask you to leave.”That was enough. Lydia finally looked up Just for a second. Her eyes met Marcus’s, uncertain, conflicted, maybe even ashamed. But she didn’t speak. Didn’t defend. Didn’t even apologise. She just… stood there And then looked away again.Mrs Bennett straightened slowly, whatever pride she had left pulling her back together.“Fine,” she said, her tone stiff, brittle. “If that’s how you want it.”Marcus didn’t respond. Didn’t even blink."But don't blame me for what I will do next." She added.Silence responded.Realising what was coming next, she grabbed Lydia’s arm. “Let’s go.”And just like that, they turned and walke

  • DIVORCED MORNING AND REMARRIED TO HIS BROTHER BY NIGHT   Lost Her

    MARCUSI messed up.I totally messed up, I know I did. And I don’t like admitting my mistakes. I hate it, actually. But yeah… I messed up.I should have told her the truth. From the moment I knew she was so hell-bent on her revenge like did.... I should have come clean. I should have told her about

    last updateLast Updated : 2026-04-05
  • DIVORCED MORNING AND REMARRIED TO HIS BROTHER BY NIGHT   How Dare She

    THE BENNETTSMrs Bennett noticed the shift in her son instantly.“Ryan,” she said carefully, “look at me.”He didn’t.“Ryan.”Slowly, his gaze lifted.“You are not going to the wedding to ruin anything. If you go, you go as the composed ex-husband. The dignified one. The one who has moved on.... Yo

    last updateLast Updated : 2026-04-05
  • DIVORCED MORNING AND REMARRIED TO HIS BROTHER BY NIGHT   Emotional

    THE BENNETSRyan paced across the Bennet household living room like a caged animal.Back and forth.Back and forth.Back and forth.Mrs Bennet mirrored him, wringing her hands as she moved in restless circles, her heels clicking sharply against the marble floor. The sound echoed through the room, a

    last updateLast Updated : 2026-04-04
  • DIVORCED MORNING AND REMARRIED TO HIS BROTHER BY NIGHT   Apologize

    “Well, well, well,” Mrs Benett said, clapping her hands slowly together.Her voice dripped with sarcasm, each word intentionally pointed. “Looks like while the rest of us were losing our minds, you were just out having yourself a day, weren’t you?”I didn’t respond.I just straightened in my seat a

    last updateLast Updated : 2026-03-17
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