Chapter 21 Connor Hughes A smile formed on my lips when I woke up in the morning and found Janice sleeping peacefully beside me on the bed, resting her head on my chest, and her leg on my body. She looked extremely cute while sleeping, and having her hair scattered on her face was even cuter. So, this is how she would've slept in Carl's arms? When I thought of that, I rolled my eyes and scoffed. I wouldn't ever allow her to go anywhere close to that bastard for any reason. She is my wife, and I should keep her by my side even if I don't love her, right? 'Are you crying?' Her question rang in my head, and I cringed as fuck. It's annoying that I couldn't control my emotion last night and ended up crying in front of her. Although I quickly defended myself, I knew she wouldn't be so foolish to have believed that I wasn't crying, yeah? "What will she think of me now?" I mumbled, staring at her face, but does it matter what she will think of me? I could just pretend I never cried, yeah?

Chapter 23 Next day Connor Hughes "Ugh! So annoying," I groaned angrily after I pulled over at the parking lot of the hospital. Being here didn't feel good, but what could I do when Mom insisted that I come check on that bastard that was supposed to be my brother? It's annoying, but since the order came from Mom, I couldn't have said no, right? I stopped in front of the ward and I saw him laying on the bed and staring into space. His eye was still plastered, and he could only see with one. Seeing him like that gave me this satisfactory crazy feeling. Taking a deep breath, I pushed the door open and walked inside. "What are you doing here?" He asked me, not sparing a glance. "Wow! Your eye is still sharp. Had no idea you knew that I'm the one. I came to say hi," I replied to him sarcastically, sitting on the chair in the ward. "How are you feeling now?" I asked him casually, even though I didn't want to. I was just being nice because of Mom, and nothing else. "Get out of here,

Chapter 25 Janice POV I scoffed for the second time, recalling what happened yesterday night. How could I have been so silly to the point of almost having sex with him? If he had not stopped, then that's how I would've given up my virginity to a jerk? "You are such a pathetic idiot, Janice," I cursed at myself, running my fingers through my hair. My phone beeped, and my heart dropped when I checked to see that it was a text from my little brother. Again, he needed money for his tuition fees, and here I was, stranded with no hope of ever getting a means of income. I guess it was high time I started looking for a job to survive. 'I'll send you some money soon. Please give me some time' I replied to his text, then tossed my phone on the nightstand and sank my fingers into my hair. Coming to this family was the worse decision I've ever made, and I couldn't help but regret ever coming here. Maybe I should've just continued working as a call girl and never threw this bait. I was marr

Chapter 27 Connor POV 'What should I do, Connor? Carl... Hollywood Lake' I drove recklessly on the road as Claire's voice kept ringing in my head. Many thoughts came conflicting in my mind, asking myself if something happened to her there. Did Carl do something bad to her? I asked myself, but even though he has hurt me, I know Claire would be the last person he would ever think of harming. Yes, that is how much he loves her. The drive to the lake took pretty much time before I arrived, and I felt relieved when I saw Claire running toward me. Her hair was disheveled, and she looked frightened that for a moment, I asked myself what the hell was happening. "What happened, Claire?" I asked her. "Carl... I think he jumped inside the lake. He...he...he is in the lake," her voice quivered, and her hand trembled as she pointed it toward the lake, and I sighed. "Calm down, Claire..." "How can you tell me to calm down? You need to call people to come and rescue him. Please, we can't do th

Chapter 29 Three days later Janice POV This would've been my chance to leave Connor forever as I've always dreamt, but I couldn't bring myself to do it. He is at his lowest now, and leaving him is going to be bad, so I've decided to stick around him at least until he is back on his feet again before I make my decision. It was still hard to believe that Carl was dead, but the most unbelievable part was how Connor has been down and full of guilt from that day. If you ask me, then I would say that Connor would do anything to get rid of his brother, Carl, but after his demise, it occurred to me that he never wanted that. Maybe he thought Carl's death was all he needed to heal, but now it didn't seem like it was what he wanted. Being cast away from the family was also a nightmare he has been battling for a few days now. The last few days have just been Connor and Chase acting boring at home. The two brothers have been depressed, if you ask me. The day was normal like every other day t