Lahat ng Kabanata ng Abandoned by Ex, Married to His CEO Brother: Kabanata 221 - Kabanata 230

LilianaThe cereal aisle was emptier than I expected. I stood there for a good minute, staring at the gap on the shelf where Harry’s favorite cereal should have been, feeling a crease forming between my brows and a headache building in the back of my mind. Of course it had been sold out. After the kind of day I’d had, why wouldn’t the universe conspire to give me one more disappointment by leaving me standing here in front of a bare shelf?I scanned the shelf again just in case, crouching a little to peer behind a few boxes. There was nothing, not even one crushed box shoved to the back. I exhaled through my nose and looked down at my list. The cereal was the last thing I needed before I could go home. I had already been running around since morning, busy with bank paperwork, meetings with a new guidance counselor at that overpriced academy Ha

Liliana“This could all go to hell,” Susanna murmured. “You don’t understand. I’ve messed up.”It took longer than I would’ve liked to get her to sit down and shut up. She kept pacing the small living room like she was walking the length of some designer runway and every few seconds, she would mutter something under her breath or stop to clutch the arms of the chair like she was going to faint. It was all part of her silly theatrics and I didn’t have the patience for it today.“Sit,” I finally said, firmly enough to slice through her panic. “And breathe, Susanna. You’re no use to anyone like this.”She hesitated but after a moment, she dropped into the worn chair, hugging her arms around herself. I took a slow breath, forcing myself not to snap. She was here now. I could work with that.“Now,” I said, softening my voice, “tell me what happened. You’re clearly upset, but I can’t help if you don’t talk to me properly.”That seemed to get through to her. Her lips wobbled, and her eyes sh

Abigail I made sure my voice didn’t betray me when I spoke after realising Liliana had figured me out. I made sure it was steady and smooth, even a touch amused, just enough to maintain an image of calm. “What gave me away?” I asked Liliana, pretending like I wasn’t playing a dangerous game by being in her territory and on her turf. A part of me genuinely wanted to know what had tipped her off. I had made it past the door and her probing questions, and she had looked none the wiser when I stepped into the house. I had played my part well, I thought. It had taken me hours and hours of practice and time but I had adjusted the cadence of my voice, mirrored Susanna’s subtle tics, her forced laugh, and mlst importantly, the hysterical theatrics she was prone to when the universe wasn’t bending itself to her will. I had rehearsed and rehearsed to the point I was disturbed at how much of Susanna I could see in me when I had given myself a cursory look in the mirror before coming her. B

AbigailLiliana shot up from the sofa like something had exploded under her bottom. Her body vibrated with fury, the kind that made her hands twitch, and her limbs tremble. Her bottom lip quivered, not with any sadness, but from the sheer force of her rage. When she finally opened her mouth, her voice came out in an aggrieved, ear splitting shout.“You think I relied on her?!” she screeched, her eyes wild. “You dare say that to me?! Susanna is nothing without me! Nothing!”As she had gotten up so suddenly, her oversized designer bag, whose strap had been loose slung around her shoulder, was now resting against her hip. Her hand, which was now partly hidden inside this bag instead of under the cushion, jerked subtly. My heart began to race harder despite my attempts to stay calm, every thump pounding against my ribs like it wanted to escape. I didn’t let my gaze tremble, and neither did I let it wander to the danger I knew was there. But all the same, I knew without being told that L

Abigail “Get off me,” she spat, the words more breath than voice. "He won't believe that nonsense.""Don't lie to yourself," I didn’t budge as I stared directly into her bloodshot eyes, unflinching. “You and Susanna are his pawns - who else could have helped with so much information about him?”She bared her teeth. “You don’t even know anything about him or what I've done for him. If you think he'll take your lies seriously..." she ended her sentence with a harsh bark of laughter. Her pride was too thick to admit men like Casillas saw people like her as just pawns, and her fear was too heavy to deny it convincingly. I saw the war between hatred and desperation play out across her face. She had no idea how much I knew. For all she could tell, I’d already laid the whole game bare."I know Casillas has his eyes on the Remington company. He's planning a takeover, isn't he? He must have said something to you about it.”Stubbornly, she refused to answer.“I’m not wrong, am I?” I said qui