All Chapters of Faked Deaths and Broken Minds: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

When I came to, someone had fished me out of the sea. Sophia, my sister-in-law, covered me with a blanket. She was still shuddering from the fall. "You scared me, Bianca. Are you sure this will work?""It will."Sophia and I traveled to a seaside town in the south and bought a villa. We turned it into a bed and breakfast business.At the same time, the Lawson brothers were still looking for us. She was a little uneasy. "They're going all in on this. Look at the reward they're promising. What if someone does find us and turns us in for money?""Nah. Charlie already has a daughter out there, and Christopher has a mistress. This is all for their company's image. I bet Lorelei's going to be released in a couple of days, and she's the 'mastermind' here."Gossip flew everywhere. The Lawson brothers sent out a lot of people to look for us after we fell into the sea. The guests on the ship saw everything, and the cops took Lorelei away quickly. She was pale as paper and kept saying she wa

And I was caught immediately. "Where are you going, honey?""I can't believe you, Sophia!" Charlie grabbed Sophia. Naturally, Christopher was holding me.The Lawson brothers were here. Mr. Quincy tried to come to our aid, but they bought him over with money. The club owner and his bodyguards left. I was struggling the whole way, and I was sobering up.They took us back to the villa, and to my horror, they easily cracked the passcode. "What are you doing?"Charlie told Christopher, "You deal with your wife, while I deal with mine."He was going to take Sophia upstairs, and I panicked. "Let Sophia go!"Christopher pulled me back. "I think you should worry about yourself first." He dragged me to a room upstairs, but I shoved him away."I have nothing to say to you. I'm dead, and we're done! I'm the owner of a bed and breakfast, while you are trespassing on my property!"He laughed mirthlessly and untied his necktie with one hand. Shit, how could someone be so hot?I could see the

Sophia and Charlie came out. They saw how white Christopher was, and they panicked. Charlie quickly took his brother to the hospital, and we followed. He noticed how worried I was, and he said, "You care about Christopher.""I just don't want him to die in my villa. Sophia and I worked hard on it, and I won't let you two ruin it."She snorted. "You'd better agree to the divorce, or I'm going to tell the whole world what you did, Charlie."His face fell, and he clutched his chest, his eyes closed. I panicked. "So, they're both going to pass out in our villa?"Charlie fell down, and Sophia screamed, "Charlie!"We scrambled to take them to the hospital. Christopher had a stomach ulcer, while Charlie had a myocardial infarction. They were hooked to IVs, and Christopher looked a little better. The doctor said the ulcer was widespread thanks to Christopher's erratic eating. If he kept this up, it would turn into stomach cancer.Charlie had to undergo surgery, and it took three hour

I was in no hurry. As long as I received the money, I was good. However, Christopher got home from work and said nothing about the money. I wondered if he knew about it. He would have come to me if he had. He'd defend his precious little Lorelei.If he didn't, I'd be talking to him. Dinner came. Christopher told the chef to make my favorite food, and he was earnest about it. That was confusing, but then I realized what he was getting at. He was trying to get back in my good graces.Then, I received an apology text from Lorelei and a public apology on social media, which left me surprised.Christopher said slowly, "Now, are you happy? I didn't have an affair with her. I only gave her the ring because she was an ambassador for the company's jewelry. I thought she had that air about her, so I gave her a fake. I had a gem cutter polish and cut your diamond, but she took a liking to it."She grabbed it and said she would make it into a mainline product, so I said nothing about it.""