All Chapters of Falling For My Ex’s Brother-In-Law: Chapter 281 - Chapter 282

Anna’s POVWaiting has its own sound.It hums.Low. Persistent.Like something alive, crawling under your skin.I’d been sitting on the same bench for so long my legs had gone numb, but I didn’t dare shift. I felt like if I moved…if I breathed too loudly…I might break whatever fragile alignment the universe had finally arranged in my favor.Mrs. Quinn was on her way back.That single fact was the only thing keeping me upright.My mother sat beside me, her shoulder pressed firmly into mine, grounding me. She hadn’t let go of my hand in over an hour. Every now and then, she’d squeeze my fingers gently, like she was reminding me that I was still here. Still alive. Still fighting.“You’re shaking,” she murmured.I hadn’t noticed.“I’m fine,” I lied, my voice thin.She turned slightly, studying my face the way mothers do…like they can see through skin and bone straight into the soul. Her brows drew together, worry carving deeper lines into a face that had already aged too fast these past m