All Chapters of THE WIDOW WHO NEVER WAS: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

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CHAPTER ELEVEN

ALIRA'S POV “Alec, Alira?? What are you both doing here??" Betsy asked.“I came to see.." “We both came to Liam." I said as I cut Alec's words short."You both came to see my boyfriend in his office?? Why??”"First of all Betsy, the fact that he is your boyfriend doesn't mean he isn't our friend and asides from being a friend, he can be a business partner too so don't let your insecurities get the better of you.” I bit out."Insecurities?? Well that's very rich coming from you Alira.” Betsy said as she scoffed.“Ladies, please this is not the right place to do this…Alira, let's go…we have a lot to talk about.” Alec said."My regards to your boyfriend Betsy, do let him know I have another business proposal for him.” I said as I winked at Betsy and walked over to my car as Alec followed behind."What the hell Alira??!!” Alec bit out."What??”"What was the meaning of that attitude you displayed there and why would you talk to Betsy that way?? She is your younger sister, remember??”“Y

CHAPTER TWELVE

ALIRA'S POV I stood up from the couch and kept on pacing back and forth in worry and confusion.I was a hundred percent sure and positive that Liam only proposed to Betsy a few months after my wedding to Alec but I wasn't even married yet and this was already happening.I suddenly got a call from my best friend Iris whom I hadn't spoken to in the longest of time.Aris and I practically grew up together but then she got her dream job and had to move to another country and she wasn't aware of whatever happened to me in my previous life before I died.“Alira!!! It's been a long long time girl…how have you been??” She asked as I picked up the call."I am exactly where you left me Iris.” I said."No dear don't be like that…you know what, I am currently in the country and I'll be at your house in a few." She said as I widened my eyes In shock.Hearing Iris say that she was in the country came as a huge surprise for me because I could remember she swore never to step her feet In the country

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

ALIRA'S POV “Are you actually serious Alira or you are just playing with me??" Iris asked with a confused expression on my face.The expression on my own face looked more confusing than hers because I couldn't remember anything.“I can't seem to remember anything about my college days Iris…it just happened and I don't know what's wrong with me.” I said as I lied.As much as Iris was my best friend, I couldn't just up and tell her that this was my second life and that I died in my previous life and was reborn…no one would actually believe such.“Are you serious?? Why didn't you visit a hospital?? To get checked out??" “I was going to do that but then I thought again that Maybe my memories will come back with time..”"Babygirl, you told me a lot of things that transpired between you and Liam and even some Intimate details about you both.”"Intimate details?? What do you mean, Iris??”"Liam was your first kiss and he was the one who took away your innocence." Iris said as I looked at h

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

ALIRA'S POV I honestly froze the moment I saw it.Under the soft light of early evening, it was clear as day. The words written on it made my heart thud against my ribs:“You shouldn’t have said anything...Trust no one.”My hands trembled as I reached for it. I read it again, but slower this time. There was no signature, no hint of who it came from…Just those haunting words.I quickly glanced around, scanning the quiet street.Was someone watching me?A cold chill ran down my spine. I wrapped my arms around myself and stepped back into the house, locking the door behind me. My chest felt tight. If someone knew… if someone knew I had come back from the dead, everything could fall apart.The plan I was carefully putting together….the revenge, the silence, the mind games…it could all crash.I took the note with me, placing it on the kitchen counter as my thoughts ran wild.Who knew? How did they find out? Were they testing me?I needed answers and I needed something to calm my tho

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

ALIRA'S POV Betsy gasped, stumbling back a few steps. Her hand flew to her cheek, eyes wide with shock. "You hit me? Are you insane?!"I stared at her, breathing hard. My palm still tingled from the contact, but I didn’t regret it. Not one bit."You deserved it," I said flatly. "For standing there, smirking, while Mom slapped me…For acting like you’re the queen of the world just because you’re getting married to Liam.""You're just jealous…That’s all this is about.""Jealous?" I laughed bitterly. "You think I want your life? A man who can’t even tell the difference between love and convenience? A family that only calls me when they want something? Please.""Alira, enough!" my mother shouted.I turned to her, still seething. "No, not enough….I’ve had enough of you. L..Of pretending.. Of playing the good daughter."Her lips thinned. "If your father could see you now….""He did see me," I snapped. "That’s why he gave the company to me, not you….He saw through everything, even if

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

ALIRA'S POV “You’re not the same, are you?” Liam asked again as he gazed intensely at me. “What?” I asked in Confusion.“You used to be... full of life…Fire. Now you’re just…hollow…what happened to that fire???”I clenched my fists. “I’ve been through things you wouldn’t understand.”“Try me.” he said as I looked away. “I can’t.”We stood in silence for a long time.Finally, he spoke again with a voice colder. “You can stay tonight…That’s all. Tomorrow, you leave.. I’m not your safety net, Alira. Not anymore.”I nodded slowly as my heart sank. “Thank you.”He walked away without a word and I could hear the shutting of a door so loud that the entire house shook. I lay on the couch, wide awake.The apartment was quiet, but my mind wasn’t.I thought about the message.I thought about Liam’s words.I thought about the way he looked at me like he loved me once but hated me now.How much of my past had I forgotten?And why did Liam seem to remember more than I did?I couldn’t sleep.

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

ALIRA'S POV "I am sorry about what I said to you Alec and also, it's time to fix a date for our wedding.”The line went quiet for a few seconds but I could hear him breathing on the other end.“Are you being serious right now?” he asked, his tone instantly shifting from anger to suspicion.“I am,” I replied, doing my best to sound sure, even though every word felt like swallowing nails. “I don’t want to delay it anymore.”He let out a low chuckle. “Well, it’s about time…. I’ll talk to my parents today…We can sit down with your mom tomorrow to finalize things.”“Alright,” I said softly.The call ended, and the moment it did, I dropped the phone on the couch and leaned back, staring blankly at the ceiling. I had just agreed to marry a man I hated…a man who who let me die because it benefitted him. But this time, I wasn’t the same Alira…I wasn’t his pawn.This time, I was playing a very different game.I freshened up and decided to leave Liam’s place before he threw me out like yest

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

BETSY'S POVI couldn’t get Alira out of my head.The way she stormed out of the house earlier, the look on her face... something wasn’t right…I was pacing around my room when I went into my mother's room.Her door was still slightly open.Curiosity took over.I stepped inside quietly as I looked around for the remaining letters and that’s when I saw them.I picked one up, quickly scanning the words."He knew... he knew all along... and he said nothing..."My heart skipped.Another paper read: "I don't understand what's happening to me…it feels like my accident wasn't a coincidence.”I blinked rapidly."You should really learn how to knock," a voice behind me said.I jumped. It was Mom, standing by the door with a raised brow and a glass of wine in her hand."I didn’t hear you come in," I said, dropping the papers like they were burning my fingers.She walked in and shut the door behind her."What did you see?" she asked, her tone almost bored."Just... not…Alira's writing…I think she

CHAPTER NINETEEN

BETSY'S POV“Who's child do you want to kill??”I felt my heart stop.Liam's mother stood there at the door with her arms crossed and her expression unreadable but sharp enough to cut through steel."Whose child did you say you were going to kill?" she repeated, slower this time.I swallowed hard, my eyes darting from her to Liam, who looked absolutely horrified. “Mom, what are you doing here??" Liam asked.“I am not talking to you Liam and besides are you trying to say that I can't come visit my son in his house???" “No mother..that's not…" “Save it Liam…Betsy, I just asked a question." Liam didn't move from where he stood and he looked like someone had just poured cold water over him."I-I didn’t mean it like that," I stuttered in fear. "It was just a… a figure of speech." I added as I fidgeted nervously.Liam's mother was the least person I expected to see because she barely visits Liam but although I've been wanting to see Liam's mother for the longest time and now our first

CHAPTER TWENTY

ALIRA'S POVFor the first time in days, the house didn’t feel like a grave.Iris was here.She dropped her small overnight bag near the doorway and spun around with a bright grin on her face. “God, Alira, your place is so clean it looks like a furniture ad…. never gets old.”I laughed softly. “That’s because I never leave it.”“Well, lucky for you,” she said, kicking off her shoes. “You have a guest now and I brought snacks.”We settled in quickly. I warmed up some leftover pasta while she spread chips and cookies across the coffee table like we were teenagers again.I watched her move around like she owned the space and It felt comforting..Familiar…and normal.For a few seconds, I forgot about the message on my door, the nightmares, Liam, and even Alec.I needed this.After we both sat down in the living room with plates in hand, silence stretched for a bit, the kind where you know the real conversation hasn’t started yet.I finally broke it.“Iris... do you remember what happene

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