THE WIDOW WHO NEVER WAS のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 21 - チャプター 30

BETSY'S POV My Mother’s words kept echoing in my mind as I paced back and forth in my room."Remind him what he stands to lose."I couldn’t shake it.Everything was slipping through my fingers…Liam, control, even Alira was starting to come alive again, and it was pissing me off.I thought I had it all under control and I thought I had finally gotten through to Liam but I thought wrong.So, I did what I always do when things start falling apart..I went to find Alec.He always made me feel like I had leverage…. Like I still had some control left.I drove straight to his place, my fingers tapping the steering wheel impatiently as I parked outside. The lights were off and his car wasn’t in the driveway."Great," I muttered. "Now he’s decided to vanish too."I turned to leave when I heard the familiar roar of an engine.Alec.He pulled up and stepped out of the car, slamming the door with so much force that it rattled the silence.He looked like hell…jaw clenched, brows furrowed, his st

ALIRA’S POV"Then you need to go and find out." “Do I really have to Iris??? Because I really don't want any drama….I just want to stay away from those people and figure things out.”"But you don't know the reason for this meeting and besides it's strange that it was Liam who called for the meeting…it must be serious.”“But….”"No buts Alira…if you go and you don't like the atmosphere there, you can come back immediately okay…I would have gone with you but I wasn't invited.” Iris said as she chuckled.“It's alright Iris…I'll go...but I'll keep you updated and besides, I am scared of nobody.” I said with a smile on my face as she smiled back at me."That's my girl." I stood up and walked to my room as I changed my outfits and walked out of the house.The ride to Liam’s house was quiet.Too quiet.I kept checking my phone, hoping for a new text from him, something that might hint at what this was about but nothing came.His message had been brief and firm. “We need to talk…. I’ve cal

ALIRA’S POV“Both of you, get the fuck inside now!!" Trevor yelled as Iris and I flinched in fear.We both went inside slowly as Trevor shut the door behind us.The world slowed down.Trevor's voice echoed through the room like a threat dressed in desperation.The gun in his hand wasn’t just a weapon, it was a symbol that everything was spiraling beyond what any of us could control.Iris stood frozen in front of me, and I could tell she was trying not to breathe too loud and me? I couldn’t even think straight.“Fucking hell!” Trevor bit out as Iris and I both flinched in shock.I had my phone with me to text for help but I needed a distraction or a diversion from Trevor to do it."Trevor." Iris began, her voice barely above a whisper. "You don’t have to do this.""Don’t I?" he snapped, waving the gun slightly. "You think you can just forget me? Replace me like I was nothing?""You cheated on me….you stalked me and what did you expect?!" Iris hissed, but her voice cracked toward the

BETSY'S POVAfter the whole Liam announcing our wedding plans and Alira doing the same too, I started feeling extremely uneasy.I stared at my phone for a long minute, fingers clenched so tightly around it that my knuckles turned white.Something wasn't right. Something about the way Liam had looked at Alira during that meeting like she still owned a part of him.No…. I wasn’t imagining it and I’d be damned if I let my perfect plans crumble because of some lingering ghost of a romance.I hit Alec’s contact and pressed the phone to my ear. He picked up after two rings."Betsy? What is it?""We need to talk," I said sharply. "I think something is going on between Liam and Alira." I said.There was a pause and then Alec chuckled. "You're being paranoid.""Am I? I definitely saw the way Liam looked at her during the meeting…. He's not over her….I can feel it.""Well, let me ease your mind then," Alec said, his voice laced with arrogance. "Alira and I slept together…we had sex!!! And

ALIRA'S POVThe pages of my diary were beginning to look like crime scene evidence...every line, every word leading me closer to the truth.I had read it a dozen times before, but today, something new caught my eye."Alec knows...but what scares me the most is his silence…I saw him today talking to my mother and the conversation looked serious but what could they be talking about???”I froze, my fingers tightening on the edge of the paper.Those lines from the page I read were confusing as hell because why would Alec go ahead to speak to my mother even when I rejected his advances.My heart thudded in my chest.I wasn’t sure what confused me more: Alec's lack of reaction or the eerie calm that followed alongside the scheme with my mother…People who explode are predictable… People who stay silent after heartbreak? They’re dangerous.If he had an outburst with me, it would have been a lot better but the fact that he just smiled and accepted it while scheming behind my back made the stor