All Chapters of Ruin Me, Brother: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

Aria“If you really love me,” I said carefully, testing him, “would you leave your wife and kids for me?”I expected him to hesitate, to realize how crazy that sounded, to back down.Instead, he grabbed my hand tightly.“Yes,” he said without hesitation. “I would do anything for you, Aria. Anything.”Sweat broke out on my forehead. This was bad. Really bad.He was actually willing to destroy his entire life for me. His marriage. His children. Everything.“Let’s talk about this later, Kelvin,” I said quickly, trying to buy time. “When we’re not in the hospital—”“No,” he cut me off, his grip tightening. “I need your answer now. I want you to be mine. Only mine.”“Okay,” I said immediately. I needed to get out of this situation. “Okay, fine.”“I’ll do everything to make you happy,” Kelvin stated, his eyes shining with sick devotion. “I’ll give you anything you want. I’ll protect you from everyone. I could even kill for you if you asked.”The door opened.Kelvin and I jumped apart just a

CELESTE“I can’t believe Sally would do something like that,” Vera said as soon as she saw me. She grabbed my hand, her eyes wide with disbelief. “Do you really think she stole it, Celeste?”I smiled softly and patted her hand. Sally was gentle and innocent, yes. But she had let herself be used by the devil.Thanks to Vera’s warning two days ago, I had stayed alert. I watched everyone carefully, even Vera herself, because I didn’t know who Anna might try to use against me.I’m grateful that I discovered it in time. I noticed Sally slipping something into my bag as we were closing up, so when she stepped away to use the restroom, I took a quick look. It was the jewelry. Without hesitation, I discreetly transferred it into Sally’s bag.I felt a small pang of guilt. Sally didn’t deserve what happened to her. But it was either her or me. And I wasn’t going to be anyone’s victim anymore.“Celeste?” Vera’s voice pulled me from my thoughts. “Do you think she really stole it?”“Don’t trust an

ElewonMy hands shook as I dialed Celeste’s number for the tenth time. Still nothing. The phone just kept saying her number was unreachable.Something was very wrong. Celeste always called. If she was going to be late, she would text me. That was just who she was. She cared too much about people worrying.I walked around the house, my heart beating faster with each passing minute. The clock on the wall seemed to laugh at me. Seven o’clock. Eight o’clock. Still no Celeste.I couldn’t take it anymore. I grabbed my bag and ran outside, my chest tight with fear.“Taxi!” I called out, waving my hand at a passing cab.The driver looked at me strangely. I must have looked like a crazy person. My hair was messy, my eyes red from holding back tears.“Please take me to Fashion Street,” I told him. “Hurry, please.”The drive felt like forever. My leg wouldn’t stop shaking. I kept checking my phone, hoping to see her name pop up on the screen, but nothing.As we arrived, my stomach sank. The stor

ElewonJace stared at me for a long moment. I could see him weighing his options.“Fine,” he finally said. “I’ll save her. Wait here.”“Hurry!” I called after him as he walked back into the house.As soon as Jace left, Aria attacked me. She rushed at me, her face twisted with anger.“You crazy bitch!” she screamed, trying to scratch my face. “I’ll kill you!”“Kill me?” I grabbed her hair before she could hurt me. I pushed her down hard. She fell on the ground. “I’m not Celeste. I’m not someone you can mess with.”I stood over her, breathing hard. “Try that again and see what happens.”Jace came out a few minutes later, dressed in different clothes. He was on his phone, talking to someone in a serious voice.“Let’s go,” he said to me.I quickly paid the taxi driver I had kept waiting. “Thank you for waiting. You can go now.”I got into Jace’s car. My hands were still shaking, but now it was from hope mixed with fear.“Honey!” Aria ran to the car, banging on the window. “That bitch atta

JaceThe words hung in the air.“I understand,” I muttered.The doctor nodded and walked away, leaving Elewon and me alone again.“What are you waiting for?” Elewon shouted at me. “Go save her!”“What?” I looked at her, confused.“You heard the doctor. Are you just going to stand here? Do you want her to die?”“Of course not.” I ran my fingers through my hair. My mind was racing. This couldn’t be happening. “But I can’t—”“Can’t what?” She stepped closer, her eyes blazing. “You’ve already slept with her once. Why are you acting like this is some impossible thing?”Her words hit me like a punch to the gut.“It’s not that simple,” I said.“Yes, it is!” She was practically screaming now. “Do you think I want this? Do you think I want you anywhere near my best friend? You’re a jerk, Jace. But right now, you’re the only option we have.”I stared at her for a few seconds, and it dawned on me that she was the one corrupting Celeste.Elewon was the problem. She was the one filling Celeste’s h