All Chapters of Unexpected Marriage: The night that changed my life: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

“Why can’t I stay with my dad?” Christopher’s insistent question made Chloe’s head ache even more.Tears streamed down the boy’s small face. She silently regretted having to make him go through this. She held him tightly in her arms, hoping that maybe it would ease his pain. Not only that, but she hated seeing her son suffer, but there was no way to undo what had happened between her and Ruan.“The judge will decide which days you can be together.”“We can’t be together…” He paused briefly as he whispered in her ear, “Me, you, and Dad?”Chloe pulled away, looking into Christopher’s eyes, now drenched in tears. She knew this scene would repeat over and over until the boy finally understood that his father would not live with them again.“We can’t, Chris, but you’ll always be able to see him, okay?” She stood up and wiped her sweaty hands on her old jeans.Elijah’s voice mixed with Grace’s, coming from the kitchen. They were laughing while she carried a heavy burden on her back. Grace h

Chloe’s lungs refused to work for a while; her breathing was quick, and the air barely entered her nostrils. She was lying in bed, looking at the ceiling in the dark room as she thought about everything Megan had told her.Sleep took a while to come.She woke up early that morning to prepare the snack that Christopher would take to school, but Chloe did not want to take her son out of the house, especially knowing that Megan would be in the same environment as her son.“I need to get Christopher out of the city.”She repeated this to herself and continued with the fixed idea until she saw him that morning. He was more smiley this time; he came to meet her and hugged her waist.“How about not going to school today?” She stroked the boy’s hair when he lifted his face to look at her.“I like the new school; I have even made new friends.”All of her excitement drained away. It was unfair to Christopher to take away his right to study and have new friends, but she could not trust Megan or

Chloe felt her hands tremble and her knees weaken as she walked deeper into the school beside Elijah. Her heart beat faster every time she remembered Ruan and the strange way he had been acting in the past few hours. It was as if he didn’t like seeing her with Elijah.“How ridiculous,” she muttered, only realizing she had spoken aloud afterward.“What did you say?” Elijah stopped beside her, his face showing a strange look of deep displeasure at what he had just heard.“Oh! I’m sorry,” she said, finally realizing that Elijah had been talking for minutes and she hadn’t paid attention. “I just said…”It was too late to apologize. She rubbed her forehead as if to erase every trace of Ruan from her thoughts. Why was she thinking so much about him when all Ruan ever did was mistreat her because of Megan?“I’m worried about Chris,” she said, glancing around, trying to ease the impact of her earlier words. “Megan threatened him, and I don’t trust her.”“Christopher is safe at school,” he sai

Elijah stood for a long time in front of the school’s main door, staring at the gleaming iron, knowing Chloe wouldn’t come back to fill the enormous emptiness she had left inside his chest.When she walked out that door, he felt he was losing something he hadn’t even had the chance to win. And the one to blame for it all stood only a few meters away—his younger sister, Samantha.His eyes locked on Samantha, and anger clouded his expression. Elijah had never had a good relationship with her, and things had only worsened after she married Leônidas and tried to convince their father that Leônidas was the perfect man to take over the family business.Elijah turned out to be more capable and earned that position. There hadn’t been a happier moment for him than when he discovered Samantha’s marriage to Leônidas was falling apart. But learning the reason for their breakup shattered him—Samantha had cheated on Leônidas with her former boss.That news destroyed their father’s health. Months la

Ruan saw the exact moment Elijah arrived at Chloe’s house, bringing Christopher, and then entered the house, remaining in the residence for several minutes.His blood boiled inside his veins. He had left home that late morning intending to fetch Christopher and take him home when he saw Elijah taking the boy. He followed the vehicle, got out, and remained hidden behind a tree for hours.The heat in Phoenix was unbearable, but not even the drops of sweat running down his face were enough to make him give up.He ignored the exhaustion and the idea that he was watching his ex-wife when he could be at work preparing for the future alongside Megan, the woman he truly loved.But his eyes remained fixed on the entrance of the house while millions of things went through his mind. What was Chloe doing with Elijah?The cell phone vibrated in his jacket pocket; he ignored any calls as he decided to walk over, knock on the door, and catch Chloe making some mistake.Ruan knew he was acting like a