All Chapters of IN LOVE WITH MY BEST FRIEND'S BROTHER : Chapter 71 - Chapter 78

ANDREA I kept giggling like an idiot as I stared at Alex’s smiling face. I did not know why it made me feel so light, but it did. I walked closer until I was right in front of him and then wrapped my arms around him without thinking. He let out a small breath, the kind that sounded like I had caught him off guard in the best way. He leaned down and kissed my forehead, then my cheek, and then finally my lips. The kiss was deep and slow, and it made my knees go soft. I held on to him tighter because I honestly felt like I might fall. For a moment, he kissed me like he had missed me for weeks, like he had been holding back. Then suddenly he pulled away. I blinked, confused and a little annoyed. He looked like he did not want to stop either, like the kiss had messed with him as much as it did with me. But instead of coming back for more, he took my hand and guided me toward the kitchen. I followed him, still wondering what just happened. He let go of my hand only when he rea

ANDREA I woke up to the quiet hum of the room and the soft light slipping in through the curtains. My hand moved to the other side of the bed out of habit, but the space beside me was empty and already cold. For a moment I just lay there, blinking, trying to fully wake up. Just then my phone rang. I reached for it on the bedside table and smiled when I saw Alex’s name on the screen. I answered right away. “Hey,” I said, my voice still rough with sleep. “Good morning, sunshine,” he said. I could hear the rush in his voice, like he was already deep into his day. “I had to leave early. There’s an important meeting I couldn’t miss.” I sat up slowly, pulling the sheets closer around me. “I figured,” I said. “You weren’t there when I woke up.” “I didn’t want to wake you,” he replied. “Please don’t do anything unnecessary today. No stress, no running around.” I smiled to myself. “I’ll behave.” “Your breakfast is already on the table downstairs,” he added. “Eat properly, okay? I’ll b

ANDREA The memory hit me all at once and my chest tightened. I looked up at my stepmother, my heart beating hard. “The necklace,” I said quickly. “My mom’s necklace. How did you get it?” The room went very quiet. “That necklace was never found on my mother’s body,” I continued, my voice shaking despite my effort to stay calm. “So it didn’t just appear out of nowhere. You had it. And I want to know why.” My father turned to her slowly, confusion clear on his face. “What necklace is she talking about?” My stepmother’s lips parted, then closed again. She looked at Andrew, then at me, and for the first time since I walked into the room, she looked nervous. Andrew stepped forward. “Answer her,” he said firmly. “No lies this time.” She swallowed hard. “I… I did not steal it,” she said quickly. “I never meant to hide it.” “That is not what she asked,” Andrew replied. “She asked how you got it.” "The night of the accident," she started and we all stared at her like she was going to

ALEXANDER A few days later, the final results came in.I stood in a quiet room with files spread across the table, listening as everything was explained to me in clear, calm words. The DNA tests were complete. The dental records matched. There was no room left for doubt.The body was Lia Dale.The real Lia.According to the autopsy, she had been hit on the head. The injury alone would not have killed her, but it would have left her disoriented and weak. The cause of death was drowning. The investigators believed she had been pushed off a bridge into the water below. Her body stayed trapped somewhere downstream until time and rain finally carried it into the small stream near our construction site.Three years.Lia had been dead for three years.I sat back in the chair, my chest tight, my thoughts spinning. Nothing made sense and yet everything suddenly did. Every strange moment. Every uneasy feeling Andrea had. Every time something about Lia felt wrong but could never be explained.