All Chapters of The Bet That Broke Us: Chapter 171 - Chapter 176

Rolex“Do you miss me, brother?”The words echoed relentlessly in my head as I walked out of the hospital building. They clung to me like a curse I couldn’t shake off. By the time I stepped into the open air, Kay was already waiting outside in his car. I slid into the passenger seat immediately, slamming the door shut harder than necessary. Without a word, he drove off.I had called him shortly after leaving Mia in her ward and told him about the unexpected call from Maxello. Why I was meeting him, I had no clear idea. All I knew was that it felt necessary…Ignoring Maxello had never ended well in the past.How he managed to get out of jail didn’t surprise me at all. In fact, it was exactly what I had predicted. A man charged with murder doesn’t just walk free unless someone powerful pulls the strings. I already had a strong idea of who was behind his bail. There were only a handful of people capable of such influence, and all of them were connected. “You knew he was out of jail?” I a

AvaAva woke up with a pounding headache.It wasn’t the dull kind that faded after a few seconds. This one rang through her skull as though something heavy had struck her head repeatedly. She groaned softly and squeezed her eyes shut, pressing her palm against her temple, hoping the pain would ease if she stayed still long enough.It didn’t.When she finally opened her eyes, the unfamiliar ceiling came into focus slowly. Her gaze drifted from the ceiling to the walls, then to the curtains pulled tightly over the windows, blocking out whatever time of day it was.Memory rushed back all at once.She sucked in a sharp breath and pushed herself up on the bed, the events of the previous night replayed vividly, refusing to be ignore. She remembered leaving work.She remembered placing her resignation letter neatly on Kay’s desk, careful not to run into him. She hadn’t wanted to see his face. Not after everything. She remembered going home, and then…A woman she had never seen before attac

Rolex Two Months LaterI paced up and down the narrow corridor outside the theatre where Mia’s C-section surgery was being performed. The smell of antiseptic clung to the air, making it harder to breathe with every passing second. My heart raced uncontrollably, pounding so hard against my chest it felt like it would tear through my ribs. I couldn’t bring myself to look through the glass door. I didn’t want to see anything that might confirm my worst fears.All I could do was stand there like a coward, praying silently for a miracle.I had never believed in miracles. Life had taught me too many harsh lessons for that. But this time, I found myself hoping the way I never had before. My heart tightened painfully as her words echoed in my head, the ones she had spoken just before they wheeled her into the operating room.“If I don’t make it, just make sure my babies are saved… and don’t spend the rest of your life grieving.”My eyes had darkened immediately, anger flooding through me. A