All Chapters of The wrong brother.: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

Lauren’s pov, I couldn’t sleep that night, but beside me Ezra was having a blast, he slept comfortably as I watched his breathing ease in slow and steady, his body relaxed in ways mine refused to be.I had turned from side to side as the sheets underneath me twisted from my restless movements. Every single time I closed my eyes, my mind had always said no to my request.My thoughts became crowded as the event from the evening replayed in my head, from how Ezekiel had proposed to me joining him and how my husband had dumbly agreed.I rolled again and again, until my gaze caught the faint glow of the morning sun creeping through the curtains. The sun was barely awake, but my eyes were wide open and it lacked rest.With a quiet sigh, I pushed myself up as I tried hard not to wake Ezra.I slipped out of the bed and headed down to the kitchen. I was craving a hot cup of coffee– something hot, bitter and maybe it could soothe my disturbed mind.The house was quiet, almost too quiet, the ty

Elaine's Pov,It was a normal day for me at work.I woke up with a big smile, the kind of smile that had always bonded with my everyday excitement for work. The morning light filtered softly into my room as it brushed against the curtains and I didn't even bother to reach for my phone.I stretched slowly, already imagining the rhythm of my day ahead.You may be asking, what's so special about the job— the main thing here is not about the payment which was really good or because it gave me access to rooms I never dreamed of entering all my life, but because it made me visible to him.Close enough to hear him call out my name for my assistance, my crush—Ezekiel Lennox. I had always loved the feeling of walking into that building knowing I was going to see him.His presence alone altered the air inMany room he stepped into, from his voice to his eyes— oh my gosh, those blue eyes. The very way he carried authority without effort. I even dreamt that we were going to get married.I arrived

Lauren's pov,Walking alongside with Ezekiel felt cheeky but strange, not in a bad way but unlikely unfamiliar, like I was stepping into a place that I was once familiar with and now it felt borrowed. The building stood tall as the glasses reflected the morning sun, and after gathering myself out of the car, I tried to steady myself as hisfhand slid across my waist.This was my first real day here, not as Ezra’s wife who turned in the dark, but now I was expected to work, to think and to matter.Ezekiel had made me even more confident in my look than before and now we were walking into his office side by side. The eyes on me were not quiet to go unnoticed, I straightened my face and kept a calm expression even though my heart was beating ten times its rate, I was too afraid to admit.The moment we both got into his office, the door was shut behind and clearly I could see the workers go across their daily duty except from the eyes that haunted me— I guess she had no idea that the glass

Lauren's PovThe lunch date had gone better than I expected, better than it should have, actually..I had no idea how tense I'd been until Ezekiel sat across from me, his tie was loosened slightly and now he spoke to me like I wasn't a liability or someone's wife but a person who mattered.The conversation flowed easily without alcohol and no awkward pauses, zero office politics and for once, I laughed without forcing it, I ate without staring at the clock— I could finally breathe.By the time we returned back to the office, I was already settled, I promised myself then– slightly and firmly that I wasn't going to allow anyone ruin my mood anymore, not the stare, nor the awkwardness that had just disguised itself like an apology.It's been two days since I started working under Ezekiel, yet it felt longer. In that short time, I had learned a lot more than what I had in mind. Ezekiel didn't hover and he didn't even try any means to belittle me. He challenged me, corrected me without hum

Lauren's pov, The call was from Vivian, the moment I saw the call icon I slowly let out a brief sigh of relief.The silence that lingered in the air after Ezekiel left the room stayed with me longer than I had expected.I stood there with my phone pressed to my ear, I was barely Listening to the word vVivian Was trying to say. My heart was still racing and now my palms felt slightly damp, my thoughts began to tangle in a way that annoyed me, like nothing good had happened, instead, I kept telling myself that nothing happened, but the way my body had reacted betrayed me.I could swear that if Vivian’s call didn't go through it would have become another story entirely.‘Get yourself together, Lauren.’ I muttered.I finally found my ring minutes later beside the lamp and I slipped it back on, I stood there staring good at it longer than necessary. It actually now felt heavier than usual, like it was reminding me of something I had already forgotten.The next morning, I woke up early onl