All Chapters of Knots of Kinship: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

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Chapter 51—Shameless flirt

Christy smiled as she sat up and changed her position. Now in the position of her leaning on Toby’s body.“Look at this. What do you think about this dress? Is it beautiful?” She asked, looking down at her phone, swiping the sides to see the other positions of the dress.“I was thinking of getting it, but I didn’t think it would fit me, which was why I wanted your opinion.” Lightly tapping her toes together, she felt her phone slip from her hands as Toby took them.“It is beautiful. And I am sure it would look a lot prettier on you.” Christy’s eyes lit up at his words. She didn’t know what she would do if Toby had said it was ugly or something. “Then, how about this one too? Don’t you think it would look good on you too?”This began the sudden search for new clothes and a new dress while they waited for Rory’s message.────୨ৎ────The vehicle pulled into the parking lot of Blossom Valley Medical Hospital just as the dusk began to fall. The hospital was a modest and simple building, cle

Chapter 52—Hospital

The word ‘buddy’ hung weirdly in the air. A very loose label that Rory noted with a flicker of surprise. And not to mention the very odd calmness in his voice and the way his tone was awfully casual too.He didn’t know whether to play along or just nod.“Oh, okay. Did he hit his head while falling?” Her question was directed to Rory, but for some reason, her eyes kept their sights on Harvey.Harvey flickered his eyes as he trailed them over to Rory. Giving him a closed-eyed smile, he repeated the question.“Did you hit your head while falling?”Rory blinked as he stepped forward, slightly hiding behind Harvey’s back.“No. I didn’t.”His voice finally pulled Martha’s gaze to him. A concerned look painted her face as she immediately noted the swelling around his lip and also how he awkwardly stood. He was practically pressing his entire weight on his left side.“Oh dear, that looks really terrible and rough. Let me get you checked in.” She said. Rory felt a rush of relief as he saw she

Chapter 53—Hospital bed

“So if you follow me this way, I will take you to your room,” Martha stated, rolling from her seat. She came around her desk and smiled at Harvey.“This was the plan,” she said, pointing towards the hallway. Carol resisted the urge to roll her eyes at the older lady while they all left.The only sound heard in the corridor was just their shoes hitting the tiles. The door creaked when Martha pushed it.“This will be the room Rory would be staying in, and he would get treated in here too.”Harvey looked around the room; there was only one bed, two windows, a simple table by the side of the bed, and a connecting door, which probably was the bathroom and toilet.There was a single TV mounted on the wall.“Here,” she began again, handing Harvey a clipboard. “You were meant to sign it over at the front desk but got distracted, so I brought it here.”Distracted?By what?By whom?Harvey blinked at her before collecting the clipboard and filling out forms for both him and Rory. Handing it bac

Chapter 54

Rory bit his lips to prevent a sob from falling from them as he stared at Harvey with jealousy. His eyes are gradually getting blurry, with his thoughts drifting to ones of utter pain and anguish.Why was everything going bad for him, but for someone as terrible as Harvey, it seems he has everything perfectly working for him?Perfect family. His only family is his wealthy father.Perfect girlfriend.Perfect life.Rory was sure he had several parties and invitations handed to him. People vouch for him, people just admire him, and want to be his friend. He was also sure Harvey got brand deals like his girlfriend. He was sure his girlfriend would always hook him on something whenever she got the chance.Opportunities, upon opportunities—that was all that came to Harvey.And then there was him.His father left… to God knows where. He grew up with his mother always working and trying to put food on their table. But she was so much of a perfectionist that it was choking him.He couldn’t hav

Chapter 55—Dr Patel

Rory held his mouth as he resisted the urge to hiss at the woman, but Harvey was as shameless as always, openly hissed at the poor woman, and turned back to the window, talking to his girlfriend.‘What is wrong’“No, it’s just a shameless woman who doesn’t seem to take hints.”‘Flirting with you?’“Yes!!! And guess what? She is as old as my father’s wife….Babe,” he said with a sigh, rubbing his forehead like it was a dilemma.Amelia’s laugh came through. This caused Rory to feel awkward with the sound of her laughter. It wasn’t the usual soft laugh he had grown accustomed to hearing. But rather, this was a very clear, mocking, and demeaning laugh.‘Well, you can’t really blame her. You are handsome. It is a shame she isn’t around her age… she is probably closer to the grave than she realises.’Rory’s eyes widened at Amelia’s words. He didn’t know what to expect from Harvey, but he wasn’t exactly surprised when he laughed at his girlfriend’s words. Rory looked uncomfortable at the nurs

Chapter 56—BDSM misunderstanding

Harvey didn’t like the annoying feeling that clawed at his chest. Of course he knew he didn’t go that far. After all, it wasn’t as if his hands were made of metal or steel, which could break bones.But then again, he had no right to refuse the doctor, and it would just bring back her suspicion if he did refuse her.“It’s fine; I was just asking since I’m his legal guardian here.”“Based on the report,” she began, flipping the pages. “Mr. Rory is the legal age and—”“Barely. He just graduated from high school and began university a few months ago. Do you think he can file his taxes?” Rory combatted, which shut the doctor up fairly quickly.“Of course. I would still like to perform an X-ray on him, just to see if there are any fractured bones, especially in his head. A fractured skull is nothing to joke about.”“Sure, go on.” He shrugged as he leaned back, watching them leave the room.Harvey didn’t understand why he was so pressed about another person seeing Rory half-naked. He scratch

Chapter 57—Loneliness

Rory’s heart thumped in his chest as he watched his brother strut towards him with a cruel look.‘Surely, he wouldn’t do anything to me. They were in the hospital after all.’ His thought process paused for a moment.‘Right, it was because they were in the hospital; that was why Harvey could possibly do something.’He shivered like a leaf in a storm.‘But if he hits me, Dr. Patel would notice.’ In the short while he met her, Rory knew she could not be easily fooled and there was nothing that could possibly pass her.Just as Harvey got near, Rory opened his mouth to stop him, but Harvey was quicker as he grabbed his jaw and kissed him.There was a way Harvey kissed Rory. It was weird. But not ‘bad’ weird, but rather a ‘good’ weird, if that even made sense.It was a fierce press against his lips. This hunger surprised even Harvey. Rory’s hands rose to push him away from him, but he found himself clinging to his shirt, wanting more of this his ‘brain melting’ kiss.Harvey shuddered at Ror

Chapter 58—Dallas

Afternoon of that day, Nicholas’s office.A light knock came through his door; he didn’t stop working as he answered.“Sir, these are the documents you needed.” Dallas, his secretary informed, placing it in front of him.Lifting his head, Dallas had already moved from his side to the stocked shelf, pulling out a folder and a perforating tool.Nicholas flipped through the documents; as usual, Dallas had done an impeccable job. Honestly, she was sent by God. After Nicholas had fired the last one who thought she could throw herself at him and he would fall, he prayed that the new one—Dallas—wouldn’t be like that, too.Perhaps it was because she had the same physique and dressed similarly to the last one. As they say, once bitten, twice shy. It was his buddy Jillian who recommended her to him, and he took it.That was four years ago, and he had never regretted it since. Guess you could really judge a book by its cover.Nicholas’s blue eyes followed her every movement. She felt it, alright

Chapter 59—Hypothetically speaking

Nicholas sighed, placing his knuckles under his jaw as he stared at his assistant, who was staring at him back, waiting for him.“Hypothetically speaking, yeah?”“Hypothe…” She let the words trail off her lips for a minute before looking at him, her brows arched upwards, giving him a slow but confused nod.Most times when people say ‘hypothetically,’ it usually isn’t hypothetical, but she wasn’t going to call out her boss.“Sure, go on.”“There is this friend?” He began, not knowing who to blame for the story on. “There is this friend of mine. She is married, and both partners came in with kids. Not much.”She nodded, urging him to go on.“But the thing is, she is confused, she is starting to have feelings for this other guy and—”“That is already wrong as it is though?”“How so?Dallas furrowed her brows, wondering if she should really answer that question. But, alas, she did so anyway.“How so? She is married, though? Isn’t she?”“Yes. But…”“There is no ‘but.’” Dallas answered, hol

Chapter 60—Still at the date?

Nicholas scoffed; hell no, he didn’t want to give it to anyone. He didn’t want Rory to marry; he wanted Rory to be with him. Perhaps it was because he hadn’t realistically seen Rory associating with anyone, and when he did with Christy, he went into a frenzy of jealousy.Yes. He finally admitted it to himself. All those hypothetical questions he was having with Dallas were just mere show; nothing would change his desire for Rory. In fact, this only fueled his eagerness.He was known as a man who got what he wanted when he wanted it; a wife in between was no hassle, honestly; he knew Heidi like the back of his hand.He knew their relationship wasn’t on for love; perhaps it was at the very beginning and honeymoon phase, but now, he knew it wasn’t.Sure, he did fuck her and fuck her good, but it was never really more than that. He knew it; she knew it. It was a really sweet relationship.Neither of them would do anything crazy to ruin their reputation and their profitable relationship. H

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