All Chapters of REBORN TO WIN: Father-in-law, Keep Me Alive. : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

ETHANLeander said nothing. He walked past me. "The maids would be here soon to prepare breakfast. What would you like to eat?" I raised a brow. I could remember Leander didn't eat breakfast. "This is for me, isn't it?" My voice was soft. Leander paused. He turned around to look at me, and his eyes flicked over me. "You said your waist hurt." His voice was flat. My eyes widened. I lowered my eyes, glancing at my waist and then looking down at the number of stairs I had climbed without any issue. I could only smile awkwardly. "It doesn't hurt that much anymore." Leander stared longer. His eyes lowered to my feet, and without a word, he turned around to continue walking. I quickly breathed in relief. "Anyway, I'm not eating." "Oh?" "Yes. I'm not hungry. Let's talk about our deal instead." I rushed to meet up with him. "Have you agreed?" Leander's expression remained the same. He was quiet, too. I frowned slightly. "What are your thoughts?" Leander walked faster, leaving m

ETHAN Vesper's hand pinned my hands together, rendering me powerless as he gripped my chin and forced our eyes to meet. His breathing was heavy. His eyes were lost. He slammed his lips against mine. I gasped both in pain and shock. Anger, fear, disgust, and irritation mixed within me, giving me an overwhelming headache. I struggled furiously. "Ves... Vesper!" I tried to call, but it all drowned out with the kiss. My chest tightened. Liquid rushed up my throat, aching to be released. Vesper's hold tightened with my struggle. I tried to hit with my legs, but his legs had long restrained me, making any struggle futile. My heart raged, and my mind buzzed. What was I supposed to do? How was I supposed to escape this?My strength was nowhere comparable to his...With a long exhale, Vesper suddenly pulled away. His eyes were misty as he stared at me, his eyes searching mine. He opened his lips to talk. But taking that opportunity, I jerked his hands away from mine and forceful

ETHANGabriel served me while I ate. The meal was indeed delicious, and somehow, it reminded me of the dishes I ate in my past life. Vesper wouldn't often cook as he was mostly busy with his office work... or so he said to me. But whenever he did, I used to fully enjoy it. He once told me he learned to cook because his father hated to eat outside, and he was hoping to please him. He would blabber on about how Leander at first scolded him for doing something unnecessary and then finishing the badly cooked meal he had first made. He even talked about how Leander had rewarded him instead of scolding him for the badly made food. The pride on his face whenever he talked about it made him seem like a son who truly loved and respected his father. It was also one of the reasons I became closer to Leander, hoping to tighten the relationship between father and son. Thinking about how easily I had been fooled into believing he was a filial child back then, I couldn't help clicking my tong

ETHANHearing his words, I found it hard to recover the smile on my face, and I couldn't help but turn around. Last life's memory kept replaying in my head like a serial drama. "My love." "Honey." "Hubby." The words kept ringing in my head. It was noisy, uncomfortable, and suffocating. I pressed a hand on my chest, rubbing roughly. "I... need to change," I muttered, trying to suppress my tone to make me sound shy. Without waiting for him to reply or even confirming if he noticed anything wrong, I hastened away, unable to stay any longer before him. My hand remained on my chest, rubbing continuously as I tried to shut off the replaying memories in my head. My steps almost faltered. A low chuckle from behind me made me frown momentarily. A glow appeared in my eyes. Vesper believed I was shy. I slowly breathed in relief. That was great. My earlier reaction had been too intense, and Vesper could have easily found out something was wrong. If he thought back to what I did las

ETHANNick seemed surprised. He looked at me in disbelief. "I can really sleep over?" I frowned slightly. "What do you mean? Why are you acting this way?" I removed my hand from his. "Don't tell me you're trying to break our friendship because of what happened last night. I already told you that I was only kidding." Looking at his already normal face, my lips pursed. "It's not even swollen." I had to turn my head away. Indeed, it wasn't easy. Being the manipulator was a really difficult job. Especially when I had to play the victim so arrogantly. But it was also comforting. At least, I was no longer the one being played.Nick was silent. There was no way he wouldn't see through my acts unless he was sick in the head. But that was exactly what I wanted. "I didn't mean it that way. I was just surprised that you let me sleep over..." He strained his voice.