All Chapters of His Quiet Undoing: TO LOVE THY BROTHER : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Aurelia POV Regina Vance.That name alone is enough to tighten something painful in my chest. She is the one woman I know never truly left Seth’s mind. His first love.She left after my accident, talking about chasing her acting dreams, about needing more, about not being ready to settle. She disappeared so completely that, over time, I allowed myself to believe she was gone for good.Now, even though my heart refuses to accept it, my mind won’t stop whispering her name. Because why else would Seth cut the call like that? He was never like that with me. Never distant. Never abrupt.No. No, no, no.Everything would be ruined. My marriage to Seth. Our relationship. The fragile balance we built together. I can’t lose him. I don’t want to lose him.I sit at the dinner table and try to video call him again. The screen lights up. Rings. Then goes unanswered.I take a deep breath, forcing my shoulders to relax. It’s fine. There’s nothing wrong. Seth is married to me. He wouldn’t go against

Aurelia POV I couldn’t help it. The tear fell anyway, slipping past every wall I tried to build inside myself. No matter how hard I fought it, my body betrayed me. Seth saw it. And suddenly he panicked, like he hadn’t just shattered me seconds ago. Like he hadn’t just reduced everything we were into paperwork and careful words. He grabbed a clean napkin quickly, almost frantically, and dabbed at my cheek. I turned my face away in defiance. Anger surged through me, hot and unfamiliar. Angry that he could reduce my patience, my sacrifice, my quiet endurance, to nothing. Angry that he would throw it all away for one woman he knew didn’t give a damn. I knew it in my bones. Regina was back for a reason. And it wasn’t a good one. Seth slowly set the napkin aside. If you’re not ready to sign it now, it’s okay. We can sort it out when you’re ready, he signed. I stared ahead, my chest tight. Was what we shared really this disposable? But please don’t tell mom and dad. Especially gr

AURELIA POVZane was back.My other adoptive brother.The name still felt strange in my mind, like something borrowed from a story that didn’t belong to me.I had never met Zane before. Only pictures. Old framed photos in the hallway. A boy with cold eyes and sharp facial features. Always serious. Always distant. Even in childhood, he never looked like someone who belonged anywhere.He had left for school abroad before I was adopted.And after that… no one talked about him.It was as if he never existed.No stories. No memories. No casual mentions.Nothing.And now, suddenly, he was back.I was so lost in my thoughts that I didn’t notice where I was going.Not until I crashed into something.Or rather… someone.The impact was solid. Strong. Unmoving.Before I could steady myself, I fell, scraping my palms against the ground. A sharp sting rushed through my hands.“Ouch…”I looked up.And met a face that looked half annoyed, half irritated.No helping hand.No concern.Just cold eyes s

AURELIA POV“Yes,” Grandfather said as he continued, his voice steady and final. “Zane has been away from home for too long. We have to put the past behind us and work together again.”“But, Grandfather,” Seth started to say.“No buts,” Grandfather interjected firmly. “Just like you said, you are truly handling Ashford Media well, along with your marriage.”That was what made me turn to look at Seth.He looked back at me immediately, his eyes silently begging me not to react. Not to panic, to expose the truth sitting between us like a fragile glass wall.I swallowed hard.I truly hoped this pretense would somehow bring us back together again.Couldn’t he see it?We were good together.Everyone thought we were perfect.Everyone believed in us.So why couldn’t he?Why couldn’t he just see that?I slowly turned back to Grandfather.“Zane himself has also done really well for himself with his publishing company abroad,” Grandfather added. “Both of you can rub minds together as leaders and

AURELIA POVMy fingers hovered over the link for a few seconds before I finally tapped it.I wasn’t ready.I already knew whatever I was about to see might hurt, but curiosity and anxiety pushed me forward anyway.The video loaded slowly.Then it played.It was dark.Not completely dark, but dim enough that everything looked blurred at first. Streetlights and building lights glowed faintly in the background, creating soft shadows. As my eyes adjusted, I recognized the place immediately.It was outside the house.Yesterday.Before dinner.The camera zoomed in slightly, and that was when I saw us.Me and Zane.We were standing close to each other. Too close. Close enough that anyone watching without context would immediately assume something else was going on. From that angle, it looked intimate. Suspicious. Wrong.My heart started racing.The person who filmed it had captured the exact moment Zane grabbed my wrist to stop me from leaving. His body was turned slightly toward mine, his f