Lahat ng Kabanata ng I DIVORCED MY HUSBAND–THEN, MARRIED HIS BROTHER : Kabanata 31 - Kabanata 40

Alvara“Kai, quickly unlock the back door“ I say in a manner of urgency. After I heard the click sound, I got out of the car and opened the backseat car door. “Where does it hurt, honey?“ I asked. “Everywhere“ He sobs. “My leg and arm too““Alvara, bring him inside let's get him to take his drugs“ Kai called out to me, standing by the house entrance with the front door open. Whisking Klein up in my arms, I rushed into the house, settling him down on the couch while Kai went up to Klein's bedroom to get his drugs. He returned with a white container, pain reliever ointment and a glass of water. “I know you don't like how this drug tastes, buddy but you have to take it“ Kai advises. “It would make the pain go away““Did you hear that, Klein? So, will you be a strong boy and take the pill?“ I asked. “If you're scared, you can squeeze onto Mr. Dolphin real tight but Kai and I will be here. Okay?“He nods. “Good boy“ Kai commends. “Close your eyes and open your mouth“Klein obeys, sl

KaiAs the nurses quickly rushed into the ICU, Alvara stepped out. I could tell she was on the verge of breaking down but didn't. “It's been a long day, Kai“ She says. “Let's go home“I agreed. Before we could leave, one of the nurses at the reception pulled me over and told me that I'll be called in to collect Klein's remains. The ride back home was long and quiet. Neither of us said a word. We didn't even cry. On getting home, Alvara changed into her nightwear and tucked herself into bed. “Goodnight“ I say, turning off the light. “Goodnight“Words didn't need to be said because I knew. I mean, it was already obvious that from tonight our lives would never remain the same again. The following morning, by the time I woke up, Alvara wasn't in bed. I took a peep at the time. 9:42am. Yesterday, we'd promised Klein to take him to the art gallery today. But today, he wasn't with us anynore. Climbing down the bed, I moved to look for Alvara. I didn't have to search far as I heard

Alvara Kai stopped chewing. For a few seconds, he didn't react at all. Slowly, his head turned. “Why would you ask that?“His tone was strong. I could tell he was angry but was trying to hold it in. I tried to shrug it off casually. “I was just thinking. That's all“ “You've never mentioned a surrogate before“ “I know““So why now?“Forcing a small smile, I revealed. “Because I just thought maybe someday you'd want a child that looks like you“ He scoffed, “Really? How thoughtful“ He was angry. I could tell. “Kai...““Talk to me, Alvara. Rather than making assumptions in your head—talk to me“ He says. “Do you really think I would want a child with someone who isn't you?“Of course, I didn't think so. But who am I to deprive Kai of having his own child?I blinked back my tears. “I just thought someday you might want to have your own child“Reaching out for my hands, he says. “When that time comes—we could always adopt again, Alvara. You're not depriving me of anything. It's a dec

Alvara“That's impossible,“ I said slowly. Elias shook his head, running a trembling hand through his messy hair. “I wish it were““Show is the console“ Kai says, calmly. Stepping aside, Elias displayed the Aurora clone model on the sandbox. Unlike the holographic projection Lokwell had shown us earlier in the conference room, the grid lines of the clone model were blazing, the three nodes flickering with unstable energy. Below it, numbers were increasing. “Power output: 71%“ I read. “Why is it already that high?““Becauss the system went straight into live simulation mode“ Elias explained. “Whosoever started it bypassed the gradual ramp-up phase“Kai leaned forward, “What's the estimated time to overload?““Eight minutes“His eyes widened. “That's not enough time to safely terminate the sequence“ “I'm afraid it's not. And if we force the Aurora to shutdown now, the system could destablilze and corrupt its entire framework““And what happens if it reaches full capacity?“ I asked.

KaiRoman laughed out loud. The sound of his laughter echoing around the empty research lab. “You really think I'd go through the length of being a mole in a company I invested in?“ He asked in-between chuckles.“Yes, I do“Roman's smile completely disappeared. “You've finally lost it, Foley. On what grounds are you making these accusations?““How else would you explain all these?“ I asked. “Just when we were inside the control hub trying to isolate the nodes, the lights went out““And your perfect explanation was none other than I wanted to sabotage a 4.2billion dollars project because I have nothing else to do with my time and money?“ He scoffed. “I think I've had enough of your speculations, Kai. Fine. You think I'm the mole? Prove it and I hope to God, you're right“With that said, Roman storms out of the research lab. Gesturing to the men to continue their work, Elias cleared his throat awkwardly making me aware of his presence. “You've been standing there for how long?“ I aske