All Chapters of I DIVORCED MY HUSBAND–THEN, MARRIED HIS BROTHER : Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

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IT HURTS REALLY BAD

Alvara An hour later, the three of us were in the car. Klein sat in the backseat kicking his legs excitedly while holding a small list he had made during breakfast. “Okay!“ He announced. “First stop, the museum“ Kai chuckled, “You really made a list, huh?““Of course, I did“I turned slightly in my seat to look at Klein, “What else is on that list of yours?“As Kai reversed the car out of the front lawn, Klein replies. “First the museum then the Aquarium, amusement park, Art gallery...“Staring at Klein through the rearview mirror, Kai asked. “All in one day?“Klein pouts, “You said we'd go anywhere I want“I stiffled a laugh as Kai let out a defeated sigh, “I did, buddy. No take backs and I mean it“The city's museum was ten times busier today than usual. Probably because it was weekend. “Woah!“ Klein gasped, pointing at the huge green T-Rex dinosaur statue at the center of the museum. “Look! A dinosaur!““Do you want to take pictures standing beside it?“ I asked. “Alone?““We'l

PLEASE, SAVE MY SON

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

I'D LIKE TO SLEEP NOW

Alvara“Miss Alvara, please stand up“ Dr Oden pleads. I shook my head, tears blurring my vision. “I should have listened to you that night, doc. I—“ Strong hands gripped my shoulders. It was Kai's. “Alvara“ He calls out in a low tone. “Stand up““I can't“ I whispered. “You have to“ Pulling me up gently to my feet, he adds. “Klein would want us to be strong for him. I thought we agreed to stop blaming ourselves already““We'll do our best to save him“ Dr Oden assures us. Then, he walked into the emergency room. The door slides open an hour late. “How is he, doc?“ I asked. “Klein was experiencing pain episodes. It's common for most SS kids.That explains the leg and arm pain“ Oden reveals. “What about his breathing?“ Kai asked. “As for that, the chest pain and difficulty in breathing is as a result of acute chest syndrome“ My stomach twisted. That sounded serious. “Is this something we should be worried about, doc?“ I asked, trying to get clarity on the situation. “To be hon

FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT

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

PETTINESS

AlvaraKai walked back into the dining room. Face calm but jaw tight. “Who was it?“ I asked, quietly. “My Father“ I froze. Whenever Quinn Foley visited Kai, the result was always predictable and awful. “Did he say something that upset you?“ I asked. “You don't look so good““Tell me, Alvara. Was Williams cheating on you?“I stilled. “Where did you..““Father told me his mistress recently approached you saying that she was pregnant“ He reveals. “Is that true?““Yes. But, why would Quinn tell you that after telling me that he didn't want to be involved with them?“Kai frowns deepened. “You still don't get why I'm angry, do you?““I'm sorry but I don't“ “Did you really love Williams so much that you stayed with him despite knowing he was cheating?“My jaw dropped. “I didn't know he was cheating on me. The day I found out was the day we got divorced“ Standing up, I add. “You know what? I'm not going to have this conversation with you, Kai. I'm not—especially not today“ Kai holds me

SETTLING SCORES

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

ASIDE YOU AND I

AlvaraThe next day, I exhaled standing in front of MIKROS TECH. It was back to work. I had to push back my personal feelings and make this project work at all costs. “Shall we?“ Kai asked, standing beside me. I nod. Side by side, we strolled into MIKROS TECH. Employees greeted us as soon as we stepped through the glass doors.“Good morning, Ms. Alvara, Mr Foley“ “Morning“ I respond. “Is Engineer Elias around?“ I asked no one in particular.“He'a been in the lab all weekend running virtual simulations on the model copy of Aurora“ Henrik Lowell reveals, making his presence known. “A beautiful morning to you, Ms. Alvara. We met last week, do you remember?““I remember. You left quite an impression on me, Mr Lowell“He chuckled, pleased. “I'm glad to hear that. Here I was thinking you would deem our short encounter as insignificant“ I furrowed my brow, confused. Why would he think that?“Anyways, you said Engineer Elias is in the research lab?“ “Yes. I wouldn't advise you to pay h

FIRST PROJECT FAILURE

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.

BIG REVEAL

KaiI clenched my fist, “What are you talking about, Vale? You no longer want to see Alvara here ever again?““I said what I said, Foley. If you want me to repeat myself again I will“ Roman says. “I no longer want to see your wife step foot in this company ever again“ “You keep letting your emotions cloud your judgement which is why you don't seen to have noticed the havoc your wife has wrecked ever since came here“ He continued, pointing at MIKROS TECH. “Our research lab is gone. Do you get it, Foley? Not only has AGP failed but we've lost years of work in that lab““Alvara was going to stop it““But she failed. Again. That's twice now. There won't be a third time“Nodding, I decided to drop the subject. “Fine. I'll have Alvara never step foot in this company again under one condition“ Roman scoffed, “Have you forgotten that I don't play by anyone's rules, Foley?““You say that while acting how the mole wants you to“ I countered. “There's a mole in this company, Roman““So what? Y

THE FUN PART

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

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