All Chapters of Stolen Night With My Brother In Law: Chapter 141 - Chapter 150

195 Chapters

Chapter 141: Too Late to Be a Father

KATHRYN'S POVI did not stop.Because if I stopped I would have to think about my feelings. I was not ready for that right now.I kept talking. My voice became colder. "You want to talk about knowing things?" I said. "You want to act like you were just unlucky like things just did not work out at the time?"I shook my head.Iris was standing in front of me. I did not want him to think he was a part of my life. "You do not get to stand in front of me and act like you were part of any of this " I said.Iris took a breath.I saw him trying to calm himself down before he spoke. "I never stopped thinking about you " he said.For a moment I felt something inside me.. It was not a good feeling. It was anger. I was angry because he was saying this now when it was too late."That is not love " I said. "That is guilt."Iris flinched when I said that.I took a step closer to him. "You do not get to come after all these years and think you can just be a part of my life again " I said, my voice qu

Chapter 142: The Day the Masks Slipped

KATHRYN POVThe door was already half open.Jacob was inside the room.Course Jacob was inside the room.He was seated behind his desk like Jacob's world had never been disrupted.It was like custody battles were normal appointments for Jacob, not huge problems.Like people did not break into the spaces Jacob controlled.He looked up when we entered the room.And for a short time. So short it could have been imagined. Something changed in Jacob's face.It was recognition.Then Jacob's normal calm face returned, like a mask being put on.Jacob said calmly "Well this is becoming a pattern " while leaning back in his chair with his fingers around a glass.Iris stepped forward.There was no hesitation now.No softness in Iris.Iris said, "I want to see Celine ". It was not a question.It was not a demand that sounded polite.It was a statement that assumed saying no was not an option for Jacob.Jacob did not move.Jacob studied Iris, like a man looking at something that had entered Jacob'

Chapter 143: The Ghost of the Wedding Night

KATHRYN POVEven Jacob did not respond away and I saw his fingers grip the base of his glass tightly for a moment before he put it down again being very careful. The room felt smaller than it was a minute ago like the walls were listening in now.I told myself Kathryn do not move, because this is not over yet.Jacob leaned forward a little like he thought he could take control by being closer. "You are guessing what someone meant " he said, being careful with his words now. "Be very careful what you say, Iris because if you cannot prove it you could be in trouble for saying something about someone."Iris's face did not change,. I saw something in his eyes become clear and strong. "Then I will prove it " he said and he was not bragging he was just decided.I looked at Jacob's face. It was calm again but it was not easy for him to keep it that way. He was working to stay in control. That made a difference.Jacob stood up slowly. When he did the room seemed to move around him like it was

Chapter 144: After the Truth Came the Fight

IRIS POVThat one word was still sitting in my chest like something that had not decided whether it was sorrow or responsibility.I walked to the window because I needed to stop looking at Kathryn's face for a moment needed to see something that was not a memory or a consequence or a child I had not known I had.Outside the city did not care.It never does.It just keeps going like people do not rebuild their lives in a kitchen at night.Behind me, Kathryn did not speak.She did not interrupt the silence. Somehow that silence felt heavier than anything Kathryn had said so far.I pressed my palm lightly against the glass not because I needed balance but because I needed something that was not Kathryn's voice.In my head, everything kept repeating.Kathryn's daughter has my eyes.Kathryn's daughter is five years old.Kathryn kept it alone.I turned back slowly.Kathryn was still sitting there hands folded tightly like if she loosened them she might fall apart completely.I realized some

Chapter 145: The Edge of Goodbye

IRIS POVI did not think.I moved before I could think about what I was doing because watching Kathryn pack her things felt like watching something bad happen in motion and my body did not want to accept that it was already happening."Kathryn " I said, her name coming out louder than I meant it to like I could stop her with my voice alone.She did not turn around.She kept folding her clothes, carefully and precisely in a way that did not match the shaking in her voice earlier like she had decided that if she moved carefully enough she would not feel anything."I said I am leaving " she repeated, quieter like she was trying to make it final before I could turn it into a conversation.That is when I crossed the room.Not slowly.Not carefully.Fast enough that she finally looked up."Kathryn stop " I said, my voice lower now because I could hear how close I was to losing control of my tone. "Do not do this. Not like this."She breathed out sharply like a laugh without any humor."Ther

Chapter 146: The Petition

IRIS POVThe moment Kathryn stopped trying to pull from me I felt the fight leave her body although she still looked really exhausted and that exhaustion worried me more than her anger ever could.She stood in front of me for a second without a word, my hands still holding hers, and I realized that neither of us was arguing anymore. We were just done fighting.We were tired of everything.Tired of Jacob.Tired of all the secrets.Tired of losing all the time.Most of all tired of surviving one thing only to go into another.Finally, Kathryn looked down. Let out a long sigh.It was not like she was agreeing with me.It was more like she was accepting reality.Not Jacob's reality,. Ours."I will stay," she said quietly.Those words were small. They made me feel a little better for the first time all night.Her eyes went to the packed suitcase on the bed and her face got tight again."Not because you think everything will be okay," she said quickly. "Not because I think this will work ou

Chapter 147: Come Home

ANNA POVThe afternoon had been calm. That should have warned me it was not going to last. I stood in the kitchen with Rita. She chopped vegetables for lunch. The smell of garlic and herbs filled the room. Sunlight spilled across the marble counters.Rita talked about a neighbor. The neighbor had lost her dog. Then she accused everyone of stealing it. I laughed. It sounded ridiculous.Rita said, "She printed missing posters before she even checked her backyard." She shook her head. She stirred a pot.I laughed again. I folded my arms. "That sounds like her " I said. "She makes her problems. Then she expects everyone else to help her."Rita pointed a spoon at me. "See? That's why I like talking to you, Anna. You understand people." Before I could answer the doorbell rang.Rita looked toward the hallway. "That must be the delivery " she said. "I ordered some groceries." I pushed away from the counter. "Keep cooking " I told her. "I'll get it."I walked through the hallway. I opened the

Chapter 148: Home Was Never the Answer

ANNA POVThe words he said were simple. They felt really heavy. I turned around slowly because I was not sure if I heard him right or if my mind was making things up."Come home " I said again to see if it sounded real. It was like I was testing the words to see if they would break if I repeated them.He nodded, like he already knew what he wanted."We do not need to keep living like this " he said, his voice getting a little softer, a little more convincing. "We can fix this Jacob and I can go back to how things were with us."I almost laughed,. I stopped myself."How things were?" I repeated, taking a step back because standing still felt like giving up. "Jacob things were never simple with us. You just got better at pretending they were."Rita cleared her throat like she knew things were getting tense. Neither of us looked at her.Jacob watched me for a moment then he spoke, his voice again a little different now a little more careful."I am not asking for perfection " he said. "I

Chapter 149: What Was Hidden in the Shadows

ANNA POVThe drive to the Mayers’ estate was quiet. It was not peaceful though. The silence between us always felt like something waiting to happen not somethingI looked out the window. Watched the city lights blur together. My reflection was faint. Broken up in the glass. I put my hand on my stomach without thinking about it.After a while, Jacob said, "You are really quiet." He was still looking at the road in front of us."I am feeling tired,” I said to Jacob.I did not feel like talking because it felt like it would start another fight with Jacob. I just did not have the energy for another argument with Jacob.Jacob nodded at me. He seemed to accept what I said about being tired. His fingers on the steering wheel got a bit tighter for a moment before he relaxed his hands again.When we got to the Mayers estate it was already awake and lively. The Mayers estate always seemed to be awake at night. It was like the night had its rules, at the Mayers estate.Mrs. Mayers was standing a

Chapter 150: A Child’s Tears

ANNA POVJacob turned around. His eyes looked right at me. "Anna " he said, his voice calm. Calm. "What are you doing here?"I did not even think before I answered him because my voice had already taken over everything inside me.I said "I should be asking you the thing,” and I stepped fully into the room now refusing to stay at the threshold like I was the one intruding.I looked at Jacob. I said, "What the hell is Celine doing here?"The words landed heavy, sharp, and real. I saw the flicker in Jacob's expression before he masked it again.My chest. Fell too fast and I could feel my pregnancy, my emotions, everything pulling against each other like I was being stretched thin from the inside.I continued, "Do not tell me Kathryn is here too what in the world am I supposed to call this Jacob obsession or're you just"Then Jacob cut in his voice suddenly louder not angry exactly but sharp enough to slice through my words mid-air.He said "Anna, be silent.”I was not listening anymore.

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