Semua Bab Stolen Night With My Brother In Law: Bab 21 - Bab 30

JACOB POVThe thought of him burns through me again.Years have passed. I spent years building that company fixing the cracks he left behind. I carried responsibilities that were never supposed to be mine. Now he is back. He stands in the hallways watching me saying nothing. It is like he does not even need to speak to take everything back.A laugh escapes me, humorless. "Over my body, " I mutter under my breath, pressing harder on the accelerator.The car stopped as I pull into the strip club parking lot. The music pounds through the walls heavily. This is perfect. I need noise, chaos, anything but silence, anything but my thoughts.I step out of the car adjusting my suit jacket out of habit. My expression is cold, unreadable. The bouncer nods immediately when he sees me stepping aside without a word.Inside the atmosphere hits me all at heat, perfume, laughter, bodies moving like nothing matters.Michael and Daniel are already there surrounded by women drinks scattered across the ta

IRIS POV"Divorce," I said again. My voice was calm and quiet while I kept thinking about the word. "That is interesting."She turned to me and her eyes got a little smaller."Is it?" she asked, her voice was cool. "Or are you just pretending to be surprised?"I took a breath and put the phone down between us. "You never told me about this," I said."You think I owe you an explanation?" she asked, her voice got a little louder like she was breaking the atmosphere in the car. "You think I have to tell you about my life?"I kept looking at the road and my hands on the steering wheel were steady."No," I said quietly. "But I think…”"You do not get to think about my life, Iris," she cut me off. Her voice was sharp and angry.“This is not about control," I said. "It is,”“Don't even stand there. Act like you are concerned," she said, her words were coming out faster like she could not stop them.My jaw got a little tighter. "I always have.”"No," she cut me off again. "You do not get to c

IRIS POVThat was the moment everything changed. Because this was no longer a scandal. It was a threat.Jacob laughed. It came out too fast. Like he was trying to convince himself."That's crazy,” he said, shaking his head. He looked around the room for support. "You expect them to believe that? Just a random video and suddenly I'm the problem?""You're not just the problem now," I said calmly. My voice cut through his denial. "You've been the problem. This just made it clear."The board members didn't say anything. Their silence meant that they agreed with Iris.They were distancing themselves, and were judging him, but Jacob noticed it and that made it worse."This company is going down because of you," I said. My tone was still calm. "Not because of market changes or outside pressure. But because of your decisions, your behavior and how you ignored what this company stands for."I let that sink in. Truth doesn't need to be repeated. It needs to be felt."You've ruined our reputatio

IRIS POVAnna took a step further into the room. Her heels made no sound on the floor. She looked around my office for a moment before her eyes came back to me."You have changed things around here quickly,” she said. Her tone was a statement, not like she was trying to compliment me. She was not here to just talk casually.I leaned back a little against the desk, crossed my arms and really stared at her. "Things needed to be changed," I stated while my voice was steady. She nodded. It was like she knew I would say that. I let the silence go on for a bit. I wanted her to know I was not there to talk about things that were not important."So,” I said after a while. My tone was a little different now and more direct. "What was so important that it could not wait?"Her face changed, "You know this is not a visit," she said. Her voice was a little lower now, while being more careful with her words. "You know I would not come here unless it had something to do with you."I kept looking a

KATHRYN POVI held the file tightly in my hand. I made sure my face did not show anything.The man standing next to me my lawyer saw that something was different about me. He noticed it even if he did not fully understand what it was."Is everything okay Mrs. Kathryn?" he asked me. I could tell he was being careful with his words. He could sense that something was not right.I did not look at him. My attention was already on Iris. He was standing there watching me closely."We will talk about this later " I said quietly. My voice was steady. My mind was already thinking about what I needed to do. "Please send me the updated papers before the end of the day."My lawyer was not sure about this. He did not like it when things were interrupted, especially when they were important.. He nodded anyway."Of course " he said. He started to gather his things and step away. I could tell he was curious. He left anyway.Then it was Iris and me."What was that?" he asked. His voice was calm.I look