Lahat ng Kabanata ng Want Me Back? Ask My Brothers First: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

~LORETTE~ “Help me, please… my baby…” I choke out in my wrecked car, drenched in my blood, hoping somebody would hear me. But only cold silence greets me. I have just been involved in an accident on my way home from my prenatal checkup. One second, I was smiling like the most contented woman alive, one hand gently rubbing my belly while driving. Happily imagining how my little family will finally be complete. The next second, a car lost control on the bend and crashed into mine with full force. The vicious impact caused my car to flip over and over, tumbling along with the car that had just crashed into me. When my car finally stopped, I was hanging upside down, trapped in the wreckage. My leg is badly mangled, pinned under twisted metal. Blood is pouring out fast, forming a pool beneath me. “God… help me,” I rasp weakly again, my arms wrapped protectively over my stomach, as I try to yell for help. “Help my baby. Please…” I can’t afford to lose this pregnancy. It will

~LORETTE~ “Hospital?” Lucas’s voice immediately fills with heavy worry. “What happened? Are you okay, Lori?” “I got into an accident,” I reply quietly, not having the energy to explain more. We’re not close enough for that. “Oh God, Lori…” The panic in his voice grows. “Were you badly injured? Please, tell me you’re fine.” “Not really.” I whisper. “Hold on. I’m coming right now. Just stay right there.” He ends the call immediately. I drop the phone on the bedside table and sigh, staring blankly at the white ceiling. Lucas is my biological brother. I only found out I had a real family two months ago when he’d suddenly appeared with DNA results claiming I’m his long-lost younger sister. He said I have other brothers and that they’ve been searching for me for years. “We lost you when you were only three months old,” he had told me, eyes filled with emotions he couldn’t hide. “Come home with me, Lori. Let me introduce you to our brothers. We can finally be a family

~LORETTE~ Nate bursts into a short, dry, humorless laugh as he stares at me like I’ve completely lost my mind. “You? Divorce?” He shakes his head, amusement dripping from his voice. “I have to admit that this one is indeed creative, almost cute.” I just stare at him calmly. This time, there’s no anger or rage boiling inside of me. Just complete emotional exhaustion. I’m drained. And all I want is for this conversation to end so I can walk out of this hell. Sighing, I walk over to my handbag, pull out the divorce papers, and hand them to him. “Why don’t you see for yourself?” I say quietly. Nate’s amused expression slowly fades as he reads the document. His brows pull together in confusion, then disbelief. When he finally lifts his gaze back to me, his emerald-gray eyes are slightly dilated, searching my face as if looking for any sign that this is another one of my “tricks.” “What the hell is this?” “You can read, can’t you?” I reply with a small shrug. “Now that

~LORETTE~ “You look skinny and pale, sister.” Lucas breaks the silence after driving for a few minutes. “Are you sure you don’t want me to drive you home first? Then we can head to the funeral home tomorrow?” I shake my head in response and keep staring out the window at the passing streets. My heart is heavy and forlorn, replaying everything I’ve lost. “Don’t worry, sister.” he adds gently with an exhale. “Everything will be the complete opposite once you’re back home. Everyone is looking forward to your arrival. They even planned a small welcome party for you.” I still don’t answer him. A foolish part of me wishes those words had come from Nate’s lips instead. I wish he were the one caring for me like that. What hurts the most is that I’m still thinking about him even after deciding to let go. Forcing the thought of Nate behind me, I shift my attention to our destination. The local funeral home where I need to get a coffin for my baby and lay her to rest properly. Tha

~LUCAS~ “I can’t believe that asshole did all that to you. I’m going to make sure he pays dearly for this.” Lucas says with gritted teeth as he grips the steering wheel tightly. His insides boil with hot rage. Lori has just finished explaining everything that happened to her, and although Lucas had suspected her husband and in-laws treated her badly, he never imagined it was this cruel. He feels even angrier and more disappointed at himself. How the hell did I live in comfort while my own sister suffered like a servant in that house? He thought to himself. What kind of eldest brother does that make him? The thought only makes his blood boil hotter, enough to scald. He wants nothing more than to wrap his hands around her ex-husband's neck and squeeze hard until the bastard stops breathing. “To be honest, what I want from now on is to stay far away from the world of the wealthy,” Lori continues with a sad sigh. She leans back in her seat and looks out the window, her vo