All Chapters of MY EX-HUSBAND'S BROTHER: Chapter 1 - Chapter 6

Evelyn's POV The box sat on the kitchen counter, wrapped in silver paper with a white bow.I stared at it while the pasta boiled over on the stove. Water hissed against the hot burner but I could not move. Could not breathe."Evelyn?" Richard's voice came from the living room. "Are you okay in there?"I turned off the stove with shaking hands. "Fine. Just… checking on dinner."The box was from Silverman Jewelers. The same place Richard bought my engagement ring four years ago. Inside was a diamond bracelet with a tiny engraving: Forever Yours.He had given it to me this morning before leaving for work, kissing my forehead and whispering that tonight would be special. Our fourth anniversary. He said he had big plans.I clasped the bracelet around my wrist, watching it catch the light. It was beautiful and expensive . Everything Richard gave me was expensive but expensive things could not fill the empty spaces in our marriage.My phone buzzed on the counter. A text from Mirabel."Girl,

I did not go to Mirabel's apartment. I could not. Instead, I drove to the one place that always made sense to me. The old Henderson Building on Fifth Street. My father designed it thirty years ago, and it was still one of the most beautiful structures in the city.I parked across the street and stared up at the glass and steel facade, remembering the summer I was twelve. Dad brought me to this building every day for a month, teaching me about load-bearing walls and architectural balance."Buildings are like people, Evelyn," he told me. "They need a strong foundation or they fall apart."My marriage had no foundation. Just pretty lies and expensive gifts.My phone rang..Mirabel."Where are you?" she asked. "You said twenty minutes. It has been an hour.""I needed to think.""Are you okay?""No." My voice cracked. "She has a son, Mirabel. Richard has a two-year-old son with this woman."Mirabel swore softly. "Come over..now. You shouldn’t be alone.""I will. I just need a few more minu

Benjamin's POVI watched my brother storm into the hotel room like he owned the place, and something dark twisted in my chest. Richard always did this. Always assumed he had the right to control every situation."Get out," I said, standing up. "This is my room. You were not invited."Richard's eyes moved from me to Evelyn, who sat frozen on the sofa, her face pale. "Evelyn, what are you doing here with him?""That is none of your business anymore," I replied before she could speak.Richard took a step toward me, his hands clenched into fists. "You stay away from my wife.""Your wife?" I laughed, cold and bitter. "The wife you cheated on? The one you have been stealing from? That wife?""What are you talking about?"I gestured to the laptop, the scattered documents. "She knows everything, Richard. The affair, the embezzlement, your bankruptcy, your plan to steal her father's company. All of it."Richard's face went white. He looked at Evelyn. "You went to him? To Benjamin? Of all peopl