All Chapters of Married To The Man Who Killed My Twin Brother : Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

I stared at the phone in his hand. I wanted to take it, but my hand wouldn’t move. For years, I had thought about what it would be like to hold something that belonged to my brother again. Now that Edris was actually offering it to me, my mind went blank.My eyes stayed on the cracked corner of the screen and the little scratch beside the camera.I knew those marks.My brother had dropped the phone in our kitchen once and complained about it for the rest of the evening.“You kept this?” My voice came out weaker than I wanted.Edris nodded. “They found it at the scene after the accident.”“Why didn’t you give it to me?”He looked toward the water before answering. “Because you wouldn’t have believed anything I said about that night.” He looked back at me. “You had already decided I was responsible. Giving you the phone then wouldn’t have changed your mind.”I finally reached for it. The moment it touched my palm, my fingers began to shake. The screen was dark, but there was still enou

We remained on the beach for some time, neither of us making any move to head back to the villa. The sun was already high above us, and the water kept rolling onto the shore. After some time, Edris reached for my hand.I looked down at our hands for a moment before letting my fingers slip into his. This time, I didn’t pull away.Are you hungry?” he asked.“Yeah, a little.”“Good, I know somewhere.”“Somewhere?”He smiled. “You’ll see.”We walked back toward the villa, our hands still joined. When we reached the resort restaurant, we chose a table outside where we could see the water. I ordered pancakes and fruit while Edris went for eggs and coffee. As we waited, I caught myself watching him instead of the ocean.“What?” he asked.“Nothing,” I said, trying to look away from him.“But I caught you staring.”“I'm not.”“Hmm, I think you are.”I smiled. “Maybe I’m just trying to figure you out.”He leaned back in his chair. “And?”“I haven’t decided yet.”“Fair enough.”Our food arrived,

eventually pulled away from him and looked at him, “You know you’re impossible, right?”He smiled. “And yet you’re still here.”“Unfortunately.”“You’re getting too comfortable with that word.”I laughed and rested my head against his chest again. The yacht rocked gently beneath us, and for a while, neither of us spoke. I could hear the water against the sides of the boat and the occasional sound of laughter from somewhere above us.After a few minutes, Edris brushed his fingers through my damp hair. “Are you happy?”I lifted my head. The question caught me off guard.I thought about everything that had happened before we came here. The anger, the suspicion, and the years I’d spent believing I knew exactly what kind of man he was.Then I looked at him.“Right now?” I smiled. “Yes.”His expression softened. “Nice, that’s what I wanted to hear.”I leaned closer and kissed his cheek. “Don’t ruin it.”He laughed quietly. “I’ll try.”We eventually got dressed and returned to the deck, wher

After lunch, we walked back toward the dock, and Edris stopped at a small stand selling handmade souvenirs. He picked up a little wooden carving and turned it around in his hand.“What do you think?”I leaned closer. “It’s cute.”“Just cute?”“What do you want me to say?”“That it’s the most beautiful thing you’ve ever seen.”I laughed. “You’re asking too much.”He bought it anyway and handed it to me. “Then I’ll settle for cute.”I looked at the little carving in my palm and smiled. “You’re getting me too many things.”“That’s how I want it.”“Why?”“Because I like seeing you happy.”I looked at him, and for a moment, I didn’t know what to say. Instead, I slipped my hand into his as we continued toward the dock.By the time we reached the water, Edris was carrying most of the bags while I held onto the few things I had kept for myself. The boat that had brought us earlier was waiting near the dock. One of the men helped us step aboard and took the bags from Edris.I sat down on one o

The room looked nothing like the one I had left earlier.A trail of rose petals led toward the bed, where more petals had been arranged across the white sheets. Four words stood out among them, impossible to miss.I LOVE YOU, JULIANA.Candles were placed around the room, and fairy lights were wrapped around the headboard. A small table waited beside the window with two glasses, a chilled bottle of champagne, and a plate of desserts.I turned around slowly and found Edris standing by the door, watching me with a smile. I stared back at everything in silence. I couldn’t remember the last time someone had put this much thought into making me feel special. My fingers brushed over one of the petals before I asked Edris, “You planned all of this?”Edris replied. “I wanted you to come home to something you’d remember.”I looked back at the bed, then at the flowers surrounding the room. “Why?”Edris walked closer to me. “Because I wanted you to have something beautiful to come back to.”I l