All Chapters of BETRAYED BY MY HUSBAND, LOVED BY HIS BROTHER : Chapter 161 - Chapter 170

The moment the call ended, Victor's restraint disappeared.He stared at the phone in his hand for a few seconds, his jaw clenched so tightly that a muscle twitched near his cheek. Then, in a fit of rage, he hurled the phone against the wall.The sharp crack echoed through the office.The phone hit the wall and dropped to the floor, the screen shattered.Victor barely looked at it.He swept both hands across his desk, sending the files and documents scattered across the polished surface crashing onto the floor. Papers flew in different directions, some landing beneath the desk while others slid toward the door.“Damn it!” His chest rose and fell heavily.He expected Ava to be angry. He expected her to reject him. But hearing her say that Knox was her son, regardless of blood, had struck something deep inside him.Knox was his son. His flesh and blood. And it hurts to watch another man raise him.“Getting angry won't change anything.” Grace's calm voice came from the other side of the r

Her voice was barely a whisper.“I’m fine.” he said, his voice calm.Kendra slowly turned toward him and he smiled at her.The moment she saw that he was fine, the fear she had been holding inside finally broke. It left her in a rush, so sudden that her chest tightened and her vision blurred. She quickly unhooked her seat belt, leaned across the space between them, and wrapped her arms tightly around him. Her eyes filled with tears. She held him as though letting go would somehow make him disappear.Kendra smiled through her tears as she finally broke the hug, but her hands remained on Knox’s shoulders. She looked over him carefully, her eyes moving from his face to his chest and then down to his arms, searching for even the smallest injury. There was nothing. No cuts. No bruises. Nothing that matched the panic still sitting in her throat.“My love, I’m fine. What could possibly happen to me when you’re with me?” he teased, leaning down to kiss both her cheeks.“You didn’t get hurt?”

Tia checked her phone for the fourth time in ten minutes and still no reply from Knox. The restaurant was quiet for a late afternoon, soft music playing low, tables half empty. She’d ordered a coffee she didn’t really want just so she wouldn’t look like she was waiting. She was waiting. She’d come all the way back to Italy for him. Not business, not family obligation. Just to see Knox, especially now that he's no longer with his ex-wife, Yvonne. But unfortunately, Knox has a girlfriend, she sighed, brushed the strands of her hair from her face. She checked her messages again, no reply from Knox, her messages are still on read. "I should leave," she murmured to herself. She finished the coffee even though it had gone cold, paid, and stepped outside. The air was cooler than she expected. She adjusted her bag on her shoulder and turned toward the parking area. She wasn’t looking. The man came from the side, moving fast, and they collided hard enough that her bag slipped

Upstairs, Knox pushed the door open. Immediately Liam saw him, he scrambled up from the floor, toy cars scattering under his feet. “Daddy!” He launched himself and Knox caught him mid-air, arms locking tight around the small body. For a second Knox just held him there, face pressed into the boy’s hair, breathing him in. Liam’s arms were tight around his neck. “You came,” Liam said against his shoulder, voice muffled. “I said I would.” Knox carried him a few steps to the bed and sat, settling Liam on his lap. “You've been good?” “Mostly.” Liam pulled back just enough to look at him. His hair was sticking up on one side. “Grandma let me have ice cream after dinner yesterday. Two scoops.” “Two?” Knox raised a brow. “And you didn’t tell on yourself?” “I’m telling you now.” Liam grinned, then the grin faded a little. He poked at the button on Knox’s shirt. “You didn’t call yesterday, why?” “I'm sorry, dude...” Knox’s hand moved over the boy’s back, slow. “Something came up but

Kendra raised a brow. “And now you’re thinking about Cole again.”“I didn’t say that.”“You didn’t have to.” Kendra took another bite, then set the apple down and reached for a bottle of water from the fridge. She drank, then settled back on the stool. “Let me get this straight. Sean has exes. Sean is messy. Therefore Emily should run back to the man who wanted her to quit her entire career and sit pretty as his full-time wife?”Emily didn’t answer right away. She stirred whatever was in the pot, then turned the heat down. “He apologized. He’s been calling. And I… I’ve never loved anyone the way I loved him. I don’t know if I can just switch that off.”“You don’t have to switch it off overnight.” Kendra’s voice was gentler now, but still direct. “I’m not saying date Sean. Be single. Finish the music. Figure out what you actually want when nobody’s breathing down your neck. But going back to Cole because the new guy has baggage? That’s not a plan.”Emily licked her lips, eyes on the po