All Chapters of BETRAYED BY MY HUSBAND, LOVED BY HIS BROTHER : Chapter 171 - Chapter 180

Richard stood in the middle of the drive, hands in his pockets, shoulders squared like he was still someone people waited for. The suit was good—tailored, dark, the kind that used to make her look at him twice. Now it just made him look like a man who had practiced standing still. He kept his eyes on the main doors, jaw tight. She didn’t answer his calls yesterday. She didn't meet him at her office. So he came here instead.The doors opened. Kendra stepped out and the light hit her all at once.She walked the way she always did when she wanted someone to remember exactly what they had lost—slow, spine long, hips easy. The short flared dress moved with her, black and sharp against her skin. Her hair lifted in the warm wind coming off the hills. Two of the new guards followed a few paces behind, quietly. Richard’s mouth opened, then closed. He expected anger. He did not expect her to look like this. Clean. Bright. Untouchable. Natural.She stopped a few feet away. The look she gave hi

Richard slammed the front door hard enough that the glass in the sidelight shivered. The sound cracked through the quiet house and bounced off the high ceilings. He stood in the entry for a second, breathing through his teeth, then crossed to the console table and swept everything off it. Keys, a small vase, the stack of unopened mail—everything hit the marble and scattered. One of the maids appeared at the end of the hall, took one look at his face, and walked away quickly.He didn’t stop walking. He went up the stairs two at a time, yanking at his tie until the knot gave out. In his room he kicked the door shut behind him and stood in the middle of the floor with his hands braced on his hips, chest heaving. The image kept replaying: Knox’s hand on Kendra’s waist, the way she leaned into the kiss like she had been waiting for it. The phones recorded him on his knees. The guards walking him off like he was nothing.A soft knock came, then the door opened anyway. Sophia walked insid

Cole jumped to his feet. "What the hell?!" The woman beside him screamed. "You bitch!" Emily slammed the cup back onto the table. "What exactly do you want me to do?" she snapped. Cole wiped coffee from his face, staring at her in disbelief. "You came here to humiliate me?" "No." Emily laughed bitterly. "You did that all by yourself." "You and your new girlfriend can go to hell." "Emily!" She didn't stop. She walked out of the restaurant without looking back. The moment she reached her car, all the anger she'd been holding inside suddenly collapsed into exhaustion. She sat behind the steering wheel and closed the door. Silence surrounded her. Her hands rested on the steering wheel, but she didn't start the engine. She simply stared ahead. Her eyes slowly filled with tears. "Why did I even come back?" she whispered. A bitter laugh escaped her lips. "Why?" She wiped her face quickly. She had given Cole so many chances. She had tolerated his selfishness, his insults,

The next morning, Kendra and Knox arrived at the Reens mansion with five escorts following closely behind them. The atmosphere inside the mansion was nothing like the warmth and excitement of last night. Halloween decorations still hung around the house, but nobody seemed to care about them anymore. The events of the past few days had left everyone tense, especially after the discovery that the man who had been attacking Kendra and Knox had been heading toward the Thompson mansion. Mr. and Mrs. Green were already there, seated together in silence. Emily stood nearby, her arms folded across her chest, while Evelyn and Victor sat opposite them. Richard was also present, listening quietly as his family gathered. Grace Thompson was seated too looking composed despite the tension in the room. Kendra's grandmother sat not far from her, her hands clasped tightly in her lap. Kendra immediately noticed the strange atmosphere. She looked around the room before turning toward her gran

The room remained silent as the weight of the revelation settled over everyone. Richard smiled bitterly, at least he won't be able to get Kendra. Kendra let out a sigh, she just couldn't bring herself to handle the truth. “Mother, is Kendra my daughter?!” Victor asked, sounding so angry. “Yes she's your daughter.” Grace replied, she finally looked up to everyone. Evelyn laughed out, the same woman that acts like she's the best woman on earth. “And you watched her get married to me?” Richard said. “You even wanted me to treat her very well, what if we actually worked out?!” “I never knew she's Nonna’s daughter, until the day she revealed herself as the heiress…” Grace's voice cracked. Mr Green felt like a cat cut her tongue, seriously? His own mother was hiding that big secret and no one knew. Victor couldn't believe it, like at this point he was shattered. Even Ava was shocked, Mr Harrington, was just staring, this family has secrets. What the fuck?! Knox shut his eyes an