All Chapters of My Cousin's Fiancé, My Ruin: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

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31. You Weren't There

INDIGOI had started feeling sick around midnight.It began with a dull ache in my stomach that I had ignored because I had more important things to worry about. Like the anniversary event. Like the seating arrangements. Like whether the lighting at the new venue would work.Then I threw up.That had been my first indication that the universe had officially decided I wasn’t attending the event.By three in the morning, I had stopped pretending I would somehow wake up feeling better.I couldn’t keep anything down. My stomach hurt, my body ached, and every few hours I woke up drenched in sweat before immediately starting to shiver.I had taken painkillers whenever I could manage to swallow them, but they hadn’t done much beyond dulling the aches for a while, and spent most of the morning moving between sleep and consciousness.The worst part was knowing I was missing the anniversary.I’d spent days working on it. I had been excited to see everything come together after all the running a

Last Updated : 2026-08-20

32. Somewhere Else

DARIOI locked Indigo’s door behind me and stood in the hallway for a moment. I had no business being there. Actually, I had no business doing any of the things I had done tonight—leaving my own event, driving across the city because one employee hadn’t shown up, buying medicine, buying groceries, cooking for her, and then sitting in her apartment until she fell asleep. I rubbed a hand over my face before heading toward the elevator. What the hell was wrong with me?By the time I reached my car I had convinced myself that there had been a perfectly reasonable explanation for everything. She was sick. She lived alone. She hadn’t answered her phone. Anyone would have checked on her. That was all. I started the engine and pulled out of the parking garage. The drive home should have given me enough time to forget about it. It didn’t. Instead one sentence kept replaying in my head.You’re so cute.I tightened my grip on the steering wheel. She had been half-asleep, feverish, drugged up.

Last Updated : 2026-08-21

33.A Little Bit of Everything

INDIGOI woke up feeling like death had reconsidered and decided to give me another chance. My stomach still hurt, my head felt heavy, and every part of my body seemed to have collectively agreed that standing was an unreasonable request. I had spent most of the morning buried under my blanket, taking the morning dose of the medication Dario had left behind, eating the leftover soup from last night, and wondering how a man who barely tolerated me had somehow become the person who made sure I had medicine in my apartment.I was still trying to make sense of that when my doorbell rang. I frowned at the ceiling. Nobody was supposed to be here. The doorbell rang again. Then someone knocked. I groaned and forced myself off the couch. I had barely made it halfway to the door when I heard Leah’s voice from the other side.“Indi? Open the door!”I unlocked it. Leah practically threw herself inside, followed by Caleb.“Oh my God.” She grabbed my face between both hands. “What happened?”“I’m

Last Updated : 2026-08-22

34. Five Days Later

INDIGOI had almost forgotten I had a boss who had threatened to drive all the way to my house if I didn’t provide photographic evidence that I had gotten off my couch. Dario had seen the picture. He just hadn’t replied. I had stared at the little seen notification for an embarrassingly long time on Saturday before finally throwing my phone onto the other side of the couch.Fine. If Dario wanted to pretend he hadn’t spent half the night taking care of me, he could have his little game. I had more important things to think about. Like Caleb. Apparently my week had become a Caleb Cross weekend without anyone consulting me first. He came over for dinner that night, and somehow I ended up chasing Leah out of my apartment so the two of us could actually eat in peace. Afterward I took a shower, changed into my most sophisticated outfit—pink pajama pants and an oversized sweatshirt—and we ended up watching Swapped. Somewhere in the middle of it I fell asleep against his shoulder. He fell

Last Updated : 2026-08-25

35. This Woman?

INDIGOThe baby was beautiful. That was the first thought that came to my mind when I saw him again. Cathy had been moved into the VIP suite Caleb had paid for, and she was lying against the pillows, exhausted but smiling as she watched her son sleep against her chest. I stood beside the bed, still trying to process the fact that there was an actual human being in the room who had not existed yesterday.“He’s so tiny,” I whispered.Cathy smiled. “You said that already.”“I know, but it’s true.”She looked down at him, her expression softening. “He has my nose.”“And your attitude,” I said.She laughed softly. “That’s impossible. He’s been alive for two hours.”“Exactly. And he’s already making everyone do what he wants.”Cathy smiled. Caleb was sitting on the other side of the bed, watching the baby. “Can I hold him again?”I looked at him. “You literally just held him.”“That was twenty minutes ago.”I laughed. “You’re obsessed.”Cathy carefully handed the baby to him. He stood and

Last Updated : 2026-08-27

36. The Kiss

DARIO I left Caleb at the hospital with one final instruction to call me the moment anything changed. Then I turned to Leah. “You’re coming home with me.” She frowned. “I can get a cab.” “No.” She knew better than to argue when I used that tone. The drive home was quiet, but my mind was anything but. My father had collapsed because he had apparently decided his blood pressure medication was optional. My mother had called me earlier sounding so terrified that for a moment she made it seem like he was dying. The doctors had already assured me it wasn’t anything catastrophic, but that didn’t make the phone call any less terrifying. And somehow that wasn’t even what had me gripping the steering wheel hard enough for my knuckles to ache. It was Indigo. More specifically, it was my brother. Caleb had spent the entire weekend at her apartment. I knew because Leah had told me. Apparently the night she stayed over after one of her many operas, she’d told me all about Indigo and

Last Updated : 2026-08-28

37. Almost

INDIGOFor a few seconds neither of us moved. Dario was still holding my waist, his mouth against mine, and I was still gripping the front of his shirt like I had forgotten how hands worked. His tongue slid deeper against mine as his hand tightened on my lower back and pulled me closer. I could feel the hard press of him against my stomach, the heat of his body through the thin fabric of my T-shirt. A soft, involuntary sound escaped me when he bit lightly at my bottom lip and then soothed it with another kiss. My fingers curled harder into his shirt. His other hand found the back of my neck, tilting my head so he could kiss me even more thoroughly, and for a moment the only thing that existed was the wet heat of his mouth and the way he kept pressing closer like he couldn’t get enough.The doorbell rang.Neither of us stopped. It rang again. Dario kissed me harder, one hand sliding lower until it rested just above the curve of my ass as I leaned into him.“Just ignore it,” he murmur

Last Updated : 2026-08-29

38. Before Leah

DARIOI woke up because my neck hurt. I opened my eyes and stared at a ceiling I didn’t recognize before everything from the night before came rushing back. Indigo’s apartment. Her parents. Me hiding in her room like a criminal. I glanced at the time on my phone. 4:30 a.m. I rubbed a hand over my face. I hadn’t realized how exhausted I was until I had finally stopped moving. Between the hospital, my father, work, Caleb, Leah and Indigo, my brain had apparently decided the only way to shut me up was to knock me unconscious on a woman’s bed.I sat up and looked around her room. It was actually nice. Not perfect, but organized enough. Clothes weren’t scattered everywhere. Her books were stacked on a small shelf, and there were a few pictures on the dresser. A couple of things were sitting out of place, but nothing that suggested she lived like a disaster. I looked down at the bed. I had slept in Indigo’s bed. That realization should have bothered me more than it did.I picked up my jac

Last Updated : 2026-08-30

39. You Won The Lottery?

INDIGOThe meeting room was already full when I walked in. Caleb was sitting beside me, scrolling through something on his phone. Rico was at the front with a laptop open, looking like he had been preparing for this meeting since the beginning of time. Dario walked in and sat at the head of the table. I deliberately didn’t look at him. That lasted approximately twelve seconds.“Alright, everyone,” Rico said, closing his laptop and starting the meeting. “The anniversary event was a success. We had excellent attendance, strong engagement across our platforms, and—”I listened. Mostly. The rest of the room was doing the same thing people always did during meetings—nodding, taking notes, pretending they weren’t checking the time. Eventually Rico finished his report and Dario leaned forward.“First, I want to thank everyone who worked on the anniversary event.” His voice immediately caught my attention. Annoying. He looked around the table, his expression serious. “It was one of the bigge

Last Updated : 2026-09-02

40. Maybe?

INDIGOI was already regretting coming to Florida before I even got on the plane. Not because of the trip. Because of Leah. I had just stepped into the boarding area when I heard my name.“Indi!”I turned and barely had time to react before Leah wrapped both arms around me. “What are you doing here?”She pulled back, grinning. “I’m coming with you guys!”I stared at her. “And Kelsey,” she added, pointing behind her. Kelsey lifted a hand in greeting. I looked between the two of them. “Since when? It’s a work trip.”“I asked Dario if I could come.”Of course she did. Leah looked so excited that I forced myself to smile. “You’re excited.”“Of course I am. It’s Florida.” She grabbed my hand. “And I wanted to see you at work. You’ve been so busy these days you don’t have time to hang out with me.”That made me feel even worse. She was genuinely happy to be here. Happy to see me. She had no idea that her fiancé had been in my house, kissing me. She didn’t know I’d kissed him back. And now I

Last Updated : 2026-09-04

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