All Chapters of Once His Pawn, Now His Brother’s Obsession— Too Late, Ex!: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

OPHELIASeven hundred million dollars.That was how much I filed for in the divorce lawsuit against Julius. Left to me, I definitely would’ve made it a billion dollars but the legal team I hired suggested that seven hundred was the better amount.Since Julius had refused to sign the divorce papers, I was taking matters into my own hands.“Aside from the cheating, what else do you want in the statement?" I lifted my gaze when Nova’s voice rang from across me. She sat on the chair opposite mine in the office, her fingers actively typing away on a pink coloured laptop.“Add that we’ve been separated for months due to his infidelity and manipulations.”“And?”“And that he also did some terrible things that I didn't want to reveal. Also, that the released photos were photoshopped. Just these.”Nova nodded and continued typing. “I’m also going to add that you never cheated on him,” she said.When she was done typing, editing, and uploading my signature to the statement, she released it to

OPHELIA Ronan’s hands snaked around my waist. My head lifted to look at him, but he wasn’t staring at me. His gaze was past me, at Julius who was behind me. “Are you alright?” He asked without looking at me, his voice rough and strained. “I-I’m fine.” I attempted to pull away from his hold but his hand around my waist tightened and he pulled me further into him. Yet, his eyes didn’t meet mine. “I was having a conversation with her,” Julius said from behind. “We weren’t done.” Ronan replied. “She is clearly done.” He let me stand beside him but his hand didn’t leave my waist. “Ophelia. I was saying that.” “I don’t want to hear what you have to say.” Finally, Ronan’s gaze met mine. Something flickered in his eyes before he looked away and pulled his hand from my waist. “I want you to go to my car, Ophelia. I’ll meet you in five.” “Huh?” “Go to the car,” he commanded. Nodding, I turned around and scanned the lot for his car. After a few seconds, my eyes fell on the famil

RONAN“Boss.”“Boss.”Gerald, coupled with three of my men, welcomed me with a bow as I stepped into the dark abandoned warehouse. Inside, Abraham, who was barking out orders, stopped when he saw me. A triumphant grin spread across his lips “Boss, we caught him this time,” he proudly informed me. “Where is he?”“This way.”He led me through open rooms in the trashy, abandoned place, filled with cobwebs and the irritating smell of dust. We got to the only room with a closed door and Abraham’s smile grew wider. “He’s in here, sir. We made sure to follow your orders and gave him no water.”“Good.”As the door opened to reveal me, my brother’s eyes widened. The fucker struggled on the chair he’d been tied to and shot me knives of glares. Bastard.“You fucking asshole. Release me this instant,” he barked.I stepped in with the men, facing my crankerass of a brother.“And if I don’t?”He huffed a breath and the next second, he stopped struggling and his lips lifted. “Baby brother got

OPHELIA“Julius finally signed the divorce papers.”I said to Nova later that day as we sat across each other in our favorite cafe next to the office building. When the words left my lips, she burst into a series of coughs, her wide eyes staring at me in disbelief.Once her coughs died down, she asked. “What did you say?”I repeated. “Julius finally signed the divorce papers.” Slipping the papers on the table, I watched with amusement as my friend hurriedly glanced through them, a gasp escaping her lips with each page she flipped through.“No freaking way. Is this real?” She nearly sprang out of her chair before quickly sitting back down when a few customers turned to stare. “How did you convince him? Spill the tea, bitch,” she whispered after she finished flipping the pages.My fingers led the mug of coffee to my lips and I sipped from it, hiding the smile on my face as I whispered. “Not me.”“Stop speaking in riddles, Phil.”“Ronan did.”“Huh?”I saw her face go through a series of

OPHELIA“My baby.”The cry of a newborn echoed around me. I screamed as a nurse carried the baby away. “No, don’t take her away. That’s my daughter.”My legs didn’t move, my hands extended and my screams increased as they moved further and further away, until suddenly…I jerked awake with a gasp. Sweat dripped down my body and my chest rose and fell violently as I struggled to breathe.When my eyes fell on Alia beside me, I let out a sigh of relief. I covered her with the blanket properly. It was that nightmare again.My head pounded terribly and my throat was impossibly dry. I needed water. Putting my feet down, I slipped into the slippers at the edge of the bed and made my way downstairs. It was late at night and everyone was asleep already so I had to tiptoe to avoid making a noise. After quenching the dryness in my throat with a good amount of water, I turned off the lights and took a flight up the stairs. But just as I was about to enter my room, a muffled sound reached my