All Chapters of My Perfect Wife, My Brother's Secret Lover: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

I hurried off from the living room with Sadie in my arms, as though I were running for my life. Every step felt unsteady, and my legs seemed too weak to support me. Almost instinctively, I reached for my ring finger, seeking the familiar comfort of my wedding band—only to find it gone. I settled Sadie in her room, then went back into the hallway to look for it.That was when I heard two familiar voices approaching. I ducked into the nearest room and watched through the crack in the door as Kate wrapped her arms around Gideon's waist and kissed him with unmatched fervor. He surrendered to her for a moment and lost himself in her kisses, but then seemed to come back to his senses. "Are you crazy?" he hissed, pushing her away. "What if Gavin sees us?""So what if he does? You're the one I love anyway!"Tears streamed down Kate's red-rimmed eyes as she threw herself back into his arms. "Today, I've been dying to tell him the truth," she sobbed. "If he'd just been willing to

Kate's expression darkened, and she opened her mouth as though she wanted to say something. But Gideon stirred, his fingers twitching weakly. Kate immediately looked away from me and turned her attention back to him, gently wiping the sweat from his forehead with a tenderness I no longer recognized. Then she tossed me one cold remark. "Whatever."I took the hint and left the room, quietly closing the door behind me. Outside, I wandered the streets like a ghost. It was nearly 104 degrees, yet I couldn't stop shivering. Later, I found a lawyer and had the divorce papers drawn up. Then I packed my belongings as quickly as I could and picked Sadie up from her after-school class. "Sadie, Daddy and Mommy are going to live apart soon," I said. "Would you like to live with me from now on?"She wrapped her arms tightly around me and nodded. "Wherever Daddy goes, I'll go!" For the first time in what felt like forever, warmth seeped into my battered heart. Whatever happened, at le

It was only then that Gideon hurried over, saying, "Kate, it's okay." His eyes were red as he crouched down and pulled her into his arms. "Even without Gavin, you'll still have me," he said gently. "After all, wasn't Gavin making this choice for our sake? Maybe, for him, staying alive would only have been another kind of torment."Look. The two people he trusted most—his wife and his brother—betrayed him."He dug his fingernails into his palm. It hurt, but beneath the pain came a sense of satisfaction.Gideon actually witnessed the moment Sadie was hit by the car. Yet out of selfishness, he hadn't wanted Kate to save her. He'd spent all these years by Kate's side without ever having a proper place in her life. Why shouldn't he be selfish just this once?As long as Sadie died, there was no way Kate and I were ever getting back together again. After more than 20 years as brothers, he knew me better than anyone. The moment he saw me holding the knife in the hospital room, he k

I went to the morgue to see Sadie, who was laid inside a crystal coffin. Kate had told me that I could make all the arrangements for Sadie's funeral myself. I ran my fingertips over the cold crystal surface, staring at Sadie's pale, lifeless face. My heart felt as though it were being torn apart. Slowly, I bent down and wrapped my arms around the coffin, as if somehow my body heat could pass through the crystal and warm her again.Kate stood at the doorway, watching me with a grief-stricken expression. She didn't dare come inside. After all, she was a monster who hadn't even been willing to take her own daughter to the hospital before she died. What right did she have to see her now?I stayed in the morgue for so long that the sun was already beginning to set when I finally stood up."Don't worry, Sadie," I whispered, pressing my face against the coffin. "Daddy will live on. I still have to take you out into the world and show you everything it has to offer."…The surveil