บททั้งหมดของ Faking Death to Get With Her Brother-In-Law: บทที่ 11 - บทที่ 20

Now, because of that act of kindness, nobody even knew whether Simon was alive or dead.If something had really happened to him, Eleanor might never forgive herself for the rest of her life.She could not even bring herself to imagine how she would go on without Simon, or what would become of Poppy.Eleanor pulled herself out of the memory. When her fingers brushed her cheek, she realized her face was already wet with tears.Just then, a gentle voice spoke beside her."Eleanor, are you thinking about Simon?"Jeremy had woken up at some point and was now standing next to her.Eleanor quickly wiped away her tears and forced a smile. "It's nothing. I'm—"Before she could finish, Jeremy suddenly pulled her into a tight hug."Eleanor, I know you don't love me. You've already been with me for three years, though. Please don't leave me. Stay with me until the very end, okay?"Eleanor instinctively moved to push him away.However, Jeremy's frail body was pressed against hers, his bo

Kevin shot to his feet, then crouched down in front of Poppy, his eyes earnest."Poppy, is everything you just said true? This is really important for me and your mom to know."Poppy nodded hard.As soon as she did, a flicker of hesitation crossed her face."Actually, I lied about something else too."That time Mom had the circus come to the house, Daddy wasn't the one who pushed me into the ring. Uncle Jeremy said Daddy almost killed him, and if I liked Uncle Jeremy, I had to play along and say Daddy pushed me."Kevin sucked in a sharp breath and sank straight down onto the floor.At that moment, Eleanor felt as though her heart had been completely hollowed out.A child had no reason to lie, and Poppy's innocent words cut straight through her like a knife.There was no denying it anymore. Jeremy's illness was fake.Never in her life, however, had she imagined that Jeremy would not only cut the cord on Simon's parachute and make him disappear, but also scheme to turn her ow

As the plane roared into the air, Jeremy, dangling from a rope beneath it, let out a bloodcurdling scream.Below him lay a bottomless sea of clouds and mist. The cold wind lashed at his face like a blade.Jeremy screamed until his throat was raw, yet Eleanor, up in the plane, did not soften in the slightest.She kept him hanging in midair for a full hour before she finally brought him down."Jeremy, are you still not going to tell me where Simon is?"Jeremy was shaking from head to toe, his face a mess of tears and snot. At that moment, the last of his defenses crumbled."I told you, Simon's disappearance has nothing to do with me. I really don't know where he is. Maybe Simon just decided to leave you on his own. Why do you have to blame everything on me?"Eleanor let out a cold laugh."Nothing to do with you? That's funny."Everyone Simon loves, his whole family, and his home are all here in Brightwater. He would never just abandon us and leave. If you didn't hide him, then w

Lying in the hospital bed, Simon let his mind drift, and he suddenly remembered the day he first arrived at the task force.Back then, he had not dared to stay in Brightwater for even a moment, terrified that Eleanor and the others would drag him back to give Jeremy his stem cells.He had quickly contacted the task force and flown in secret to Highmoor on their private helicopter.His body had been far too weak. The moment he met Audra, he blacked out before he could say a word.In his hazy state, nightmares had clung to him. Over and over, he dreamed of Kevin choking him and calling him vicious.He dreamed of Eleanor's eyes full of disgust and disappointment. "Simon, you keep picking fights with a sick man, and you just won't let it go. You're not half the man Jeremy is."He dreamed of Marian disowning him and Poppy wanting nothing to do with him.In his blurry memories, the task force commander had stayed by his side the entire time, instructing the doctors to treat his wounds

Eleanor flinched at the mockery in Simon’s laugh. She hung her head like a child who had done something wrong."I'm sorry, Simon. I just want you to know that none of us meant to treat you like that."If you'll just come home with me, I'll spend the rest of my life making it up to you. Can't we go back to the way things were?"At that, Simon laughed even louder, the sound harsh and grating, and his eyes reddened despite himself."Sure, you were all lied to. Eleanor, how do you have the nerve to say you didn't mean it, though?"When I got hit by that car, did Jeremy make you ignore me? No. You were so wrapped up in Jeremy that you never even glanced at your own husband."When Jeremy framed me for hurting Poppy, did he make you throw me into that ring? No. You couldn't stand to see Jeremy cry, so you decided to teach me a lesson I'd never forget."Every word Simon said stabbed into Eleanor's heart like a knife.She covered her face as tears slipped through her fingers."Stop. Pl