The Remorseful Brothers Novel

She was just hailing down a taxi when I called out in my nicest patronizing voice. Every client falls for it. “You dropped this.”

Anastasia turned, surprised and for a moment, I was stunned.

Whatever photographer that investigator hired was a quack. Those pictures didn’t do justice to her beauty. She was stunning, regardless of her unattractive outfit and her swollen face. Did she cry because she

saw Aiden and I? Good.

“Thanks,” she said rudely and turned to leave.

Nuh uh. I’m not done with you.

“You’re Anastasia, right?” I cut right to the chase and as she turned, the surprise was evident on her pretty face.

She said nothing, then I added, “Aiden’s ex.” She looked even more shocked but still said nothing. Well, there was no need. I didn’t even

want to hear her talk. So I started to tell her about Aiden and I.

I showed her my ring finger with so much excitement. “I’d make sure to invite you to our wedding as a VIP!”

All the while, as I spoke, she just stared at me, speechless. At some point, she stopped looking so pitiful and the expression on her face hardened.

Perfect. I could see her growing hatred for Aiden. And maybe me. But it was pertinent that she disliked Aiden to the extent that she wouldn’t give him any listening ear ever again.

I asked if we could be friends but she instantly declined.

I was gloating over my little feat when she said something and then she

stiffly turned around, stopped a taxi.

I watched the taxi she boarded drive out of sight

my grin broadened. Now I could return to Aiden and finish what we started.

I turned around but my grin fell the instant my gaze landed on Aiden. who was standing behind me. His hands were clenched into fists by his sides, his face etched in a thunderous expression. Original content from NôvelDrama.Org.

“What did you just do?”

I shrugged, took a deep breath and started to walk up to him. But the question he bellowed out stopped me.

“Why the hell did you tell those lies?!”

“They weren’t lies!” I shit back, feeling my anger slowly rise to the surface. “We’re getting married aren’t we?”

“Are we?” He quipped and I blinked, speechless and for some reason, unable to answer his question.

“Answer me, Sharon,” he took a threatening step forward. “Are we getting married? Which damn wedding did you tell her about?”

That was it! “What does it matter if there’s nothing going on between you two?” I yelled in his face, “Why are you so riled up?”

His brows furrowed deeply. “What the heck are you even saying? Who said anything about having anything between anyone?”

“You think I don’t know that there’s something going on between your two?” I shouted at him, not caring that we were out in public.

“Stop saying nonsense, Sharon. You had no reason to lie to her. What the hell is wrong with you?” He thundered as he stormed past me, roughly brushing his shoulder against mine..

followed him, noting that he was headed to the parking lot.

“You’re what’s wrong with me, Aiden. You are my problem.”

He ignored me as he stopped before his car and unlocked it.

“What now? You’re going after your employee, aren’t you?”

He climbed into his car without saying a word, his actions jerky.

“Do you even have any idea what she’s been up to?” I palmed my forehead and looked up as I fought the angry tears as his car’s engine roared to life.

“I can’t believe you’re going after a married woman with a child!” I yelled at the top of my voice as he reversed the car out of the parking space.” I’m so disappointed in you, Aiden. I feel ashamed for you.”

My hand balled into fists and I watched in anger as he zoomed out of the parking lot at an insane speed.

I wondered what the slut’s husband would have to say about this.

It was the third day after the first report when the investigator sent another report.

It was a picture of Anastasia, her child and another man. The man was holding Anastasia’s daughter in his arms. With the big smile on the little girl’s face as she wrapped her hands around the man, you could tell that she was very fond of him.

In the report, the investigator wrote, “They seem very close but I am yet to decipher what exactly his role in their lives is.”

I scoffed at that and took another look at the picture. The man looked at her the same way Aiden did and I didn’t feel the need to hear back from the investigator. He was definitely in a relationship with her.