A Night With My Husband's Stepbrother
Ariel Richmond had it all—until the night her world shattered. Betrayed and drugged by her fiancé and younger sister, she woke up humiliated, carrying the child of a stranger from a one-night stand. Forced to flee her family and her past, Ariel sought refuge in Spain, where she gave birth and tried to rebuild her life.
Alexander Lucas, a celibate billionaire haunted by the memory of that night, spent years searching for the mysterious woman he could never forget. But fate kept them apart—until now.
Desperate for her child's medical treatment, Ariel agrees to a marriage of convenience, only to be thrown back into the city where her trauma began. There, she faces an unexpected twist: her new husband’s stepbrother is none other than Alexander.
Torn between the man who unknowingly altered her life and the one she’s married to, Ariel must confront her past and decide—will she fall for the man who caused her pain, or choose the husband she never expected?
Tag along with Ariel as she uncovers deceit, secrets, and echoes from her past!
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Chapter: Chapter 57Ariel’s lids unclasped slowly to the brightness of the room. The morning sun had slipped through the curtains, casting the room in a bright orange glow.She squinted, her eyes heavy with sleep.She’d been awake the whole of last night — her eyes closing from time to time, but her mind reeling as she recited the message in her head over and over again.Remembering it again made her heart jump.Who could have sent her that message in the middle of the night?One thing was for sure… it wasn’t Johny. Johny was sleeping beside her yesterday, drunk and heavy on sleep.There’s no way Johny would have sent the message.But who could it be? No one had her contact except for Anya and Johny…Wait, could it be Luis? No way. Could Luis play this on her?And how did he get her new contact exactly? She changed her contact info because of Luis.If there’s a way Luis could have gotten her number, it’s through Anya.She needed to give Anya a call immediately.She grabbed her phone from the table and
Last Updated: 2025-04-25
Chapter: Chapter 56It was late in the middle of the night.Ariel wasn't sleeping, her mind reeling, recalling how it all started.She got herself in a huge mess, but too sad, she realized it late.Acting all lovey-dovey with Johny was the worst challenge of her life.She'd have to put up with Johny's narcissism to prove to the world they're truly in love. They even kiss occasionally, on camera.As far as she'd known Johny, he could go to any length, any length at all, to get power, and that's what he's doing now, threatening her with Max, the reason she signed the contract in the first place.Her son is the reason she's here, sleeping beside a beast. A beast in sheep's clothing.A tear trailed down her face as her thoughts swirled back to when she got a call that Max had been hospitalized.She remembered her whole world came to a halt. Her son was the sole reason she was here, and honestly, she couldn't wait to see this whole charade end, and she got to see her Max again.She was still deep in her th
Last Updated: 2025-04-25
Chapter: Chapter 55The morning sun filtered through the cracked windshield, casting a warm glow across Kelvin’s face. He shifted uncomfortably with a low groan and squinted, trying to adjust to the daybreak light.The stiff car seat did nothing but little to ease the kink in his neck. His neck was killing him—stiff from sleeping upright in a car seat that hadn’t been kind even when it seemed new.The air was still. The street was quiet. And the sleepy neighborhood was just beginning to stir.He rubbed the sleep from his eyes with the back of his hand and sat up, adjusting his rumpled shirt, as he muttered under his breath, “Great. Real smooth. Sleeping in a car like a damn drifter.”He glanced at the dashboard.Still dead.The engine was still dead—he’d tried twice last night, before giving up. And honestly, he didn’t know what to do exactly at that moment. He didn’t even know why it had to stop here, of all places.He was tired, and perhaps staying put was just the best option, or maybe it was simpl
Last Updated: 2025-04-25
Chapter: Chapter 54“I am Max.” Kelvin lied and rose to his feet.Max's face contorted in surprise. “Wait, you're Max too?”Kelvin shrugged nonchalantly. “Yeah, we're Max together, stuck together, aren't we?”Max chuckled softly, “I didn't know you were Max too.”“That's because I didn't tell you, my bad. Grandmother gave me that name. Quite a lovely name, isn't it?” He smiled.Max grinned, the little boy as happy as a clam.“We should leave; it's getting late. Why's your sister Anya always late anyway?” Kelvin asked.“She must be cooking,” Max said with a small smile. “Her food is always delicious; will you have lunch with us?”Kevin's lips thinned flatly as he thought of how to reply. “Perhaps, someday,” he finally replied.Max grinned, “I am so glad you're going to meet her; she's so lovely. I'm sure she'll be happy to meet you too.” Kelvin returned his bright smile.They entered the worn-out car he borrowed from an old man two weeks ago, paying him twice the car money.The thing was, he needed to st
Last Updated: 2025-04-02
Chapter: Chapter 53It's closing time at Max School. The children were happily bouncing their way home, their parents or aides carrying their backpacks and lunchboxes for them.Like every other child, Max was also grinning ear to ear as he bounced his way home.But unlike the other children, he wasn't accompanied by a parent or aide. Instead, it was Kelvin—his support teacher assigned to him by his class teacher.And now, he was escorting him back home.As they strolled home, the warm sunlight cast long shadows behind them.Kelvin nodded toward a cluster of boys taunting a younger child, the sound of their snickering and teasing echoing through the air.“You see that boy crying over there?” Kelvin gestured towards the group of boys surrounding the younger child.They were bullying the boy, who seemed quite younger than they were.They were kicking him and laughing so hard at his predicament.And now that they were leaving, he couldn't stop crying.Max's face lit up with a mix of surprise and curiosity. “
Last Updated: 2025-04-02
Chapter: Chapter 52Luis swallowed his composure on the edge of shattering into pieces. “She means everything to me,” he whispered, his voice cracking with emotion.Ricardo's voice cracked into a mocking laugh. “Yeah, that's what I said too after my second divorce. Fathering someone else's child all my miserable life, Ricardo blurted like it's nothing, his voice devoid of any emotion.Luis tilted his head a little, surprise and a little curiosity etched on his face, before he looked away with disinterest.“Want to…”“I don't want to hear your little story, Ricardo; all I'm interested in is finding Ariel. There's no way I'm believing that shit you told me.”Ricardo sighed, and his parting shot was a final blow to Luis. “I… was going to say, want to know how long they've been fucking? Google it; she's Ariel Lucas now.” Luis's eyes flashed with anger, but he managed to keep his cool.“That last name is heavyweight,” Ricardo added and started to walk away but turned back to Luis.“One last thing, I want my p
Last Updated: 2025-03-24
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