All Chapters of OPEN MARRIAGE: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

Jeff's eyes went straight to his wife as he heard what his mother-in-law had just said. Divorce? What was going on? He thought — Scratch that. They were told divorce wasn't an option. Their marriage had been for life, so what was going on? He could not even bring himself to start thinking about divorce.He decided to give the mother and daughter a private space. He locked eyes with Rhoda before making his way up the stairs into his room feigning deaf to Rhoda's calls.Rhoda faced her mum. "Mum, what are you suddenly talking about? What's all this? You said I should endure everything. You said divorce wasn't an option, so —," she said as she took some steps and entered the living room to sit."I am so sorry, baby. That was what I thought, too. Your father lied to us, Rhoda. He lied," her mother uttered and sat beside her.Rhoda looked confused. "What are you saying? What do you mean he lied?"Her mother wiped her tears. "His business wasn't liquidating, Rhoda. He was not going bankrupt

Eleven years ago…Jeffrey laughed hard at the jokes of his friend's discussion about how they approached a random lady on the street and acted as if she was about to get kidnapped. He gulped down a glass of alcohol as he laughed. He was already high from the drugs he had taken with his friends.They were all in his father's house, but of course, his father was not around to see what they were doing. He did not get along with him since he was always about how bad his friends were and how they could lead him astray. He used to talk about how he had changed from how he used to be, from the quiet and easy going boy to a drug addict and a trouble maker. He had bailed him from the police custody a couple of times.But Jeffrey didn't think that was his fault. He admitted that he did change a little after his mother's death from leukemia, but taking drugs relieved his stress and made him forget his sorrows temporarily. That was what his friends introduced to him to cope with the loss of his mo

Jeff immediately became perplexed. What was going on? Why would Rhoda ask him who he was? He looked at the doctor, then at Kelly before returning his eyes back on hers."Rhoda… Uhm… Looks at me, babe," he said and sat before her on the bed. "I am your husband. I am Jeff. And that's my sister, Kelly," Jeff explained in the best way he could.Meredith and her husband entered the room. "Mum? Dad?" Rhoda said as she saw her parents."How are you, baby? I am so sorry this happened to you. I really am," Meredith said and hugged her.Jeff could not have been more confused in his life. Why would she act like she didn't know him and then hug her parents? He turned to the doctor. "You had better have a better explanation for this, doctor."The doctor sighed. "I do. But I can't explain that here. Shall we go to my office?" He said, and Jeff made the first move and walked out of the ward while the doctor followed behind.Kelly glanced at Rhoda one more time and felt uneasy about it. She looked so

Rhoda had met the door slightly opened when she got to Jeff's house. She knew he must have been so worried about her disappearance and would have been looking for her. She smiled, knowing he would be so glad to see her. When she had gotten out of the ghetto, all that was on her mind was not even her injuries, so she made no attempt to go to the hospital. She came to her husband's house instead.Seeing the door opened gave her joy and hope. It was an assurance that he was home. And possibly waiting for her return. She dragged one foot along as she walked to the door. She was able to open the door wider without any sound due to the little strength that she had.She smiled and looked inside, but soon became shocked after seeing Jeffrey in the living room.Rhoda closed her eyes for a moment. They must be seeing things and she needed to correct that on time. She opened them back and saw the same thing she had seen before closing her eyes. She was not seeing things. Her husband was making o

Francis was shocked and he didn't hide it. No one knew Karen was both his and Jeff's ex-girlfriend. And never had he imagined his girlfriend finding out about it. But why was Kelly just mentioning it to him if she knew about it?"Since when did you know about this?" Francis asked her. He needed to be sure.Kelly sighed. "It's been a while. I just happened to find out by chance. On your phone.""Kelly…""You can't break up with me just because she asked you to. I didn't say anything about it because I thought you were done with her. I just didn't expect to see her in your bedroom," she said.He exhaled. He didn't know what to say. "What else do you know?""Everything. I know everything.""You mean you…"She nodded. "You set my brother up with Karen and extort money from him without Jeff knowing that she was your ex."He placed his elbows on his thighs and covered his face with his palms. "Oh, my God!""I don't know why you did it and I have been trying," she sniffed. "I have been tryin