The Weight Of Leaving by Riven Kade novel Chapter 23

Chapter 5

I couldn’t help but laugh and yanked Ethan up from the floor by the collar.

“Tell her–when exactly were we together?”

Ethan avoided my gaze, clearly quilty.

“I… I met you when I was eighteen. I confessed to you at nineteen, and then we were together–up until now.”

Shock registered on Rachel’s face.

To put it bluntly, she was nothing but a homewrecker who had inserted herself into our relationship.

A few seconds later, Rachel lunged at Ethan like a wild animal.

“You liar! You said I was your first love. You said you’d be with me forever!”

Someone pulled her away just in time.

“I’m sorry… I lied.”

When Ethan first started dating me, I caught him messaging other girls.

But he swore up and down it wouldn’t happen again, and I softened.

I never thought the other girl would turn out to be my sister–in–law.

Of course, I only realized it all now.

“Michael, you heard everything, right? This has nothing to do with me.”

My brother hung his head, ashamed. “I’m sorry. I misunderstood you.”

I turned to face Rachel.

“I stood by you ever since you became part of this family. Whatever you wanted, I gave without thinking

twice. I was there for you through everything. And for a jerk like him, you’ve done this to me?”

“You’re nothing but a thankless snake.”

Rachel collapsed onto the floor, breaking down.

“I’m sorry… I was tricked by him. He told me being with you was painful and asked me to rescue him. I was

confused and made a terrible mistake.”

The crowd around us shook their heads in disgust.

“A heartless, ungrateful bitch.”

“That poor girl, she’s been through so much.”

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As Rachel’s lies unraveled, desperation flickered in her eyes–but it quickly gave way to madness.

“Everyone only sees my plot to trap her, but would I really do something this crazy just for a man?”

Everyone, inside and outside the room, was stunned. No one expected this twist.

“I was actually pregnant once, but because of her jealousy, she shoved me down the stairs. My poor baby.

never even saw the world–it was nothing but a pool of blood.”

Ethan clung to this story like a lifeline, he added, “Yes, she pushed Rachel. I even took her to the hospital.”

I shook my head, trying not to laugh at their terrible acting.

“Are you sure it was me who pushed you? Want me to show everyone the surveillance footage from that

day?”

I remembered it clearly: Ethan came to my place looking for me. Rachel was there too.

I don’t know what happened next, but when I stepped out, the two of them were fighting on the stairs.

Ethan threw an elbow; Rachel lost her footing and tumbled down.

I was terrified and wanted to call Michael, but Rachel begged me not to.

She said Michael was already under a lot of stress at work, and if he found out what had happened, it would

completely crush him..

She convinced me the lost baby was a tragedy, but they were still young–they could try again.

Ethan dropped to his knees, begging me not to tell Michael or everything would fall apart.

One was the man I loved; the other was my family.

Torn between them, I swallowed the truth and chose silence–thinking I was protecting them both.

A beat of silence passed. Rachel’s lips trembled. Ethan shifted nervously, but neither dared to speak. Then

the room erupted.

“These two are disgusting.”

“Framing someone is one thing–but to pin something this serious on her?”

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