Four Brothers and a Bride

Chapter 94

Chapter 94: Chapter 94

ASHER

[She took the bait. He’s with her now] Kira texts me.

[Good job]

[Drinks later? You promised]

[Fine. I’ll text you the location]

[No need. My mom will be away all night. We can hang out at my house. More private]

This bitch is bold, I think. Is she really suggesting what I think she’s suggesting? I bet her mom is in on it too. Where could she possibly be going tonight? I shake my head with a laugh. Whatever.

[Sounds good]

The door in front of me swings open and I tuck my phone away.

"Hi." Anna’s surprise turns to a slight frown as she sees me. "You’ve got to work on your excited face when you see me. If I didn’t know any better, I’d think you were expecting someone else."

"How did you know I was home? You didn’t call."

"Yeah, I stopped by your work place and was told it’s your off day. I thought I’d surprise you." When I lean down to peck her cheek, she moves inside. What’s with the attitude? "Were you really expecting someone else?" I ask, trailing after her.

"Demi. She should be here by now but she’s not taking her calls or texting me back. We planned to spend the day together."

I incline my head. "I’m guessing I am not welcome here then."

"No." She plunks down on her couch and blows her hair out of her face. "I didn’t mean it like that. I am just worried about her. She was close to her phone a few minutes ago, and read my text. I don’t know why she hasn’t replied yet. Her phone was ringing earlier but now it’s switched off. Don’t you find that weird?"

I edge close to her. "I’m sure she’s fine. Maybe she wants to spend the day in bed with her husband and doesn’t know how to cancel on you." Taking her hands, I pull her up. "If you’re smart, you’d take advantage of my presence here given how much I had to move things around to be here with you." This time, she allows me to relish her lips and returns my kiss with fervor.

"You should have called. Demi could walk in any minute. She might see you here."

"No, she wouldn’t." I say emphatically.

"What? How are you so sure?" She asks, easing back.

"I mean, she wouldn’t see me even if she arrives. I’ll just hide or something."

"And your car?"

"Parked down the street corner like you always ask."

"Your perfume. It won’t leave my house or my body for at least the next three hours. Demi will know for sure that I’ve had a man here, YOU. She knows your scent." She moves away from me but I pull her back.

"What’s going on? Did I do something wrong? Why the cold shoulder?"

I can tell she’s keeping something from me. My phone beeps and when I check, it’s a photo from Iman. Demi is sprawled on his carpet with a broken nose. I slip the phone back into my pocket and face Anna. "Nothing important." I tell her when she eyes me suspiciously. "Tell me, what can I do to make up for whatever I’ve done to upset you?"

"You can go visit doctor Ezra right now."

Oh crap. I guessed as much. She won’t let this go.

"I will. I’m handling it."

you anymore, Asher. You’re grown. You can do whatever you want but I don’t want to be around when it gets worse and the consequences start playing out. I won’t be able to stand it. I already went through that trauma with my dad so forgive me but I won’t be around

me until now. "Is this reverse psychology? You’re trying to pretend like you wouldn’t care about me dying but it’s too late for that. I

you beforehand not to expect me by your side when your tumor becomes malignant. I won’t

she saying all this to me right now? I leave her to

over there? Anything

out cold. I only hit

her to confess her true intentions for my family. I have to resort to such drastic

way to get Demi to talk without throwing his fist at the weak woman? What if he

you to hit her like that. She dies or suffers major health challenge as a result of your action and I’ll make sure you go

opens the door and frowns

eyes stray behind her and catch a glimpse of her trash bin. Is that what I think it is? When my eyes return to her face, it dims with understanding. Now, I get why she’s being like this. "You didn’t have to go through all

are you

but first, I’d

"What?"

you need my help getting the father to take up his responsibility. It’s the least I can do for old

you’re thinking,

still lying? It’s plain as the nose on my face. "Whatever you say." She

can take a test right now and

tests is

on her lips. "It’s my colleague from work. She wasn’t feeling well and came to spend some time with me. I am trying to make more friends for times like this when Demi can’t be bothered to return my calls. So, Sheila my friend was here

wouldn’t have judged you if it was yours, unless you allowed yourself get knocked up

chuckles. "Ben’s not

down her chin. "And what about me? Am I bad? Is that

in her throat. Before she can respond, I capture her lips with mine and pull

phone thankfully doesn’t wake her. I shrug on my pants and head to the living room to take the call.

"What? Is she awake?"

"Yes."

she say anything on

thought you handled him.

evading the subject of your incompetence. What the fuck is wrong with you? My brother clearly didn’t get there on time because I had him held up so why couldn’t you achieve anything in forty-five minutes? Why

and you said

many ways to siphon information from a stubborn woman like that. Why did you hit her so hard in the first place? Couldn’t you have threatened her? Do you seriously have nothing on her? Couldn’t you have stripped her naked

"I’m sorry."

hide in

I am still working with a moron like Iman. Maybe I’ll have to hire his friends from the bar that tried to assault

and see Ashton’s car pulling up in front of Anna’s apartment. Demi is on the passenger

fuck are they

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check on her as I normally do since the incident with Iman. That’s why my perfume was still lingering in the house. I warned her not to let Demi into the

schedule for the day; a visit to Josh’s home. This is all father’s plan. After my altercation with Josh at the restaurant the last time we sat for lunch at Soul Foods, he

can get the rest of the quads to accept him too. I know this plan will be a bust but I don’t mind giving father the satisfaction of thinking his plan for a wholesome family that involves Josh can ever be a reality. It will NEVER happen but what’s the

living in fancy duplex in Brix estate, another luxurious part of town close to the HQ. Father obviously got it for him to overcompensate for his absence in his life. However, I am surprised to find his mother living with him.

as she welcomes me to her home. Josh walks

realize your mom lives

your mom, don’t you?"

but I am hardly done with them. "I was just asking because I was worried for your mother here. Did you at least get her noise canceling

especially at the mansion. There’s only one real woman at the mansion after all and she’s already married to

Mrs. Randall pretends to not

think your late father considered the wife who fucked another man, bore his bastard son and lied to him for years about your paternity a real woman? No, I bet he’s still rolling in his grave and

come into my home and disrespect me like

of you and your bastard son to think you’re deserving of anyone’s respect given all the shameless things you’ve done to get where you are. My mom is the REAL woman, the WIFE, the MATRIACH of the Rollins empire and that will NEVER change. You can build castles in the air for all I care. My father will NEVER ditch my brothers and I because of this thing you bore for him. He doesn’t lack heirs and you will never take my mom’s place. You

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