Dear Ex, Your Brother Is A Better Man

n. She crimped her lips as her palm roamed her face, feeling the

h, Lucas will soon be home; I need to get hi

l over the room; she had been a bit under the weather and had been unable to perform

han a wife. Lucas sees her as a destitute who meant nothing t

d misery. Though the marriage was not built on love, she

bedspread and cleaned up the entire room before rushing to the kitchen to prepare his meal. Lucas had ordered her to prepare cheesy beef pasta s

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er irresponsible father, who always ran into debt due to gambling. She was about to close for work that

t she maintained her composure. "Sir, we are closed fo

lp me, hide me somewhere; some men are after my life.

ickly and took him to the restroom, pushing him inside. "Just stay here and don't c

g some weapons. They looked scary in t

nto this bar," one of the men

m the only one here, and I'm about to close for the day," she

are hiding him somewhere; search eve

re bar, turning the chair

ot here," one

the backyard or the restroom? I'm sure he is within these

have told you that I'm the only one here. You have turned the bar upside down, and you are not yet satisfi

fall back on one of the chairs involuntarily. She r

o you think you are?" he remarked in a mean v

efully to hit the glass door. The glass door sha

ned to the men, and

t. He met Nora lying helplessly on the ground. Her f

nent scar that disfigured her face. Lucas felt pity for her that her face got disfigured because s

he needed to be married for the business merger to happen. His girl

but their marriage was kept a s

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ited Lucas' arrival. Her body was sweaty as a result of the heat that emanated fr

washing away the heat and stress of the day. Suddenly she heard a knoc

ng it and pushing it open. Her eyes met Lucas; his imposing

he asked in his usual cold voice, pushing h

ar you knock the first time," she stuttered

ed her face aggressively, me

d on her chin. "Your...your food is ready?" she

f her shower gel. "I will eat later; right now I want to devou