All Chapters of Stolen Night With My Brother In Law: Chapter 111 - Chapter 120

146 Chapters

Chapter 111: The Beginning of the Custody Battle

JACOB POVTwo days after Iris walked out of the Mayer building I stopped feeling sorry for myself. Started doing something.The city had spent forty-eight hours talking about my mistakes, looking into my life, and making my family into a big show and while everyone else was trying to get attention I was trying to change the story.A scandal can stay alive when people control what's being said.It starts to fade when someone else takes control of it.My legal team got that.So did I.That was why I was in my office before the sun came up looking at the version of the statement on my desk while the city outside had no idea what was coming.The document looked simple and professional.Lawyers had checked every sentence, people who deal with the public, and experts in crises, and every word was chosen for a reason.There was no language, no arguing, and no accusations.Just the clean facts.The kind that sounds responsible even when they are changing people's lives.I sat back in my chair

Chapter 112: An Unexpected Proposal

KATHRYN POVIris showed up at my place twenty minutes after I called him. The fact that he got here fast told me a lot.He did not seem to be in a hurry when he opened the penthouse door and walked in. He was not out of breath. The way he got here so quickly made me think that something was going on. I did not ask him where he was before I called because I already had an idea.He was not away.He did not seem to be in a hurry when he opened the penthouse door and walked in.This thought should have made me feel weird.Instead, it made me feel better.I was still sitting at the kitchen counter when Iris walked in. The cup of coffee next to me was cold. The city outside was grey and quiet. The silence in the penthouse felt like it could break if we spoke loudly.Iris did not waste time with hello.He pulled out a chair. Sat down across from me. He looked at me with a gaze that made me sit up straight.Then he spoke."Katherine, I need you to listen to me carefully."His voice was not so

Chapter 113: Some Wounds Never Leave

KATHRYN POVThe realization hit me harder than I expected.Iris had chased opportunities. Iris had chased ambition.Somewhere I had spent years trying not to revisit.I could see flowers. I could hear music. I could feel the weight of hundreds of eyes watching me.Waiting.My fingers curled against the edge of the counter.The memory arrived with clarity.The dress. The veil.The shaking hands I had hidden beneath bouquets and smiles.The certainty that my entire future was moments away.Then.Nothing.No groom. No explanation.Just whispers, confusion, and humiliation.A space where Iris was supposed to be standing.I sucked in a breath.The memory vanished. The damage remained.Outside the city continued exactly as it always did.Cars moved through the streets.People hurried toward jobs and meetings.The world hadn’t stopped.Yet it felt like mine had.“Iris."My voice barely rose above a whisper.The glass reflected my face to me.I looked composed.Behind me, I heard Iris shift s

Chapter 114: What You Call Love, I Call Survival

KATHRYN POVI shift my weight a little trying to steady myself because what I am about to say is not just saying no.It is leaving."I want to leave," I said.These words seem easy. Too easy for how much they mean.I do not want to talk about it or make deals I say.I do not want another version of my life where I am standing in kitchens like this trying to live with decisions that other people made.My throat gets tight. I keep talking."I want to be with Celine.” Saying her name makes me feel a little better even as it makes me more sure about what I want.No connection to the Mayer name no connection to the people they know no past following us we go.I stop for a moment letting it all sink in."I want a life that does not feel like I am always paying for something I did not choose."This last thing I say is quieter than the rest. It means more than everything else I said.For a moment I think he might say something.He does not.This is harder to deal with than if he were arguing.

Chapter 115: Five Years Without an Answer

KATHRYN POV"You talk about not letting me walk away, "Now my voice has heat in it. It is controlled, but it is rising. "As if I was ever yours to begin with."The silence that follows is immediate. It is heavy.I do not stop talking.Because silence is where I used to get lost.Not anymore."You already let me go." This time my voice is hard it cuts through the space between the person I am talking to. "You made that decision for me without asking me any of the questions."The person I am talking to looks, at me a little differently but I do not give him space to talk.Not yet."You decided I could not handle the truth,” I said. “You took every choice I had,” Now my voice gets louder. Not out of control not broken, but full of something I have been holding back for too long. "Then you called it protection.”The word feels bad.I laughed once.“That is what you do,” My tone gets sharper. "You call it love when it costs me my own voice.”The room feels smaller now.Not because it shra

Chapter 116: Be Careful What You Ask For

KATHRYN POVI see something change in his face.Not anger. Not even shock.Something quieter. Like a hit without a sound.I keep going. Because stopping would make me feel it.Feeling it would ruin everything I am trying to create."I never should have let it matter," My voice gets a bit tight on the last word but I make it steady again. "It didn't."That is the lie.The one I pick carefully.Not because it is completely true.Because it is needed.The room feels colder now even though nothing has changed.Only the space between us has."I feel nothing," I say finally, and I almost believe it when I say it out loud because my voice is so steady it tricks me for a second. "Not about this. Not about you. Not, about any of it."A pause.My throat gets tight. I swallow it."I want my daughter,” This part is not a lie. It keeps me grounded. "I want to leave."Silence again.He doesn't interrupt."I do not want this life anymore," I say, my voice is quieter now. It is still firm.I do not w

Chapter 117: The Rooftop Invitation

KATHRYN POVI checked the clock.9:03 PM.I walked to the door frowning.A courier was standing outside with an envelope."Kathryn Hale?" he asked."Yes," I said.He gave it to me."Signature please," he said.A minute later I was back in the kitchen looking at the package.My stomach felt funny when I saw who sent it.It was from Mayer Legal Group.I opened it away.The file inside was really big.It was full of papers.There were lots of documents, like evidence, witness statements, financial records, investigator reports, custody assessments, and legal strategies.I saw every document and every plan and every piece of work that had been done.There was a letter on top.It was one page.I picked it up. Read it.The message was short.It said that the entire case file now belongs to me.I have control over all the supporting materials, evidence, and documents.There are no conditions or obligations or requests.It did not mention marriage.Then I looked at all the paperwork, on the k

Chapter 118: The Debt Between Us

KATHRYN POVI came home to my penthouse expecting it to be quiet you know that kind of silence that happens after a day of pretending I have my life together.As soon as the elevator doors opened I felt it. That change in the air was really something. It was like someone had been in my space rearranging things. Without actually touching anything.I did not even need to go all the way to see Iris. He was sitting there in the middle of my life like he owned the place.Iris was waiting, with his hands folded and his eyes on me as soon as I walked in."What are you doing here?" I asked Iris trying to sound calm. I could hear the edge in my voice when I talked to him. "This is not your space anymore " I told Iris.Iris did not react, which is what he usually does. Iris waits for me to calm down before he says anything to me. It is like Iris knows that when I am quiet I am more honest, with Iris."I just wanted to make sure you got what I sent you " Iris said quietly to me as if it were no

Chapter 119: When Leaving Finally Hurt

KATHRYN POVIris did not argue.He just looked at me like he was trying to understand if I was protecting myself or hurting both of us.Finally, he nodded."Alright, " he said quietly. "I hear you."That was it.No fight. No argument. Just acceptance.That made me feel weird because I am used to fighting.Being heard without a fight. That is something I do not know how to deal with.Iris reached for his jacket not in a hurry, steady."I will leave you to it then," he said.I did not move. I did not stop him.He touched the handle of the door and paused mid-sentence.I cut my voice sharper than I intended. It landed in the space between us like something thrown.“Don’t," I said. My voice came out lower than angry but heavier. "Don’t say anything. Just leave it.”He paused. One hand was still on his jacket. His body had agreed to leave before his mind caught up.“That’s not what I’m doing," he replied. He was calm. Edged now. "Kathryn I’m not leaving until you actually talk to me.”The

Chapter 120: Hiding in Plain Sight

ANNA POVFor the time in what felt like weeks, my apartment was quiet enough that I could hear myself think. It was a luxury I hadn't realized I was missing.I was curled up on Rita's couch with a blanket over my legs. A finished cup of coffee sat on the table in front of me. The afternoon sunlight streamed through the windows. It softened the edges but it wasn't enough to erase everything that had happened recently.At least for a while.Rita was sitting across from me. She had her feet tucked beneath her. She was scrolling through her phone. Then she tossed it aside. Looked at me. I immediately felt suspicious.That look usually meant she was about to ask a question I didn't want to answer.Enough she did."Okay," she said, folding her arms across her chest. "How long are you planning to hide in my apartment?"I narrowed my eyes."I am not hiding," I said.Rita laughed hard she nearly choked."Anna you've been living here for days,” she said."I am visiting," I said."You’re hiding

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