Betrothed To The Cold Billionaire

“He’s my elder brother, Alex.”

Wait.. what?? I stared at him in surprise. I always thought he was an only child but now, he’s saying he has a sibling, an older one at that. I stared at him to see if he was joking but he had a very serious look on.

How come?? Sandy never mentioned this to me neither did he.

Also, how did he end up forgotten. I mean, Alex is the first son so everyone’s supposed to know about him since he would be the heir to all of the Montgomery’s wealth. How come no one ever mentions him? Why am I even knowing about this now??

“I still don’t understand what’s going on. How do you have an elder brother and I don’t even know he exists??” I asked in confusion..

“That’s because he had an accident about five years ago.”

“That doesn’t explain the fact that no one knows about him.” I said.

“Everyone thinks he’s dead, even my family. He was buried years ago.”

“So what is he doing here and how come is he still alive??”

“That’s because I faked his death.” I stared at him in confusion. Why would he fake his brother’s death… unless…

“Someone tried to kill him.” He said like he had read my thoughts.

“I know your family would probably have a lot of enemies since you guys are rich and all that but I didn’t think they would have the guts to actually attack you..”

“Some people don’t really have that amount of fear like you think.”

“You’re right..” I said while nodding my head in understanding.

“So.. do you know who did it??” I asked.

“Yes..” He muttered.

I waited silently for him to tell me who it was. His face had mixed emotions like he was reliving a very painful memory. He looked so sad, hurt and angry at the same time.

“It was Susan.” He whispered. That name sounded really familiar. I tried to think about where I’ve heard it from but I couldn’t recall.

“My father’s young wife.” My mouth widened in shock when he uttered those words.

I recalled the first time I met her. She looked so innocent and peaceful. She really didn’t seem like someone that could hurt a fly. I don’t even think she had a motive to do this.

“What makes you think she did it?” I voiced out since I found it so hard to believe that. I know Adrian wouldn’t lie about something as severe as this but I just had a really nagging feeling that things aren’t really as simple like he said.

“I was there when it happened.” He said.

“You watched everything that had transpired that day??” It wasn’t that I didn’t believe him but I was actually feeling sorry for him.

Like almost losing his brother wasn’t enough, he was actually there when it happened but couldn’t do anything about it. I know how heartbroken he must feel.Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.

“Not really… but…”

FLASHBACK

^Five years ago^

On his way home, Adrian had recieved a call from his older brother that he had something really important to share with him as it was concerning the accident that happened years ago, same one that involved the death of their mother.

It was so important that he couldn’t just share it through the phone so they decided to meet at Alex’s office in the company. When Adrian got to the place, he was about to enter the office when he heard voices from within.

He recognized one of the voices as his brother’s. The other ones was from a lady and another man but he couldn’t tell who they were. Adrian couldn’t really hear what they were saying but he knew that they were discussing about something really important because of the way their voices sounded really serious.

Adrian decided to leave and wait at the secretary’s post so Alex would finish the conversation he was having. He was about to take a step when he heard a very loud thud, followed by a scream.

He turned and barged into the office but he was already too late. The sight before him was too much to handle. The glass window had shattered and his brother wasn’t in the office.

His lifeless body was laying on the bare ground outside with blood oozing out of almost everywhere in his body. He had fallen out of the window. Adrian turned to stare at the lady who was whimpering fear.

She kept muttering “it wasn’t me” but Adrian couldn’t care less. She was the only one he saw in the office and his brother couldn’t just kill himself especially when he had something serious to tell him.

He called the security and they arrested the woman. At that moment, he had completely forgot that there was another male voice in the office too. Since he didn’t see another person in the office, he concluded that it might just be in his head.

He rushed his brother to the hospital but the doctors had already pronounced him dead. His body was about to be moved to the mortuary when he suddenly had a very faint pulse. He was still alive!!

At that moment, Adrian got an idea. He was sure that the lady was the one that tried to kill Alex but what he didn’t know was why. He knew that if she was aware that he was still alive, she might try to kill him again so she could cover up the truth so he decided to fake Alex’s death.

He cremated a fake body before the rest of his family could get to the hospital so no one could tell if it was actuall Alex. After that, a burial was made for him. About a week after the burial, Adrian’s father introduced the lady he wanted to get married to. Alas, it was Susan.

That was when Adrian starred to get the feeling that something was wrong. It wasn’t a coincidence that Alex’s accident happened moments after he was about to tell Adrian what happened on the night of his mother’s death and now, his father had bailed out the suspect and wants to get married to her.

He knew he couldn’t convince his father not to so he kept everything to himself. He was going to get the truth of what had happened from his brother when he eventually wakes up and he would punish the perpetrators without mercy.

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After Adrian and finished with his explanation, I had a lot running through my head. It was more serious than I had thought and to think that his father might be involved in it.

I mean, why else would he bail out the main suspect and still get married to her?? She was obviously related to the murder of Adrian’s mother since she tried to kill Alex before he told Adrian the truth.

And now, she has finally slipped herself into the Montgomery family. She really is shameless. I mean, what does she stand to gain from doing all these?? My eyes widened when that thought crossed my mind. The family’s wealth.

Now that I recall, I think Adrian’s attack that day is related to all these. He’s the heir now and the only person that stands in her way of getting everything.

And Adrian… he must have suffered all through. His mother is dead and his brother was almost killed. He’s all alone. Is that the reason he was so cold to me at the beginning??

I wouldn’t really blame him of that was the reason. His whole life is so sad. I couldn’t help but feel sorry for him. After all the troubles, he still grew up to be stronger than before.

I raised my hand and and embraced him tightly. His body stiffened as he wasn’t expecting it but he slowly relaxed into the hug.

“Don’t worry now, I’m here for you. I’ll make sure to always protect you even if it means losing my life on the way.” I whispered.

“Why would you protect me when I should be the one doing that for you?” He asked as he pulled away from the hug.

“That burden isn’t meant for you to bear alone. We are one and what’s your problem is mine also. You don’t have to be the one hurting alone anymore. You can always lean on me whenever you want to.” I said.

He smiled and was about to say something when the door suddenly opened. A doctor weaeing a face mask walked in pushing a cart filled with medical equipments.

“What are you doing here?” Adrain asked, making him aware of our presence.

His eyes showed shock, it was like he wasn’t expecting us there. Even though he was putting on a face mask, I could still tell he was the one as his scar was visible. Same scar I had inficted on him.

“Lucas!!”