Dear Brother You Picked the Wrong Sister to Betray novel Chapter 16

My husband was trapped in the fire I didn’t think, I just ran in to save him.

I didn’t realize it was a setup, a trap he’d carefully planned to pull off an insurance scam.

While he and my stepmother gorged themselves on that huge payout, I found out they’d been hooking up for a long time.

When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day he got stuck in the fire.

This time I chose to stand by and do nothing.

“Skyler, please help me, my leg won’t move.” Bryce’s voice came to me, shredded with pain.

The choking heat and thick smoke slapped me in the face and every nerve told me the impossible: I’d been reborn.

I’d gone back to the day Bryce got trapped in the blaze.

Last life, the moment I heard his leg was hurt I didn’t hesitate – I charged into the flames to save him.

But the second Bryce saw me coming he shoved me down, locked the door behind him, and ran out, leaving me to burn alive.

‘ll never forget his devilish laugh: “Skyler, you’re ridiculous – rushing in to die for me. But hey, thanks

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without you how else would I get rich?”

Only on the brink of death did I learn he hated me so much

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and that he’d been sleeping with my stepmother.

This fire? Their plan to collect insurance.

The second I realized that, I clamped a hand over my mouth and nose and hauled myself out.

his time they wouldn’t get away with it.

As I stumbled out I nearly collided with my stepmother, Mrs. Vanessa.

he blinked, like she couldn’t believe it was me, craning her neck and peering back into the smoke.

When Bryce didn’t show up for a long while, Vanessa ran over, grabbed my hand, and started shaking me.

Why is it you? Where’s Bryce? Skyler, how could you leave Bryce in there

ears welled up in my eyes as I looked at her.

Bryce didn’t come out? He ran out first

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do you even have a conscience?”

I barely escaped with my life and you’re yelling at me?”

Aren’t you at least going to say something like ‘Are you okay‘ – instead you scream about my conscience. Come on.

nd he’s my husband – why are you so worried about him?

¿ your son more important than your own daughter?”

he onlookers immediately turned on Vanessa, whispering and pointing.

That can’t be real – she’s yelling at her own daughter after she just got out of a burning house?”

If it were me I’d run too

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