Divorced My Husband, Married His Brother

CHAPTER 4

Charlotte quickly snapped out of her trance as she heard Teddy yelling at her. He charged toward the masculine man in the corridor to drag Charlotte out and beat her mercilessly.

However, Jack stood between Teddy and Charlotte, protecting her behind him, and demanded of his younger brother, "What's going on with you, Teddy? Is that how you welcome me upon my return from abroad?"

Charlotte was shocked to realize that the man who had just kissed her was Teddy's brother, Jack Hudson. How had she not recognized him? It was because she had switched off the corridor light and controlled it with artificial intelligence that managed their mansion.

"Welcome, you? You dare to show up in my house unnoticed and just like that? You kissed my wife in my house and in my presence?" Teddy roared, staring at Jack with hostility in his eyes.

"Move away from Charlotte now! I'm going to deal with her today. I never knew that she was a horny b***h and slept around with men in my absence!" Teddy shouted as he reached for Jack to attack Charlotte, who was shivering at the thought of being caught kissing her husband's elder brother, while also forgetting that Jack Hudson was arriving today.

"Your wife? Stop the drama, Teddy, and stay calm," Jack commanded. But Teddy didn’t listen and approached Jack to shove him aside as he angrily aimed to hit Charlotte.

Teddy was enraged by the sight of Jack and Charlotte kissing. Charlotte hadn't kissed him like that before, and though he hadn't acknowledged her as his mate nor wanted to consummate their marriage, he had kissed her in public—but not as she kiss Jack.

As Teddy moved closer to Charlotte, wanting to hit her, Jack held Teddy back with great force, tossing his younger brother aside and making Teddy stagger backward. He glared at his elder brother, who was shielding Charlotte from his reach.

"You dare to attack me in my own house, Jack? Get out and leave now! You're not welcome here and stay away from my wife and my affairs!" Teddy shouted at Jack, pointing at the stairs for him to leave.

Jack was wearing a yellow shirt and black trousers. He wanted to apologize to his younger brother, explaining that he didn’t know Charlotte was his mate.

Jack hadn’t attended the wedding of Teddy and Charlotte as he had been abroad. He had also seen their photos, but when he arrived at the mansion, the intoxicating scent he perceived around the house and in the living room had led him upstairs to find the sweet, alluring aroma.

As he climbed the stairs, Jack noticed the lights were on; the sweet scent had driven his wolf to ache and he wanted to claim her. He had not thought that the owner of the sweet lemonade scent would be his brother’s wife and mate.

"I didn’t know she was your wife, Teddy. I'm sorry for kissing her, but she’s my mate!" Jack said, but Teddy's eyes narrowed as he looked at his older brother, whom he hadn't seen in ten years in disbelief.

Jack had changed significantly; he had grown taller, more muscular, and appeared stronger. Jack looked more robust and tough than Teddy. Teddy, who had thought his brother would return weak and unable to challenge him for the Alpha position, was shocked to see that Jack was indeed powerful.

With the small push Jack had given Teddy, which shielded Charlotte from Teddy’s attack, Teddy could feel the energy flowing in his brother’s veins. He was an Alpha too, and strong.

"Hmph... That’s no excuse, whether you perceive Charlotte as your mate or not. She has to be punished for cheating on me and for kissing you in my presence," Teddy said, his anger still boiling.

Meanwhile, Anne Robert had just finished putting her clothes back on in the master bedroom. She wondered why Teddy had run out with such speed after getting dressed. Teddy didn't even explain to her where he was going, and Anne felt Charlotte was up to something again.

Several times, when she and Teddy would be mating, he usually stopped midway, leaving her hanging and demanding for more, as he would withdraw and run home to help Charlotte.

"That witch! Why is she always stopping Teddy from finishing with me? How am I supposed to carry his pups if he keeps withdrawing from me like that?" Anne was annoyed, so she quickly put on her red dress to find out what was happening in the corridor, hearing the voices of two men arguing—Teddy's voice and another that she wasn’t familiar with.

As Anne stepped out, she met Jack’s shocked gaze. Jack's eyes then shifted to Teddy, and he asked, "What's Anne doing here if you're married to Charlotte?"

Charlotte was still hiding behind Jack and couldn’t bring herself to speak in the presence of the two Alphas arguing. She was also embarrassed about how she had just kissed Jack moments ago.

Charlotte knew she hadn’t kissed Teddy like that before. He wasn’t her mate, but she loved and respected him as her husband. However, he had disrespected her on her birthday and their wedding anniversary night by bringing Anne Robert home and taking her to their bedroom, the same one where he had never shared intimacy with Charlotte.

"She's my assistant, Anne Robert," Teddy said, looking away from Jack, as it was already midnight, the full moon shining brightly above the sky.

"I know Anne was your friend and that you used to admire her before I traveled abroad. But what's she doing here at this hour and coming out of your room? Are you cheating on Charlotte with Anne?" Jack asked. Just then, he remembered seeing tears in Charlotte's blue eyes. Turning back to her, Jack saw that Charlotte's face looked swollen, as if someone had hit her, and she had dark circles under her eyes.

Jack's anger boiled, and he turned back to Teddy, charging at his younger brother with tremendous rage. He attacked Teddy, starting to beat him up.