Semua Bab CALEB: Fall of the Da Stephano dynasty : Bab 1 - Bab 6

6 Bab

Chapter 1

MABEL. I find my mind racing each time my cell phone rings and the name flashing across the screen is the EMERGENCY HOSPITAL line. Each time I'm scared that the doctor is going to inform me that my mother has passed away due to my inability to come up with the money for her surgery. "Your mother's cancer is getting out of hand and we need to get her surgery done within this month else I can't guarantee she'll see the light of day next month." I recall Doctor Oliver's voice the last time I'd sat with him one week ago. It's why I took on a third job here, working as a waitress. With my heart hammering in my chest, I can hardly hear the sound of my phone ringing. I pick it with a long gasp. "Mabel," the doctor's voice is stoic "I'm sorry. Your mother.... She got worse and I'm sorry..... I think you should get here." "Hey watch it!" I don't realize that I was spilling the full
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Chapter 2

CALEB DA STEPHANO Theo drives me to my grandfather's company in downtown Manhattan with an efficiency that reminds me why I pay him so well. The city is bursting with busy people even at a late evening like this one. I cannot understand the reason behind this emergency meeting. My grandfather, Gustavo Da Stephano hasn't been to the companies in two years after giving up it's inheritance to me. "Stay around." I say to Theo as our eyes meet on the rare view mirror and he nods before I step out. Inside the conference room, I can't look past the disgusted look on my grandfather's old wrinkled face. My older brother, who has ever given very little fuck about this company is seated at the corner, minding his business as usual, not caring that I'm even here. Even though Luca was my half brother, I always looked up to him growing up. But he hated me. Even my mere existence infuriated him. He never liked to see me and left the states a long time ago.
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Chapter 3

MABEL. He appeared out of the dark. He appeared like a God, saving me from the torment of this harsh world. He saved me, that was all I was thinking as I felt my body moving, unknown to me where this stranger was driving me to in his car. I try to keep my eyes open but it's proving harder and harder. My eyes are heavier than a block of cement I turn my face around to see strong, veiny hands angrily clutching the steering wheel, unknown to me why. I look further up to find hard chin, eyes trained on the street. I'm starting to feel everything again. As I set my heavy head back on the seat, everything starts rushing back. Dicken fucking Betty on our bed, the call from the doctor. "Mom.... " I hear myself call. The car comes to a stop and this stranger bundles me in his arms and carries me inside what appears to be a house, maybe his. I feel myself being placed carefully on the bed. "I'm gonna make you bett
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Chapter 4

Young Caleb's P. O. V. I find my trembling hands going over my reddened eyes multiple times to wipe out the tears so I could see clearly. So I wouldn't miss how my father killed my mother. So I wouldn't miss him pull that trigger. Loving her was a mistake. Now she has ruined his marriage because of me. Because I was a mistake. I was never supposed to be born. I was the evidence of a reckless night with a whore. "Please, don't hurt my son," my mother's voice is breaking, and it felt like every single piece was stinging my heart "he doesn't deserve any of this. He's just an innocent sweet boy, Russ." Whack! He slaps her again, the intensity causing me to shudder with a loud gasp. "You should've done as I said!" He roared at my mother. She should have gotten rid of me. "Mama...." I could barely hear myself. I want to run over and shield her from that monster but before I could open the door wider, a hand is covering my mouth, th
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Chapter 5

MABEL. I feel my eyes tweak at the sight of me. I couldn't tell what made me angrier. The fact that he's so insensitive to actually make that comment after my mother just passed away or because he's the last person I actually wanna see. How did I just run away from him this morning only to have him pull up on me like this? How did he find me? The longer I stood on the curb watching him, the more awkward this became because soon, we were in a staring match. My heart is filled up with so much to say to him— I imagine myself pulling that door open, screaming my heart out at him and smacking that smirk off his face— and yet I can't even find my voice. All I'm feeling at that moment is so much pain in my heart. I feel the tears welling up in my eyes and the underlying cry filled in my chest. I knew if I stayed there any longer I'm going to burst out crying and that is the luxury I would never give to him again.
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Chapter 6

CALEB. I sit back on the chair, unwilling to drive off. For some reasons unknown to me, I'm watching her walk away and everything about it is satisfying. I know she was hurting. And it wasn't because I fucked her while she was drunk. It's something way beyond that. I could see it in her eyes. A few years ago I wouldn't have given a fuck that the 'pathetic Mabel'—as we called her then— was hurting. My friends would hurt her more. But sitting here now and watching her walk into that restaurant makes my heart hurt. The way she hesitates before pushing the door open. Did her mood have anything to do with her job? Did her boss fire her and she's going right back to beg for it? Did she wound up at that club last night because she was having a bad one too? The mere thought of it infuriates me. I'm gripping the steering wheel hard without even realizing it. By the time I realize that I'm literally getting too pissed over something th
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