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Chapter 021
BANG.Charles clutched his chest.His face, already pale, had gone nearly grey—and Eleanor, who had spent decades reading every shift in her husband's expression, moved immediately."Charles—" Her hand found his arm, steadying him before he could falter. "Sit down. Please."Charles didn't sit.But he didn't let go of his wife's hand either.Beside Lily, Paul quietly took all of this in.His face didn't change on the surface. But behind his eyes, something was moving.Calculations that had nothing to do with love or promises.Die faster, old man.And let all of this become mine.He had dropped out of high school. No degree, no track record worth a damn. But the one thing he had always held as his edge—he knew people.Knew how to read them, how to pressure them, how to get exactly what he wanted out of them.And the harder this family pushed Lily away from him, the deeper she would run into his arms.He just had to be patient.Meanwhile, Charles Calloway finally opened his mouth.His vo
Chapter 020
Paul Shaw finally moved.One step forward, out from behind Lily's protection, standing level with her, with a smile he wore like someone who had practiced it in front of a mirror more times than he could count.Confident. Warm. Genuine.Or at least... that was how it was designed to look."Mr. Calloway." His voice came out low and steady—the tone of a man who wanted to appear unbothered by the situation."I understand why you don't like me. I'm not even going to hold it against you."Charles said nothing.Paul continued, expression unmoved."I know I'm nothing right now. No diploma, no name, nothing worth bragging about."He gave a small nod, as if acknowledging the weakness with carefully rehearsed humility."But Lily sees something in me that other people can't be bothered to look for. And I will never take that for granted."His hand moved, reaching for Lily's.Lily gave it to him without hesitation."I love your daughter, Mr. Calloway."His voice lifted slightly. Dramatic, but wel
Chapter 019
The more Norman remembered, the heavier his chest became.He remembered his father's face at the doorway of that warehouse—Charles Calloway, a man he had never once seen cry in his entire life, standing there with his mouth open and eyes that couldn't process what was in front of him. Not because he didn't want to. But because the human mind sometimes has its own defense mechanisms, refusing to accept a reality too crushing to swallow all at once.His mother collapsed on the spot.Her knees hit the dirty warehouse floor, and the sound that came out of her was beyond crying.Both of them fell ill almost immediately after.No one ever said it out loud, but everyone in the Calloway family understood—there are wounds that push past the body's ability to carry them. And wounds like that don't need a weapon to kill.Charles suffered a heart attack two weeks later.In a hospital bed, with oxygen tubes and a softly beeping monitor, the man who had built the Calloway family empire from nothing
Chapter 018
What made it worse was that Paul had started getting pulled deeper into criminal networks. Not just hanging around the fringes.Paul Shaw's name had begun appearing on the edges of a drug trafficking ring on the east side of Corholt—as a small-time courier who thought he was bigger than his position.Lily didn't know.Or maybe she knew and chose not to look.In his previous life, Norman couldn't bring himself to let his sister go hungry. Several times he quietly transferred money into Lily's account—without telling anyone, without expecting a word of thanks. He just couldn't stomach the thought of his little sister lying in that cold flat with an empty stomach.Then that night came.Lily was eight months pregnant when she decided to go to a nightclub on the east side of Corholt.Not to have fun—because Paul hadn't come home for three days straight, his phone was off, and the instinct she had been suppressing for so long finally won.She found him in a dim corner of the club, amid ciga
Chapter 017
Paul Shaw. Twenty-three years old. Dropped out of high school in his third semester.No diploma, no steady job, not a single accomplishment worth mentioning.What he did have was a worn-out leather jacket, a tongue that knew how to string pretty words together, and connections to a few street gangs on the east side of Corholt whose names showed up in criminal reports far more often than anywhere else.But somehow, with sweet words and sweeter promises, this bastard had managed to make Lily Calloway fall.Fall hard.Too hard.The more the family pushed back, the deeper Lily dug the hole for herself. As if every rejection from her parents was proof that her love for Paul was something special—something only the two of them could understand, and no one else ever could.Lily cried. Lily argued. Lily swore she would never marry anyone but Paul, no matter what her family said.And Paul—he just stood behind Lily and let her fight for the both of them.Then Lily got pregnant. Out of wedlock,
Chapter 016
The Calloway family home stood behind black iron gates in the Northfield district—not the most imposing house in the neighborhood, but carrying the kind of quiet dignity that only belongs to homes that have stood for several generations.The BMW slowed to a stop in front of the security post.The two guards on duty that morning recognized the car immediately. Their reflex was to step forward—remembering that Norman had been thrown out of this house—but neither of them actually blocked the way.That was because regardless of everything, he was still the future heir of the Calloway family, and neither of them wanted to invite trouble by going up against him.Norman didn't stop the car.He gave a single nod from behind the glass, and the gate opened.The car rolled in.Back at the post, the two guards exchanged a look."Young Master Norman." The first guard let out a quiet breath, his eyes following the BMW as it moved toward the main house. "Haven't seen him around in a while.""Not sur
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