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8: Down The Stairs.

Author: TheLadyAthena
last update Last Updated: 2025-07-21 15:50:18

Cheryse’s POV

I had to see Caleb in the damn jailhouse, I had to. My eyes were hot with tears and my anger was threatening to explode. How did everything escalate so fast? It's not making any sense!

I stood in front of the glass, waiting for Caleb. At least the officers allowed me to see him.

Caleb stumbled into view, flanked by an officer. His hands were cuffed. His shirt was wrinkled, stained with something I didn’t want to name

His face—God, his face—looked hollow and wild. I swallowed hard, steadying my breaths.

The second he sat down on the other side of the glass, he slammed his fists on the table and shouted, “Those are my accounts! You hear me?! I was set up!”

The guard didn’t flinch, but I did.

“You're all crazy for listening to that bitch!!" He looked insane, and it made me grimace.

Jesus.

This wasn’t the Caleb Weston I clung to at charity galas. This wasn’t the man who told me I’d be his queen once he was rid of Delilah. This was the man they plastered across the news n
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Celeste ❤️🌹
I don't know if I should just laugh, honestly. I wonder if Estelle is going to die.
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Westiewithabow
Did she actually kill Estelle??? omg-
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NDH
Everything sure has escalated fast with this group! ......
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