All Chapters of TCST 1: Secrets Beyond: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80
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CHAPTER 64 (Part II)
It didn't surprise me anymore when mom was already inside my room when I stepped out of the bathroom. The small feast that we had to celebrate my MBA achievement was already done, I've had fun, especially Len was as witty as she was, always. Athena's light personality was an addition too, she was someone who could easily lighten the mood and atmosphere around. As we eat together earlier, my stress from the company and the opening of In Home of Callista was somehow put at the back of my mind. I had fun watching them, their smiles and heartly laughs were priceless, jewels that I wished I could have forever. But then, reality sucks you hard when it finally hit you back. All my stress from work and mom now came back even though I have been just in the shower. She was looking mischievously at me, as always. Her eyes were sporting lust and excitement, fires were dancing in its orbs as if a hurricane pulling me in their depths til I burned in ashes. And fro
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CHAPTER 65
I knew from the start that putting mom in the foundation I built for abused women like her wouldn't be easy. Since I told her about it, she started to become distant from me, she didn't try to seduce me like she always do before. I was thankful for that because it helped me to build myself control, but the downside was she started going out to see someone. When I confronted her about it, we had a huge fight and threw out words. She cried in front of me and I couldn't just see her in that state, so I gathered her in my arms and apologized and hell knows what happened again after that. I stared at the blank ceiling of my room, thinking about the ribbon cutting of the foundation which was just a week from now. Mirna and I had become busy for the past few weeks, making amendments for the newly acquired and established companies. Thankfully, with our hands-on effort, they weren't struggling as last month, they were now doing fine and it would continue if the team wo
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CHAPTER 66 (Part I)
"Congratulations, Mr. Craige!" "Another job well done by you," "Wow, this is good." "This just shows how good and how helpful of a man you are, Mr. Craige." "Thank you," My smile was wide and it was as if my cheeks would be ripped off anytime. I just cut the ribbon for the grand and official opening of In Home of Callista, and it was successful. The smiles from the people present here were genuine, their congratulatory messages and greetings after my speech and ribbon cutting were heartwarming. I felt ecstatic knowing they liked my visions and missions for this foundation, not just that, but I was able to acquire more donators to make the foundation better. The abused women who would be here after this day was here too, celebrating with us. Preparing how the opening would go smoothly, especially with the women present wasn't easy, we had to make sure that their traumas won't be triggered, and we had to make sure that
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CHAPTER 66 (Part II)
"Caleb, Callista wants to see you." I turned to Mirna who was now standing beside me. Handing back the cheque to the staff, I nodded and told her I'll go. What does she want now? "She's in her room. She actually wanted to go here so you won't have to climb upstairs but she said she was tired and her feet hurt." "Okay, thanks. I'll go and talk to her. We'll go home after this. Instruct everyone to make sure that the facility will run smoothly starting tonight. I'll give them a raise for this." "Will do that," I nodded one last time and made my way to my mother's room which was located on the second floor of the facility. This place was huge as well as the building and because we were planning to house a lot of women who have no one to go to, we decided to expand the facility's into a six-story building instead of just four. A huge sum of money was invested here and it was also thanks to the donors and foundation member
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CHAPTEE 67
Caleb Craige's I looked at Hazel who was still watching the video— or I don't even know if she was still watching it. Her eyes were just fixed on the screen of the laptop while her mouth was parted. And I knew from there what she was thinking, what could be running in her pretty head right now. Of course, I knew because I could see it in her eyes. Shock. Disgust. Hazel was disgusted. Who wouldn't? With what I was hiding, who wouldn't? Who wouldn't be disgusted with me after finding out that I had sex with my own mother? Not just once, twice, or thrice. But for years. I was my mother's boy toy for years. "Hazel—" Before I could even continue my sentiment, she stood up and pushed me away. Though I was stronger and bigger than her which was obvious, she was still able to push me away. For a reason, I suddenly felt weak when I saw her eyes filled with rage and disgust. Her brown orbs were
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CHAPTER 68
.... no one ever thought that the kind-hearted CEO of Craige Inc. whom most young businessmen look up to as a role model hides this kind of secret. No one expected that the secret he was hiding was as big as this. Truly, we cannot judge a person by how we see them every day. We have to look into their depths carefully to unveil their dark secrets hiding beyond their good Samaritan façade. A gasp escaped my lips as I felt my heart still clenching in pain after I read the end of the article I had just written. This has been long overdue, and now I was able to finish it, though unexpectedly. I thought I wouldn't do this anymore after the week I spent with Caleb in Baros, after a week of love that we shared together on that island. But then, life gave us an unexpected turn. I didn't even know why I wrote this nor how I was able to wrote this. My mind was a mess, I couldn't think properly yet reading the outcome of the article, it didn't need an
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CHAPTER 69
Caleb Craige's "Caleb! Caleb!" "Caleb, open the door!" "Caleb, come on, wake up!" "You have to see this!" "Damn, I'm coming!" I couldn't help but to shout, hearing Mirna and Len's frantic calls outside my room. The ground shook when I stood up, halting me for a few seconds, then I started to feel my head pounding. Damn hangover. Not minding my headache, I walked towards the door to open it. Mirna and Len's worried faces came into my sight, though my sight was still blurry. I sighed. "What is it?" Len sighed and pulled me, I nearly went out of balance because my body and head were still adjusting as I just had woken up, but she didn't stop. "Hey, hey, wait! What's with the hurry?" I asked. "You have to see this quick, Caleb." My brows arched hearing her response. Though I was curious, I let her pull me till we entered my office. She then pushed me to sit
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CHAPTER 70
Hazel Quin's "I'm sorry, Hazel. I didn't want to do this but Stephanie promised me something that would help my mom and brother. You know how much I love them. You won't see me again because I used the money and resources that Stephanie gave me to go overseas and she doesn't know this. She only told me to watch on you and look for any possible ways to wreck your relationship with Caleb and after she gave me her promise, we would part ways." "I cannot stay in there anymore. I don't have the audacity to look straight at you again after what I did. But at least, I told you, right? If you wish to clear your name and use this message, it's fine with me. Tell Caleb that I was the one who did it with Stephanie's supervision. You only wrote the article and couldn't publish it and I used that to execute Stephanie's plan. Even if Stephanie finds out that I told you, she couldn't do anything anymore because I made sure that none of you will see me again." "This
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CHAPTER 71 (Part I)
"What are you doing here?" His cold, emotionless, and menacing voice and look made me flinch. At that moment, all the thoughts that I have in my head since this morning vanished and I couldn't find my voice. I just stood there, frozen while the two of them were looking at me. Though Stephanie's look was different from Caleb's stiff one, she was looking at me while a smirk was playing on her lips. I badly wanted to wipe that smirk away, but I couldn't find even the slightest energy to move even a single muscle in my body. I was completely immobilized in front of them, shocked at what I have just seen. There was a nagging feeling in my chest that I chose not to mind at the moment because I knew that if I did, I would look pitifully here. And I couldn't let that happen in front of Stephanie, not now that she has the upper hand. After a while of silence, Stephanie crossed her arms on her chest and asked me boastfully what was I doing here. "Do
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CHAPTER 71 (Part II)
I was left in silence after that, my mind slowly processed what he just said. He needed to take any action, he wouldn't let this one go. "D-does that mean..." Before I could even complete my sentence, the door of his office opened again and when I glance in its direction, Mirna was standing there with four policemen by her side. She looked at Caleb first and then at me, her eyes lost all their emotion when they met mine. "Officer, please, take her." The men with her didn't need to be told twice, they immediately walked in my direction to hold me. I looked at Caleb, hoping he would help me but he just stood there, without doing anything, watching these men pull me out of his office. "Caleb, please, listen, I didn't do it!" I pleaded as I tried to break free from their grip. "Please, just listen. Let me explain!" But my pleads were heard by deaf ears. He didn't do anything and just watch, even when tears started to fall
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