Lahat ng Kabanata ng Goodbye, Saintess.: Kabanata 301 - Kabanata 310

Zayn jabbed a finger at my parents. Their faces went rigid with fury, but he spat on the ground and sneered, "Peasants will always be peasants. Poor and pathetic as hell. Look at them—too scared to scrape together three thousand dollars."Rage surged through me. I lunged, snapped his finger back, and kicked him hard enough to send him reeling.He screamed while I barked, "Who told you you could point at my parents like that?!"He had used my car as a prop for his little show, then turned around and humiliated my parents. He was going down."Ahh! My fingers! The bones… They snapped!" Zayn shrieked.His parents, wide-eyed, rushed to him."You little bastard!" his mother spat. "How dare you do this to my son? He drives a car worth more than your life, and you think you can get away with it?!"Zayn staggered upright, his face twisted in rage. "Y-You really pissed me off! Do you know how deep the trouble you've just landed in is?"I smirked. "Oh yeah? Then enlighten me.""Get this

My chest tightened. "Why didn't you tell me? I'm your son! I would have helped!"My father sighed. "We know you would, Ian. You've always been the best boy we could ask for. But it's not easy to raise that kind of money on a firefighter's salary. We couldn't bear to ask too much of you."Your wife might be wealthy, but we didn't want her to look down on you if you had to go begging for her help."My mother hushed him, patting his back. "Roger! You didn't need to say that! It's not as bad as it sounds, Ian. There's no urgent need to rush to the hospital. We can still look for other ways, you know? Maybe some home remedies…"What we're trying to say is that you shouldn't go to your wife for money over this. We don't want you to fall in her family's eyes."My heart ached for them. They were so fiercely protective of my pride that they'd rather suffer in silence."No. Things are different now. I make more money with my company than Hera ever earned. I can cover far more than 28,000 d

"Please forgive me for what happened. I'm just an average Joe too. I've got mouths to feed, bills to pay…"So that was why he was here.I glared at him. "I don't work with crooks. A company of crooks? Ha, not in this lifetime. Sleeping Giant has ethical standards. My standards. Go home and pack your things. We don't need you."His face turned paler. "B-But Mr. Grimwald, please! Give me another chance! I didn't know what my subordinates were doing behind my back—"I cut him off with another glare. "Do I need to repeat myself? Fuck off."Sam froze. He looked shaken, but he knew better than to argue. Without another word, he turned and left.-I spent the rest of the day with my parents. Elio dropped by to check on my father and offer my mother a few words of encouragement.When his shift ended, I told my parents where we were going.Elio and I walked to the parking lot, chatting and joking along the way.Elio grinned. "What car do you drive, man? We can take mine if you want. B

"If you're not taking it, I will! I wanna sit next to her and feel like everything's magical again!"The door opened, and Chad walked in with his henchmen.The room fell silent.Brock and Marty knew exactly how to please their boss. They shoved him toward the empty seat beside Natasha."Look! She actually saved you a seat, man! She definitely likes you!""You should feel honored," Marty added. "Plenty of women wanted a ride, but Chad's got standards. He's been waiting for you!"The mood soured instantly.Chad didn't notice. He dropped into the seat beside Natasha with a smile he thought looked dashing. "It's been a while, Nat."Unlike the warmth she had shown Sebastian, Natasha met him with a cool stare."This is our class reunion," she said, genuinely surprised. "Why are you here?""When you think about it, aren't we all part of one big class?" Chad replied without shame.He raised his glass. "We have to drink to our reunion, Nat. It's been so long.""Sorry, but I don't dr

"This isn't over yet, Sebastian. If you've got any balls, you'd know better than to leave. I'll come back and show you the difference between a pleb like you and me!" Chad spat.Mark suddenly added quietly, "God, so you knew he's just a pleb, son? Then why throw yourself into a direct fight? You're one of the upper class. You shouldn't waste your time on the lower classes. You have so much power at your disposal, after all."Chad's expression lit up. "You're right, Dad! I could have done this easily!""That's what I've been trying to tell you. Focus on the VIP. That's what you should be doing right now."Mark sized me up and snorted. "I don't think a man at the top should deign to squash a worm himself."Satisfied with their verbal putdowns, the Ketchums finally left.-Elio sprang to his feet. "Fucking sons of bitches! I don't even know why founding a hotel in this small town makes them think they matter! Let's not fall into their trap, man. We're getting out of here!"I staye