Lahat ng Kabanata ng Broken for a Pretty Boy, and Now They Kneel: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 9

I looked down at my current state. My hands were bound behind my back. A self-mocking laugh escaped me.All along, I believed that Whitney Evans and I truly loved each other. Alas, it was now clear to me that I was the only deluded idiot who believed that.Since Kelly Stone and Whitney cared so damn much about Samuel Gibson, they'd better make sure they spent all their time protecting him. After all, I was going to be doing everything in my power to destroy him.I tried to twist my wrists around, and the clink of metal echoed through the empty room.The sound of approaching footsteps rang out, and a pair of legs stopped in front of me. When Whitney saw that I was awake, she cried out with faux concern, "Caleb! You're awake! You fainted from exhaustion just now, so we had no choice but to delay the signing of the acquisition for the time being."I stared at her with bloodshot eyes and shook my wrists, the chains rattling noisily. "Explain this, then."Whitney had prepared for that

Whitney gritted her teeth and yanked backward hard. I clearly heard the sound of my bones snapping. The pain ripped through my entire body. My vision went dark. Cold sweat soaked through my back, and I nearly passed out on the spot.Before I could even catch my breath, Kelly picked up a wooden bat from the corner. She raised it high and brought it down hard on my right hand. The bat even snapped from the force, and at the same time, an agonizing pain shot up from my right wrist.Of course, it had to be my right hand, the one I used to sign documents, to code, and to hammer out every business proposal.That blow didn't seem to satisfy Kelly, however. She repeatedly jabbed the back of my arm with the broken bat, shrieking, "You're as stubborn as ever, huh, Caleb? How dare you hurt Sam! What, you think you're so great?"The pain became so unbearable that I couldn't even make a sound. All I could do was breathe raggedly.Eventually, Whitney and Kelly got tired and stopped hitting me.

The very night the forced takeover failed, an unfamiliar nurse walked into my hospital room with an IV bag, saying she needed to change my medication.However, the caregiver that Marcus hired for me had his guard up and stopped her, saying, "Just set it down. I'll do it."The nurse's eyes darted around as she insisted on doing it herself. Amid the argument, the caregiver snatched the IV bag from her and handed it over to hospital security.The test results showed it had been laced with drugs that would worsen nerve damage. Samuel wanted to ensure that my hand and leg were thoroughly ruined.When I woke up, Marcus was sitting by my bedside with heavy dark circles under his eyes. When he saw my eyes open, he said hoarsely, "You're finally awake, Caleb."I opened my mouth to speak, but my throat felt like it had been scorched. Not a single word came out.Marcus swiftly handed me a cup of warm water and used a damp cotton swab to moisten my lips."The doctor said your vocal cords ar

In an instant, all the color drained out of Whitney's face. Marcus summoned the bodyguards, who dragged off the dazed Whitney. She didn't fight them.At last, peace returned to the hospital room.Marcus had been keeping a close watch on Samuel the whole time. The moment Whitney came in, Samuel had already made his move."Caleb, Samuel had previously instructed his legal team to fabricate evidence that supposedly proves Whitney accepted massive bribes from Havenshire Group, and she'd also leaked Havenshire Group's proprietary data to you, seemingly a month before we started preparing for the acquisition."Since he hadn't done anything prior to this, we failed to uncover this information. He only brought it out following Whitney's betrayal."The news made me pause. I had to admit that even though I'd been given a second chance at life, I'd still failed to outwit the man who'd set me up in my first life.But this time, even if I couldn't win, I'd drag him down with me.Samuel had n

At last, the score that stretched over two lifetimes had been settled.I leaned back against the hospital bed. The sunlight coming in through the window stung my eyes, making them a little sore.The curtain had fallen on the show, but those involved still had to live out the rest of their lives with their various wounds and punishments.Eventually, the heavy silence in the room was broken when Marcus opened the door."How do you want to deal with those two board members, Caleb?""Hold a board meeting and show everyone the evidence of Havenshire Group bribing them. Then, have the evidence handed out to all the companies and headhunters in the country as well," I replied."Not only do I want their reputations to be ruined among the people in our company but also across the entire business community. I want to make sure they won't be able to get another job in the industry. Everyone needs to face the consequences for the choices they've made."Following this matter, my company soon