All Chapters of Cast Out by the Outcast: Chapter 1 - Chapter 7

My nephew, Jasper Bevan, let out a cold snort and said to me, "Every year, Uncle Toby, the minute payout time rolls around, you show up with two bottles of booze. Did anybody even invite you?"What, is your family so broke you can't put food on the table? Is my dad's payout the only thing keeping you fed?"Dad's put up with you long enough. Every time you come here to eat and drink for free, he greets you with a smile. I've been sick of it for ages."I looked up at my brother, Dennis Bevan, waiting for him to say something.But he avoided my eyes and hung his head. It was a long time before he finally spoke. "Toby, the plant's really taken off these past few years. We aren't short on customers anymore. Even without your referrals, they'd still choose me."In other words, he thought the clients chose him on his own merits. It had nothing to do with me, and I shouldn't be taking a cut anymore.I almost laughed. Ten years ago, when he'd first opened the plant, he didn't have a singl

Early the next morning, before I'd even made it to my office, the family group chat was already buzzing.Kiera had posted a voice message, her laugh shrill and bright. "Good news really does lift the spirits!"Below it was a group photo from the night before.Jasper was raising a glass, Dennis's face was flushed bright red, and Lucy, Kiera, and Judy were all flashing peace signs together. They looked like one big happy family.Lucy replied: [Even family keeps their accounts straight, right? We tried a few times to get him to bring it up himself, but he kept playing dumb. We had no choice but to have it out now!]Judy: [All thanks to Jasper! Dennis, you really raised that boy right!]Dennis: [If Dad were still alive, he would be so proud of us!]I didn't reply.Kiera tossed her phone onto the coffee table. She was lounging on the couch in Dennis's office at the plant, legs crossed. "Look at him. He doesn't even dare make a peep."Judy was holding a teacup and about to respond w

The next day, Lucy made a point of posting a photo in the group chat.It showed her shaking hands with Cyrus Pattison, a banner reading "Deal Signed!" hanging behind them.Lucy's caption: [A 3-million-dollar deal! Thank you, Mr. Pattison, for your trust. The world doesn't stop turning without you.]Kiera immediately shared it: [Way to go, Lucy! I signed one too. New supplier for the furniture store, cash on delivery.]Dennis posted too: [I signed a new client on my end as well. Noel McGinley. Long-term partnership.]Not to be outdone, Judy chimed in: [I found a new channel too. Better margins than before.]The whole group chat was celebrating.Lucy posted again: [Toby, are you seeing this? We don't need you. You pull your clients; we find better ones. I really should thank you. If it weren't for you, I never would've landed Cyrus Pattison.]Looking at that message, I felt a cold smile tug at my lips.What they didn't know was that Mr. Pattison was notorious in the industry for

He sold anything and everything. Socks one day, snacks the next, laundry detergent the day after that.It was always just him in the livestream, shouting at the camera until his throat was raw. His viewer count never broke twenty.After a month, he'd made less than 3,000 dollars in sales, and half of it came back as returns.When his classmate pressed him to pay back the loan, he sold Dennis's old phone, then stole his mother's gold necklace and pawned it.Furious, his mother went back to her parents' house and said she wanted a divorce.Jasper still wouldn't give up.He'd heard there was money in cross-border e-commerce, so he took out online loans.The interest was terrifying. It compounded month after month: 50,000 dollars became 80,000 dollars, and 80,000 dollars became 120,000 dollars.It wasn't until collection agencies started calling Dennis's phone that he found out his son had borrowed money again.Dennis called Jasper over and, for the first time ever, hit him.Clut