Todos os capítulos de The Cost of Betrayal: Capítulo 1 - Capítulo 10

Conor McCullough managed to escape from the basement. When he reached the entrance, he saw Kendra Sterling and his father carefully helping Damon McCullough into a car, fussing over him as they comforted him.They drove away without sparing Conor a single glance. Not one of them cared about him.Everyone assumed Conor would go berserk and make a scene. Instead, the man who had once been known for his headstrong and willful ways—husband of Kendra and the young heir of the McCullough family—changed overnight. He gave up every bad habit they had complained about and became exactly what they wanted: Kendra's obedient husband and the McCullough family's well-behaved son.He didn't smash Kendra's car and demand to know why she hadn't answered his calls on the first day of his kidnapping. He didn't chase her to work, crying and making a scene until she gave him an explanation. He stopped asking about her private life. Even when rumors about her affairs reached his ears, he simply turned

After dinner, Conor prepared to leave.As he walked through the garden, Damon followed him, wearing a triumphant smile that was impossible to miss."Conor, leaving so soon?" His tone was openly provocative. "There's still plenty I want to tell you."Conor stopped walking but didn't turn around."Conor, I know you love Kendra. But you do realize you're my replacement, don't you? Three years ago, Kendra married you because I had no choice but to go abroad for medical treatment."Now that I'm back, shouldn't you know when to step aside?"Conor's body stiffened slightly as he stood with his back to Damon. After a moment, he lowered his head and gave a derisive chuckle.It was true. He had been Damon's replacement.But had Damon really gone abroad for medical treatment?At the time, Damon hadn't known that Kendra, despite being an illegitimate daughter, would manage to turn the tables and become the head of the Sterling family. He hadn't wanted to suffer alongside her, so the momen

Conor's entire body burned with searing pain. Lying in a daze in the family chapel, somewhere between sleep and wakefulness, he suddenly caught the smell of something burning.He opened his bleary eyes and saw a figure standing by the window."Conor, how dare you push me? Getting beaten was the least you deserved. Today, I'm going to make you regret ever laying a hand on me!"The venomous voice had barely faded when Conor heard a sharp click. The next second, a lighter hit the floor.Flames roared to life, consuming the curtains and spreading rapidly to every corner of the room."Damon, have you lost your mind?" Conor finally snapped fully awake. He jumped upand tried to run, only to find the door firmly locked.Thick black smoke choked him until tears streamed down his face. He struggled desperately to get out, not intending to go down with Damon's madness. Just then, hurried footsteps sounded outside."Conor!""Kendra..." Conor's voice was barely audible as he called for hel

Conor could no longer make out a single word anyone was saying.Unable to hold back any longer, his tears fell one after another.With trembling hands, he slowly picked up the broken pieces of the bracelet, his tears mixing with the blood on his fingers. He didn't spare anyone another glance. He simply clutched every fragment he'd managed to find tightly in his hand and followed the bodyguards in a daze when they came to take him away.There were no explanations, arguing, or pleading.Kendra watched him stand there in a dazed, vacant state, his cuts smeared with blood. A flicker of heartache passed through her eyes, but it was quickly buried beneath a complicated mix of emotions.She cleared her throat and spoke in a lowered voice. "Conor, you need to get that overbearing attitude of yours under control. I'll come get you in seven days. If you haven't changed by then... I'll punish you again."During his seven days in jail, Conor suffered terribly.Kendra had specifically arrang

Kendra's heart lurched. "What happened? Explain!"Grady's hand trembled so badly that he could barely hold his phone. He hurriedly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead."I went to the detention center this morning to pick up Mr. McCullough, but he wasn't there."I checked the security footage and discovered that he'd returned home. But when he left... he was dragging a suitcase behind him."It looked as though he wasn't planning to come back."For an instant, Kendra's mind went completely blank.He wasn't coming back?Her temples throbbed, and her heart began racing. She hung up and immediately called Conor."We're sorry. The number you have dialed is not in service."The automated female voice rang in her ear. She called several more times, but the result was the same.Conor had always been direct and impulsive. Whenever he encountered injustice, he fought back fiercely.After she sent him to jail for seven days to teach him a lesson, she would have expected him to come a