Chapter 8
Callum’s life is completely destroyed.[]
He tries to find work but gets rejected everywhere. Even when he changes his name, people recognize him and fire him on the spot.
Eventually he ends up homeless, living off whatever he can scavenge from dumpsters.[]
As for Vivienne.]]
After divorcing Callum, she vanished without a trace.
She left her kid behind though – Margery has to raise him now.[]
Margery used to adore her precious grandson, but living with him day after day, she discovers he’s a complete nightmare. And now she’s stuck with him.]
The old woman and the brat fight constantly, and he’s sent her to the hospital several times from stress.
One night, while Callum’s digging through trash cans, he sees a woman getting out of a luxury car.[]
She’s all dolled up and glamorous – it’s Vivienne.[]
She’s become some rich guy’s mistress.
Callum sees red and goes absolutely insane, screaming: “You ruined my fucking life! This is all your fault!“]
He attacks her like a rabid animal, grabbing her head and smashing it against the pavement until she stops breathing.[]
Callum gets arrested on the spot and sentenced to death for murder.]
The Drayton family is down to just Margery and the kid, barely surviving.]
One day, the boy demands her phone to play games and they get into a fight.]
The little psychopath grabs a knife from the kitchen and stabs Margery.]]
She nearly dies at home, only surviving because she manages to call 911 with her last bit of consciousness.]]
When they arrest the kid, police run his DNA and discover he’s not even related to Callum at all.[]
Learning this, Margery completely loses her mind.[]
She sits in their shitty apartment all day, mumbling incoherently: “Should’ve let him marry Elara… should’ve let him marry Elara…”
The kid escapes from juvenile detention and comes home to steal money for a phone.[]
He gets into a violent fight with the demented old woman.[]
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Chapter 8
During the struggle, their apartment catches fire.]
The blaze kills them both, burning away every last trace of the Drayton family’s sins.[]
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I see the news about the fire and turn off the TV.]
Callum – such a distant name now.
Even though it’s only been a few months, it feels like a past life.[]
I touch my
slightly rounded belly and call out: “Honey, are you ready? We need to leave for our appointment.“[]
