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Celeste could easily manipulate Liam into selling out Alistair. After all, Alistair wasn't her flesh and blood, and she was all about squeezing every penny she could out of him, regardless of the

consequences.

But what if she found out that Liam had swindled five million

dollars from her own son and handed it over to Alistair? The fallout

would be catastrophic.

Alistair and Liam had long since severed any semblance of a

father-son bond.

Alistair could have easily orchestrated Liam's demise through

Aaron's hands, but he felt that would be letting Liam and Celeste, along with the beneficiary Caleb, off too lightly.

Imagine if he hadn't had dirt on Liam-would he have been able

to walk away unscathed from Aaron's clutches?

When Celeste had Aaron "administer justice," she hadn't

intended to leave any room for Alistair's survival.

Alistair was the outsider, the extra piece in their picture-a perfect family of three- loving parents and a dutiful, filial son.

He could stomach Liam's neglect and cold shoulder, but he

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couldn't stand idly by knowing he was the stepping stone to their

blissful existence.

They had ruined his life, so it was only fair that he dismantle their happiness.

Alistair had anticipated their lives would spiral into chaos and

planned to give it a nudge at the right moment to achieve a "family in ruins." But

he hadn't expected events to unfold so swiftly, a

stroke of luck that saved him the effort.

The money had arrived a little past eight, and by ten, Liam was in

trouble.

When Alistair got wind of the news, he was just lying in bed, pondering how to casually wrap his arms around Caroline.

have a way of surfacing, and Liam

for long. He'd managed to

Caleb to rid himself of the Alistair problem, and that was

that mattered.

on the

planning to lay low

Celeste called, sobbing about

everything, she was still his

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Liam in

panicked, rushing home.

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moment he opened the door, he was met with a barrage of fiery, bloody scratches across

woman possessed, clawing

of asking Caleb to get five million dollars from his girlfriend? Don't you realize this will make her look down on him, and he'll never be able to hold his head up in front of

act was a show

and

it came to her own son, her maternal instincts were

unadulterated. She always considered his best

news, and naturally, she hadn't mentioned the

exploited this, convincing Caleb with a

illness.

always been distant and indifferent to Alistair, was all heart and soul for Caleb,

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the money, Caleb couldn't

unease.

is Mom's illness? Caleb's suspicion deepened when he called Celeste and hear her robust voice. Just like that, Liam's deceit was

made him give in repeatedly, hoping she'd calm down after venting her anger and listen

intent on not stopping until she'd beaten

roared, "You dare accuse me of being a lousy father? Fine, I'll admit I'm not perfect. But ask

for him? Everything he's ever had was the best we could afford! They're both my sons, both owe me respect. So

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eyes bulged, her voice dripping with venom. "That

How could he ever

son?"

flew, slapping her across the face. "So you

him being

tone defiant. "He is

measure up to

New York and talked to

his

were better than Caleb's ever

could've gotten into any top-tier university. But you? You ruined his chances. You're a poisonous woman, a stepmother who couldn't stand to see her

thinking, falling for

your name on the deed? The other million dollars was invested in Caleb. Celeste, even a cornered rabbit will bite back. If you push him too far, do you really think he'll

inseparable couple, the picture-perfect pair who