Chapter 703: Caden retorted, "Even so, I wouldn't be so cruel." He was not about to lie down passively, to be slaughtered and served up as another's feast.
Tears reddened Gareth's eyes as he sobbed.
"Did you watch the video of my son being killed?" Caden replied dismissively, "That's not my concern." "Before he died, they burned him so badly that he was unrecognizable. They peeled away another layer of his skin and soaked it in saltwater while he was still alive." "He endured unbearable pain until he finally passed away. His remains were then scattered. I couldn't even gather his whole body." Caden's hand quivered, sending ash from his cigarette scattering onto the floor. He remembered holding Gareth's elder son - a boy full of hope and potential. The assassin from Corey had been sly and merciless.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtWith a weary shake of his head, Gareth's voice cracked as he spoke.
"Caden, I don't have the luxury of choosing my own fate. I have a younger son and a wife who still need me. Even dying isn't an option for me." Caden pressed his cigarette into the ashtray, the last traces of bitterness fading from his expression. There truly was no other path.
"Yes, I understand," he said, his voice calm but distant.
"Go back, Gareth. From this moment on, we're strangers. Our paths will never cross again." Gareth's shoulders slumped, the weight of his current situation and Caden's words heavy on him as others helped him out of the room.
Caden sat motionless, silence engulfing him. It felt as though he were trapped in an unending nightmare, facing fear and despair with unsettling clarity.
Meanwhile, Yolanda lingered at the doorway, watching him. She knew every detail of Dorian's schemes and understood that Caden's fall was inevitable. He had been betrayed by those he trusted most, his efforts crushed in a heartbeat.
For a man once brimming with ambition, the blow was devastating. Yolanda's heart tightened. After watching him silently, she stepped inside.
"Caden." He remained motionless, eyes fixed on the void ahead.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmYolanda approached slowly, offering a cup of coffee. She crouched in front of him, her eyes searching his.
"Caden, you can't let this destroy you. Life will test you, knock you down, but you have to find a way to stand up again." His gaze didn't shift.
"Leave."
Yolanda flinched at the coldness in his voice, but she steadied herself e and set the cup down.
"I need to tell you something," she om said, her voice quivering. The content isom novelenglish.net!
"I've been afraid to bring it up, worried Co worried it would push you too far.” She waited for a sign, anything, but his face remained stone-like.