âYouâre the one who caused the explosion.
â
Janiya grew flustered.
Seeing that there was no way out, she ended up throwing her hands up in defeat.
âI did this for your own good!â she explained, biting her lip pitifully.
âMy own good? How do you know whatâs good for me?â Caleb sneered as though he had heard a big joke.
âam I wrong?â Janiyaâs eyes lit up as she latched onto a plausible excuse for her despicable actions.
âWith Harlan and Elena out of the picture, Debra wonât have anyone to turn to except you.
Just Like me and Adam, she can never leave you again.
â
Janiya looked at Caleb expectantly, as though trying to confirm something.
âYouâve been wanting to do this, right? I just did it for you!â
Caleb shook his head with a long face.
âYouâre wrong.
Iâm not Like
Adam.
I would never hurt someone I love.
And Debra is not like you.
Even if she was put in your shoes, she wouldnât submit herself to Adam.
She would keep being her own person instead of someoneâs plaything.
â
Calebâs harsh words delivered a fatal blow.
Janiya staggered back a few steps as though he had physically hit her.
Her eyes dimmed and she said dejectedly, âItâs not Like I wanted to be like this.
I wouldnât have let Adam touch me if it werenât for Debra.
And now, Iâve come this far⦠Thereâs no turning back.
â
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âYou did this on your own volition.
Donât blame others for your actions,â Caleb scolded her bluntly.
âNo! Itâs not my fault
Janiya insisted on pinning all the blame on me.
She pressed her palms against her ears and cried loudly, refusing to listen to us.
Debraâs the one who forced my hand!â
âThatâs enough! Get out of here!â Caleb knew reasoning with her was pointless, so he ordered her to Leave.
Ignoring Janiya, he quickly walked over to me and gently helped me up from the floor, asking softly, âNow do you believe that I didnât do it?â
âYeahâ¦â
I averted my gaze, feeling a little ashamed.
I was so overcome by sadness at that time that I concluded that Caleb was behind all my pain and suffering.
Maybe I should try to trust him from now on.