Chapter 8 Who Gave You the Nerve Caleb went full psycho , choking Caroline out while getting in her face . " You done with this ?! Giving up custody wasn't enough ; now you're dragging your own kid through the mud ? The same kid YOU raised ! " Caroline clapped back ice cold , " And ? He's still calling another woman ' Mom ' and practically begging her to play mommy . " She took a measured breath , her tone deadly calm . " I've kept my mouth shut to save your precious family name . But if you wanna play hardball ? Don't act surprised when I start airing all your dirty laundry . " " You really out here trying to nuke everything , huh ? Ready to burn it all down ? " Caleb went off , straight venom in his voice . " Nah , to be more precise - it's about cutting the cord clean . Already put everything on blast . Even if I stayed at Martin Group , it'd be mad messy . Do us both a solid and just let me go . " She gave a faint smile , meeting his frosty gaze . " BTW , thanks for this drama - perfect exit strategy from your company . " Caleb's temper flared up . " Don't try to pin this on others . After all these years of marriage , I know you inside out . This resignation is just you being thirsty for attention , but you went loo far . Leave Dominic out of it . Just go home , get your head straight , then come back to work . " 1/7 00-29 Chapter 8 Who Gave You the Nerve 16 min left He tried to shut her down with that dismissive hand wave like she was some kid . Caroline rolled her eyes . Since that's the case , I'd fight for my own freedom . She scoped the scene , looking for any way to finesse this . situation . The car door was locked down tight , and when she low - key checked the window - same deal . She was totally trapped for now . And once they got away from the crowd , she'd be completely at Caleb's mercy . Then some wild idea popped into her head - she wasn't going to back down . Out of the blue , she snatched that headrest from the front scat and went full beast mode on the window , glass flying everywhere . That crash made all the thirsty reporters , who'd been pushed to the back , jump out of their skin while scrambling for their money shots . When they caught Caroline's face in that busted window looking 2/7 00-90 Chapter 8 Who Gave You the Nerve 16 min left like some horror movie final girl , those cameras started clicking like crazy . Caleb's face twisted with rage as he lunged to grab her . Caroline leaned back against the broken glass , holding one sharp piece to her neck . Her voice was cold and stern . " Pull over and let me out . Or I'm gonna start screaming kidnapping out this window . You won't tank your whole rep and company over this , right , Mr. Martin ? " Caleb mean - mugged her hard , looking stone - cold . At first , he wasn't trying to hear any of that . But when Caroline got dangerously close with that broken glass , he knew she wasn't playing around anymore . She meant it . " Stop the damn car ! " he snapped . Edwin didn't hesitate ; he stomped on that brake like it owed him money . The next second , the doors unlocked with a soft click . Caleb pinched his nose bridge , his patience hanging by a thread . " Get out ! " Caroline yeeted that glass piece , swung the door open , and hit him with the fakest smile . " Thanks a bunch !" 3/7 00:20 Chapter 8 Who Gave You the Nerve 16 min left Caleb's hands were balled up tight , looking ready to throw down any second . The media vultures were having a field day , eating this chaos up like it was prime - time drama . He was about to explode but had to keep it together , spitting out through his teeth , " Drive . " Caroline hailed a cab and headed home . On the way , her mind went crazy while checking that sus payment receipt . The thought was eating her alive . She'd rather believe some hacker got into her socials than think her own kid did this . But the cops laid down the facts : no signs of anyone hacking her account or logging in from elsewhere . Looking like she did that transfer herself . She was gonna let it slide , but realized as long as this stays unclear , Caleb's gonna think she cooked up this whole scheme . And that might end up being a card he could play against her . After deep diving into her thoughts , Caroline pulled out her phone . " I need some security footage from a place . Could you help me ? " Chapter 8 Who Gave You the Nerve Meanwhile , Caleb skipped the office and went back home . School was out , and little Dominic came flying at him like a rocket , arms wide open and grinning car lo car . " Daddy !!! " 16 min left He wrapped himself around Caleb's legs , all snuggly and stuff . ' Missed you so much ! You won't believe what happened today … " While Caleb was taking off his jacket , looking at his kid , Caroline's words hit his brain . He got real serious . " On the 13th , did you take your mom's phone and accept some money for her ? " No beating around the bush ; Caleb just blurted the question out . Dominic , still just a little kid and confused , froze up . Guilt flashed across his face mad quick . " Daddy , what are you talking about ? " Caleb caught that flecting panic . His face was set like stone . He scooped up Dominic with ease , his voice turning cold . " Who gave you the nerve to do that ? " Knowing he was caught red - handed , Dominic stopped denying it . 5/7 Chapter 8 Who Gave You the Nerve 16 min left Instead , he tried to throw Caroline under the bus . " Did Mom rat me out ?! " Caleb's face clouded over . " So instead of manning up , you're gonna point fingers ? You even know what's right and wrong anymore ? " " It wasn't even that deep ! And she went running to you . Mom's the one in the wrong ! I was just playing ! What's the big deal ? " Dominic clapped back , salty as hell . " You think that little ' game ' couldn't get someone locked up or canceled online ? " That question had Dominic straight stunned , like someone just pulled his power cord . " For real ? You mean … Mom could go to jail ? " his eyes went wide . " Who taught you to move like that ? Listen , you either spill or you're catching these consequences outside until you get it . " Caleb's voice was straight ice as he pushed him toward the door . Dominic was freaking out , caught between fight and flight . He was about to speak up when the kitchen door banged open and Michelle bounced out , grinning like she'd won the lottery . " Dominic , your dad … Caleb ? You're home already ? " 6/7 Chapter 8 Who Gave You the Nerve Reading the weird vibes in the room , she swooped in and snatched Dominic up . " What's going on here ? " 16 min left " He went sneaking around with Caroline's phone and accepted 180 thousand dollars somehow . Now she's catching heat for taking dirty money and almost caught a case . " Michelle's face did a complete 180. That smile disappeared faster than free food at a party . " What ?! " she exclaimed . 7/7 Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!