Chapter 73

"Mom!" Caleb's expression darkened, his eyes clouded with restrained fury, emotions simmering beneath the surface. "Jacob is dead. If you intend to depend on me for the rest of your life, you'd better think carefully about what you say and do!" "Did I strike a nerve?" Corine sneered, no longer holding back. "Caleb, are you upset because I pointed out your rivalry with your brother over women? Or is it because Yasmin doesn't feel the same way about you? "If Yasmin cared about you, would she have left the country as an exchange student right after you came back two years ago and avoided you like that? "If she had any feelings for you, would she have asked for a divorce when everything seemed perfectly fine? Face it, Caleb—Yasmin would never choose someone as cold-blooded as you. How could you possibly measure up to Jacob?" After all, Jacob had always been the epitome of a self-disciplined, refined gentleman. From the time Caleb was an infant, Benjamin took him in and personally rais