Lahat ng Kabanata ng An Eye for an Eye: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

After my eyes were plucked out, I lay on the operating table with two empty sockets on my face, resembling that of a broken doll.Samuel Sterling felt no guilt. He picked up my eyes to examine them and praised them, saying, "Daeleen was right. These really are a beautiful pair of eyes! I promised you, Daeleen. I will make all your wishes come true."As the anesthesia's effect slowly wore off, I could not help but cry out in pain. Samuel finally turned his attention to me as if blaming me for interrupting his memories of Daeleen.He was the youngest Capo of a mafia family. In just three years, he had led the Sterling family to stand at the pinnacle of all the crime families across the West Coast.The road to the top was paved with the blood of their enemies. Samuel had survived through countless gunfights and assassinations. For him, killing another person was easier than spreading butter on a piece of toast.As such, taking another person's eyes was nothing even worth mentioning.

"Daeleen is just my first love. She just came home after finalizing her divorce abroad. You're the only person I love, Louise," Samuel explained.That was the explanation he gave me after I caught him secretly meeting Daeleen in the garden. Over the past decade, Samuel had risen from a low-ranking Soldato to the youngest Capo in the Sterling family.As he became busier, he slowly started to forget about our anniversaries and birthdays. He even forgot about Christmas, which we had promised to spend together every year.Or perhaps he never forgot about them. Perhaps he just used work as an excuse so that he did not have to waste his time on me. Anything else was much more important compared to me, after all."You need to be more understanding, Louise. You're the wife of a Capo, a man who will one day become a Don on the West Coast. Please don't distract me with such trivial matters, okay?" Samuel said.For the sake of his career, I chose to become much more understanding and toleran

Downstairs, 10,000 white roses formed a bed of flowers with 100 white candles scattered among them, surrounding a crystal box at the very center. Inside the box were my eyeballs.Next to the bed of flowers stood a choir as well as a priest, whom Samuel had specifically invited.He mentioned that Daeleen was the gentlest soul alive and that she would surely become an angel after death. Only a priest's prayers could ensure that Daeleen received my eyes.Onlookers expressed envy, and some were even moved to tears by Samuel's devotion to Daeleen. What they did not know was that the romantic Capo they were admiring had plucked out his own wife's eyes, and that the owner of the eyeballs on display were now lying on a bed, staring into nothing but darkness.There was no painkiller being administered. All the moans from the pain left me panting for air, with only the ventilator to keep me from suffocating.Suddenly, the ventilator stopped, and the air purification machine beside me stoppe

When I plunged myself into the sea, Samuel had just arrived at the cemetery. He was shocked when he heard me reintroducing myself as Louise Toledo.Members of the mafia must know about the Toledo family, which was the head of the Big Four mafia families. However, he never knew about my true identity even though we had been married for years. On the day of our wedding, my father was still angry with me and refused to attend the ceremony.No one knew that my father was the Capo dei Capi of the Toledo family. Samuel, however, did not believe my claims. He was simply furious that I had ignored him.Little did he know that I had already sunk into the frigid seawater.With time running up, Samuel had no choice but to take my eyes into the cemetery by himself. When he arrived, he saw someone that he had missed dearly.…A voice spoke up over the phone. "How dramatic. That Capo must really love you, huh? Not only did he set up a tombstone for you, he even plucked out his own wife's eyes.

Even now, Samuel was still blaming others for his own mistakes.Annie stood coldly to the side as she watched the Capo sob uncontrollably. The completely grief-stricken Samuel did not even realize that Annie, who he had ordered to have her legs broken, was standing there just fine.Of course, I had already planned everything. Even if the Sterling family wanted to hurt her, the Toledo family could protect her.Just as I was about to jump out of the window, I was interrupted not only by the sudden call from my Mom but also by Annie, who had grabbed me from behind and begged me not to do it.Everyone had already left my side, but Annie still remained outside of my hospital room to keep watch over me. She was also the first person to notice my erratic behavior and saved me.I explained the situation to my father and finished making our plans. From then on, every word she spoke was what I had told her to say.I wanted Annie to witness the scene in my stead, to watch as Samuel sobbed u