I closed the file, the corners of my lips slowly lifting.
That family had deceived him so thoroughly that not even scraps of bone were left.
And yet he was still living inside the illusion of a “happy, perfect life.”
This file laid bare the filthy, twisted web of relationships between them,
Spreading it out before my eyes without the slightest mercy,
Line by line, crystal clear,
Leaving no room for denial.
I stared at the words, and only two remained in my mind:
Satisfaction.
So this is what evil devouring evil truly looks like.
Nathaniel, you probably never dreamed you’d end up like this, did you?
The only “son” you ever acknowledged—
The one you believed was your blood was personally pushed into prison by your own hands.
The fortune you spent years scheming, maneuvering, and
