Ethan listened for a moment, then his eyes widened in disbelief. “What… what do you mean?” he stammered. “But… that’s impossible.” He hung up the phone, his face ashen. “They… they said the trust was amended. Five years ago. By Silas’s second wife, Elara. She stipulated that if a child with the mark is born, the funds are to be used for their care and education.”
The silence in the room was deafening. Ethan stared at the phone, his mouth agape. Vanessa and I exchanged stunned glances.
Chapter 5: Karma’s Embrace
“Amended?” Vanessa breathed, her voice filled with a fragile hope. “You mean… the money can be used for her?” Ethan nodded slowly, his face a mask of disbelief. “Yes.
And then came the final twist that nobody saw coming… (Read the Ending →)
Elara… she must have known. She must have anticipated this.” The truth hit me like a tidal wave. Ethan hadn’t just been motivated by fear and greed; he’d been operating on outdated information, clinging to a legacy of prejudice and misinformation. He’d been so focused on avoiding the “curse” that he hadn’t bothered to verify the current terms of the trust.
