CHAPTER 1 — The Moment Everything Collapsed
CHAPTER 1 — The Moment Everything Collapsed
Ethan didn’t move.
“Mom?” he repeated, voice breaking.
Margaret stepped back slowly, her face drained of color. “Ethan… I can explain—”
But he wasn’t listening anymore.
His eyes dropped to Ava on the floor, trembling beside the overturned wheelchair.
Then to Lena, clutching her face.
Then to the scattered pills.
And finally… the documents.
Forged signatures. Medical consent forms. Property transfer papers.
His breathing turned uneven.
“This… is real?” he whispered.
Ava tried to speak, but her voice broke.
“She wanted to erase me…”
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Ethan knelt beside her, hands shaking as he touched her face.
And in that moment… something inside him shattered completely.
