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“Having second thoughts now?“I’m just helping you finish what you started.”Their faces turned pale and then ashen, rendered speechless.In the end, when money was on the table, even that fragile bond of kinship could not withstand it.Their hands quivered as they signed their names on the agreement.I took the agreement, turned, and left without a trace of attachment.Behind me, their quarrels over money erupted into a fierce cacophony.Half a month later, I heard that Dylan was sentenced to one year in prison for perjury and defamation.My parents, trying to help him serve less time, spent the money I gave them on pleading with anyone who would listen.In the end, a con artist tricked them out of everything.They sold the only house they owned to pay off the debts.Finally, they were left to wander the streets.Some people saw them under the overpass, fighting with other homeless people over half a bun.As for me, I simply read about it quietly in the corner of a news r
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The tax authorities, industry regulators, the securities commission, and the police all moved in on Summit Corporation.Richard’s business empire teetered overnight.Every official even vaguely connected to him became a scared rabbit, avoiding him like the plague.Partners canceled contracts, cutting all ties.Banks came knocking, demanding repayment, freezing accounts and pulling loans.The company’s stock plunged for more than a dozen consecutive sessions, wiping out billions in market value, turning stock certificates into worthless pieces of paper.He no longer had the energy to deal with a minor character like me.His apocalypse had arrived.My parents saw the news of the Grant family’s collapse and nearly had their hearts stop.Only then did they realize that the mountain they had been kneeling before was actually a volcano about to erupt.Also, the one they had been desperate to crush, me, was the only lifeline.That night, they rushed to me, dragging Dylan along.Wi
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One voice was Evelyn’s.The other was a young man’s — Jake Lowe.This recording had been captured in advance. I spent a thousand bucks hiring a locksmith to quietly open Jake’s car and slip a tiny recorder under his seat.It was my final gift to him.On the recording, Evelyn’s voice was sharp and venomous, a complete contrast to the fragile image she was projecting in front of the cameras at this moment.“This time, we have to make sure Henry can never get back on his feet. His expression was off when he saw us in the school alley that day. He definitely figured out something!”Jake’s voice soothed her, “Relax, Evelyn. I’ve taken care of everything. I’ve handled the truck driver, Tony. He’ll swear that it was Henry who orchestrated this.“And we’ll bribe that money-hungry younger brother of his to serve as a false witness, proving Henry stood by and did nothing.“Two crimes, served together. He’ll never get out of prison in his life.”The flashbulbs went crazy, aimed at Evelyn
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The trace of greed and desperate hope in his eyes was slowly swallowed by fear then despair.He remembered Richard’s murderous gaze.He remembered what happened to pawns who outlived their usefulness.“Wah!”Dylan’s last line of psychological defense finally shattered.He clutched his head and let out a piercing wail.“It wasn’t me! It wasn’t me! It was her! Evelyn told me to do it!“She said if I stood up and accused you, she’d pay off my gambling debts and give me five hundred thousand dollars!“She said everything was arranged! She said you’d definitely go to prison! She said it was just prison, just prison!“I didn’t know… I really didn’t know she’d say you pushed her! Henry! I was wrong! I was really wrong!”His cries echoed violently in the small confrontation room.Through the one-way mirror, my parents witnessed every second of it, their faces bleached white with shock.Their faces turned as pale as paper.My mother’s legs gave out. She collapsed onto the floor.M
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What they were met with instead was one police officer after another, hurrying past with increasingly grim expressions.The anticipation on their faces slowly gave way to unease, then confusion.…Less than an hour later, news came back from the hospital.Evelyn was indeed pregnant.The baby was six weeks old.It was said that the moment Richard heard the news, he flipped the entire hospital room upside down, nearly losing his mind with rage.He immediately ordered a total media blackout.Still, it was too late.Officer Zinn had already obtained the hospital’s official medical report.Then the second confirmation arrived.The vehicle forensics expert summoned overnight by the police examined the truck involved in the crash and reached a conclusion that matched my description exactly.The brake system had been expertly and discreetly modified to fail on a timed delay.This was not an accident. It was murder!The direction of the investigation made a stunning one-hundred-an
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“Officer Zinn, my client Mr. Grant demands that the suspect undergo a lie detector test immediately, with the entire session recorded. We need to ensure procedural fairness.”“Of course.” Officer Zinn nodded.I sat expressionless in the interrogation chair, letting the technicians attach all the sensors to my body.Richard’s team of lawyers seemed pleased with my cooperation.The lead lawyer sat across from me and began the questioning.Each question was razor-sharp and full of traps.“Is it because of your humble background that you resent Miss Grant, who comes from a wealthy family?”“No.”My heart rate stayed as steady as a straight line.“Is it because you’re jealous of everything she has, things you could never have in a lifetime, that you wanted to ruin her?”“No.”“Did you feel a sense of accomplishment the moment you supposedly pushed her into the truck?”“I didn’t push her.”Question after question landed like blows.I answered each one like an emotionless machin
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