At 3 a.m., my stepmother and stepsisters stole my credit card and spent $100,000 on a luxury trip—returning home smug and unaware the card they used wasn’t what they thought it was.

my study door.”

Something inside me went still.

Not numb.

Still.

Like a blade held level.

“And you’re still the man who never opened it,” I said.

For one second, I saw it.

The wound.

Buried under arrogance, money, and years of practiced cruelty.

Then his face hardened again.

“This isn’t over.”

“No,” I replied. “I know.”

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