Chapter 6 - Stolen Futures
Claire’s voice hardened.
“If you return that trust fund, the child has nothing.”
Ethan answered without hesitation:
“Then she’ll have nothing honestly.”
The court redirected the stolen trust into a tenant restitution fund.
Former residents arrived in court carrying proof:
Medical bills
Mold exposure reports
Eviction notices issued after complaints
Maria held up her son’s burned backpack.
“We asked for smoke detectors. You gave us eviction papers.”
Daniel testified next.
Judge Cole had protected the company in exchange for property deals and political funding.
Then a second recording surfaced.
Rachel—alive after the crash—begging:
May you like
“Don’t take me to County General. Claire controls it.”
The paramedic who ignored her request was Ethan.
