Chapter 20 - A Desperate Scheme From Broken Men
Deep within a cheap downtown motel room, Ethan stared blankly at a television screen broadcasting local news updates.
His face flashed across the screen as an indicted accessory to corporate fraud alongside his imprisoned mother.
Desperation clawed at his chest, driving him to hatch one final, delusional plan for revenge against his powerful ex-wife.
He pulled out a burner phone he had bought with his last remaining cash, dialing a shady cyber-investigator he once met at a bar.
“I need you to dig up anything—any illegal dirt on Claire Sterling’s corporate empire,” Ethan whispered fiercely into the mic.
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“That will cost ten thousand dollars upfront, Mr. Vance... cash only,” the rough voice replied on the other end.
Ethan stared at his empty wallet, realizing he didn't even have ten dollars left to his name, let alone ten thousand.
