Chapter 7 - Uncovering The Dark Secret Behind Why Daniel Tied Him Up
“What do you mean, Mrs. Gable?” Ethan asked, leaning forward across the sticky laminate table.
The old woman sighed deeply, looking around the empty diner before lowering her voice to a frail whisper.
“Your father didn't tie you up to punish you, Ethan; he did it to save your life from the syndicate elders,” she revealed.
Ethan frowned, shaking his head in disbelief. “My father was a small-town carpenter, not a criminal mastermind.”
“Your grandfather borrowed heavy debts from the local landowners, and when he died, they targeted you as collateral,” she explained.
“The public march was a staged ritual to prove to them that you had been cast out and disowned,” Mrs. Gable continued.
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“If Daniel hadn't humiliated you publicly in front of the whole town, they would have made you disappear permanently,” she added.
Ethan stared at her in stunned silence, the bitter narrative of his entire life shattering into a million pieces.
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