Chapter 2066 The Greed
- Julian watched his mother, Katina, pick imaginary lint from her sleeve, her eyes gleaming with the sharp, covetous sparkle of a magpie spotting treasure. That smile—small, triumphant, calculating—seeped into the room like winter fog.
- A memory flickered. Years ago, while scrolling through late-night message boards, he had stumbled upon a post by a young woman. She was an only child, a freelance media creator who, after ten relentless years, had saved enough to buy her first apartment. She intended it as a bridal dowry, a sanctuary of her own. Yet, the moment her parents learned of the purchase, they sold their own flat overnight and moved into hers. Every coin they pocketed from the sale vanished on so-called health supplements, squandered within a few short years.
- When the money ran dry, the couple found new ways to bleed her—little requests at first, then shameless demands. Cornered, the daughter poured her misery into the internet, and complete strangers urged her to run.”