Chapter 10 - ASHES OF AN EMPIRE
A month later, I received a final update from my father's security team. Daniel, Elaine, and Melissa had packed a rented U-Haul and left Massachusetts entirely. Without the Ashford money shielding them, they were forced to move into a cramped, two-bedroom apartment in a forgotten suburb in Ohio, taking minimum-wage jobs just to pay off the staggering debts Daniel had hidden in his personal accounts. The luxury SUVs, the Korean barbecue celebrations, the smug laughter—it was all replaced by the crushing, inescapable weight of their own mediocrity.
