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Ethan and Elsa stepped out of the house as if waking from a bad dream.The air felt cold.Both of them were silent for a long, brittle moment.Then Elsa stopped walking.Her hand trembled around her bag—not with fear this time, but with a frustrated, simmering rage.“Ethan… please,” she said, voice low but shaking. “Please forgive Uncle Ron. And my family. They… they just…”Her voice cracked, but the anger beneath it didn’t.Ethan looked at her with tired eyes. “Elsa… it’s both. You know it’s both.”She shook her head sharply, almost violently. “I told you we should not come! I told you!”Her voice rose, bright with anger and hurt. “But you kept pushing, pushing, and now look! Look what happened!”He lifted his hands, trying to calm her.“Elsa, breathe. Please. I didn’t know Ron would act like that. I didn’t know—”“That’s exactly the problem!” she snapped, fury snapping through every word. “You never know! And you always underestimate people!”Ethan stepped closer, careful—too carefu
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Ron held the phone close to his ear, his breath slow, soft, almost sweet with wicked joy.“Who is this?” the voice asked again, firm and sharp.Ron smiled like a snake in warm grass.“It is Ron,” he whispered. “Ron Logan… Elsa’s uncle.”There was a pause on the other side.Then the voice spoke again, rougher now.“…Ron who?”Ron let out a quiet, silky laugh. “Ron Logan. Uncle of Elsa. Elsa, the girl who follows that useless boy… Ethan.”The moment he said the name Ethan, the breath on the other side changed.It was Parker.Ron could almost hear Parker sit up straighter, like a hunting dog smelling fresh blood.The room around Ron felt warmer. His smile grew.“Yes,” Ron whispered, savoring every word. “That Ethan.”But inside his mind, his thoughts twisted like dark vines.Ethan… Elsa… you think you can refuse me? That necklace was mine. You dared say no to me? You dared turn your back? You will pay. Oh, you will pay more than you can ever imagine.The line went silent for a heartbeat.
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Ron smiled, slow and wicked. His mind raced. He could strike at Callahan, maybe even topple him from his seat in the family. He could make Ethan and Elsa regret ever stepping foot in this house, ever touching that necklace. And the money… the millions he had long coveted? If he played this right, it might come later. Or maybe it didn’t matter. Power was worth more than gold.“You think you’re walking out of here safely?” he whispered, almost to himself, but loud enough for them to hear. “No. You’re going to regret this. Every step you take from this room… you’ll regret it. And I… I will enjoy watching it.”Ethan shook his head, calm as ever. “Empty threats, Uncle Ron. We’re leaving. There’s nothing for you here except your anger.”Ron’s face darkened, the rage twisting every line. “Leave? You think you can just leave? You… you think I won’t stop you?”Elsa took Ethan’s hand, holding it tight. “We’re not afraid of you. Not anymore.”Ron’s hands trembled as he laughed, a harsh, broken
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Ron’s face was red, veins standing out on his forehead. “You… you think you can just take it and walk out? You think you can do whatever you want?”Ethan’s eyes remained calm. “I already told you. It doesn’t belong to you. And it never will.”“You don’t get it,” Ron growled, pacing back and forth. “Do you have any idea what you’re holding? Millions! Millions! And you… you act like it’s nothing!”Elsa stepped forward, her voice quiet but firm. “It isn’t nothing. But it isn’t ours to take, Uncle Ron. You’ve had your chance.”Ron whirled toward her, his jaw tight. “Don’t ‘Uncle’ me! You think I care about what’s right? You think I care about some old Storm family? No! That gold could make us—me!—untouchable!”Martin, still sitting, muttered, “He’s gone mad. That necklace… it’s… it’s too much for him.”Aunt Clara buried her face in her hands. “Millions… gone… just like that…”Ron slammed his fist on the table again. Plates rattled and clattered. “You’ll regret this! All of you! You think
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Ethan’s calm voice filled the room. “You keep saying it’s yours, Ron. But you’re wrong. This necklace doesn’t belong to the Logan family. It’s a Storm heirloom” Everyone stared at him, stunned. Ron blinked. “What did you just say?” Ethan stepped closer, his tone steady but sharp. “It’s part of the Storm family.”Everyone froze, staring at Ethan as if he’d grown horns overnight.“The Storm family?” Aunt Clara whispered, eyes wide. “You mean… that legendary family? The one everyone talks about?”Ethan nodded slightly, keeping his voice calm. “Yes. This necklace… it’s theirs. Not yours.”“And it’s not yours too?” Mrs. Logan’s hands shook. “Do you know what you’re saying? That necklace is worth… worth millions!”“Millions?” Martin repeated, leaning back in his chair. “Are you serious? That little trinket?”Ethan’s lips twitched. “It’s not a trinket. It’s gold. Real gold. And the Storms… they’re not just any family. They’re—”“Millions!” Ron roared over him, slamming his fist on the tab
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Elsa’s phone began to buzz. The sudden sound broke the quiet in the room. Ethan turned to her.“Who is it?” he asked.Elsa glanced at the screen and frowned. “It’s… my grandmother.”Ethan tilted his head. “Mrs. Logan? Why’s she calling this late?”Elsa hesitated. “I don’t know. Maybe it’s nothing important.”“Then pick it up,” Ethan said gently.“I don’t want to,” Elsa muttered, lowering her phone.“You should,” Ethan urged. “It might be serious.”After a moment of silence, she sighed and answered. “Hello, Grandma?”Mrs. Logan’s voice came sharp through the speaker. “Elsa! Come home. Right now.”Elsa blinked in confusion. “What? Why?”“That useless friend of yours—Ethan—has something that belongs to us!”“What? Grandma, what are you talking ab—”But before she could finish, the line went dead.Elsa stared at her phone, stunned. “She hung up.”Ethan frowned. “What did she mean? Something that belongs to them?”Elsa clenched her jaw. “I know exactly what this is about. My uncle Ron. He
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