Ethan Cole was once the golden boy of Crestfall City.
Young, ambitious, and fiercely intelligent, he built a multi-million-dollar tech company before turning thirty. The media loved him. Investors admired him. His employees worshipped him.
But success has a quiet shadow.
Behind the cameras and interviews, Ethan was losing everything that truly mattered.
His father, Daniel Cole, a retired school teacher, often said:
"Money builds houses, son. Not homes."
Ethan never listened.
One rainy night, while preparing for the biggest deal of his career, Ethan ignored repeated calls from his younger sister, Lily. Annoyed, he silenced his phone.
That night changed everything.
Lily was in an accident.
By the time Ethan reached the hospital, she was gone.
The deal closed the next morning.
Ethan became richer.
And emptier.