He couldn''t find any surveince footage at the hotel, so he had no choice but to head back home.


    Lately, his family life had been a whirlwind of chaos. For starters, his mom, Ada, kept running back to the family estate toin about his father and his grandpa was getting fed up with it all. His dad hadn''t been home since his affair was exposed.


    Simon sat slumped in his car, chain-smoking cigarettes before reluctantly driving home. The moment he walked through the door, he overheard Ada furiously on the phone, clearlyying into her sister, Sonya.


    "Sonya, don''t even think about it! Do you really believe sleeping with him means he cares about you? Let me tell you, he said you''re like a dead fish and give him no pleasure at all! You''re not my sister; from now on, we''re enemies!"


    Whatever Sonya said in response only fueled Ada''s rage further, and she angrily swept everything off the coffee table.


    The recent events had left Ada feeling utterly humiliated. She used to have the perfect image of the virtuous wife, but now it was all falling apart. Every time she went out, people would whisper and point. Everyone was aware that her husband had betrayed her with her own sister.


    That shameless woman, Sonya, even had the nerve to videotape and photograph everything that night. Now, she was ckmailing Michael with them.


    Michael had already faced his father''s wrath in the form of a couple of thrown cups. He was desperate to keep those photos under wraps. So every time Sonya made demands, he transferred money to her.


    But greed has no limits. After easily pocketing a million dors, Sonya''s appetite just grew. She was genuinely grateful to ra for hatching such a clever n, and allowing her to rake in cash so quickly!


    Still, she wasn''t content with just that. She wanted to push Ada aside and take her spot. She had to strive even harder.


    With a stash of incriminating photos and videos, she was ready to bring down anyone who dared oppose her.


    Ada was still in a frenzy about Sonya when she noticed Simon and quickly tried to tidy her hair.


    "Simon, what brings you here today?"


    Simon looked around at the mess in the living room, his brow furrowing in concern.


    Ada quickly motioned for someone to clean up, her eyes welling up with tears.


    "It''s good you''re here. I''ve got something to tell you. Your uncle got on the wrong side of someone and ended up dumped in a homeless shelter. When we found him, he was barely alive. He was admitted to the ICU this morning, and the doctors say even if he pulls through, he''ll be in a vegetative state."


    Simon was taken aback. "How did this happen? Haven''t you found out who''s behind it?"


    Ada, always the doting sister, shook her head, and tears streamed down her face. "No, we haven''t. Your grandparents are heartbroken; he''s their only child."


    Simon got up, his mind tangled with everything that had gone down that night. All he wanted was to sleep.


    "Mom, I''ll get someone to look into it. I''ll visit the hospital another day. Don''t stress too much over him; he''s made a lot of enemies in the city over the years."


    Thanks to Ada''s constant enabling, her brother, Nate, had grown increasingly reckless. A quiet beating was just karma catching up to him.