The Illusion

y that couldn't get w

hat felt like an eternity, stari

epared, it had to be today, my

I had worked

bag again, praying f

n, and I froze. Footsteps ech

to melt into the floor, but ins

ray eyes narrowing as he took

eeks, mortification

e asked, his voice

ll him to mind his own busines

d out the truth.

t me, and I braced myself for

id, his tone bri

small bag in hand. He handed i

ed, clutching the

the faintest hint of a smile. N

ne, leaving me with a racing

as the real

on was always q

nded by wealth, gleaming ma

s so vast they swallowed soun

ating em

industry, a man who demand

ly that love was conditional

ate and distant, was a ghost

her affection

tood betrayal, he was eight

ring every ounce of his young

o his father, expecting praise

ing it as chil

Kelvin realized he w

f the mansion became his pris

rities behind a smirk. By the

g to be the golden boy while s

n deeper than he

stries, Kelvin had everything

the emptiness remained, a

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