Chapter 4 - The Paper Trail of Cruelty
Sitting on the freezing kitchen floor, Jonathan pulled the stack of papers closer.
Underneath the eviction notice were copies of desperate, handwritten letters Elena had sent to Vance Global over the last three weeks.
Jonathan read the top letter, his heart twisting in violent, agonizing guilt.
"Please, I just need two more weeks. I have the money for one month's rent, but I was hospitalized with severe pneumonia. If you shut off the heat, my little girl will freeze. Please don't do this."
Attached to the letter was a printed email reply from Richard, his Vice President.
"Vance Global does not run a charity. Vacate the premises by Friday or the utilities will be terminated. We consider this matter closed."
Jonathan stared at the email. His company had intentionally shut off the heat to a house with a sick mother and a four-year-old child in the middle of a historic blizzard, entirely to save a few thousand dollars on a corporate spreadsheet.
He looked down at Sophia, who had fallen asleep against his chest, her small body finally warming up. He looked at Elena, fighting for her life on the floor beneath his coat.
He wasn't just a businessman. He was the monster who had almost killed them.
The deafening wail of ambulance sirens finally pierced the quiet, snowy street. Red and blue lights flashed through the frosted windows as paramedics burst through the front door with a stretcher and heavy medical gear.
"We’ve got her!" a paramedic shouted, quickly loading Elena onto the stretcher and wrapping her in thermal foil blankets.
"I'm riding with them," Jonathan told the paramedics, refusing to let go of Sophia.
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As they loaded Elena into the back of the ambulance, Jonathan looked back at the dark, freezing house. The ruthless, arrogant CEO he had been an hour ago was entirely dead.
👉 Read Part 5 to see Jonathan confront his corrupt Vice President.
