Meanwhile, I was far away, in a small cottage by the sea, living comfortably off the funds I had carefully secured. I read about their downfall in the papers, a bittersweet satisfaction filling my heart. They had underestimated me, blinded by greed and arrogance.

I never returned to the family I once knew, for it had never truly been a family at all. Instead, I found peace and happiness in the quiet solitude, surrounded by the memories of a life I had built with love and integrity. And so, with each sunrise over the water, I found solace in the knowledge that I had finally escaped their grasp, free to live out my days on my own terms.