Chapter 5
Reed
The first sunrise of the new year and here I am sitting alone in my parents’ backyard.
A swimming pool would look very nice back here …
I’ll make that happen before summer gets here this year. I have a financial secret I’ve been keeping from my entire family. My real estate business has been good.
Well, great, actually. I’ve managed to become a billionaire through the sales and investments. But I’ve kept it all very low key.
My mom and dad and even brother aren’t jackals, but the rest of my family is, and I can see the Manning clan making nuisances of themselves.
Many would think of me as their personal ATM machine. And many would suddenly want to visit me in California. Maybe want to stay at the Bel-Air mansion I just bought a few months ago.
I can see the old truck
