The Bartman enigma

ion as the lawyer, Mr. Kane, stood before th

will and testament of the late Ethan Bartman. As the executor of hi

urveying the room

es, businesses, and assets, totaling approximately 43.6 billion dollars. I appoin

n Kyle. He felt a surge of shock and

was the first to speak up. "No!" she screamed, her voi

ared at Kyle. "You?" she spat. "You're just a

ut he kept his cool. He had never met his father,

n. "I'm afraid the will is quite clear, Mrs. Bartman," he said.

e said. "I will contest this will and make sure t

ever expected to be in a position like this, and he wasn'

ed to make his way through the crowd. But it was clear that

d also inherited a whole lot of trouble. And

tion. He had just inherited a vast fortune from a man he had never met, and he

ind some answers. The room was lined with she

led upon a small, sleek device. It was a vid

d it. "For Kyle," it said. "W

sity and trepidation. Wh

p breath and

ng back at him. Ethan Bartman looked older and wearier than he h

ly. "I know you're watching this, and I know

taking a

that you have the potential to be a great man, and

the video. It was the first time he had ever see

d somber, and he looked

rowing up. I'm sorry that I didn't get to see you take your first steps, or g

to his father's words. He had never expected to

d with emotion as he

rioritize my business over my family. But I want

ched the video. He had never known his father, but

ain I cause you and your mom,wherever she

ut I want you to know that I have faith in you. You are a strong and

video. He was ready to face whatever challenges lay ahead, and

that there was more to the story. That there was a reason why his father had le

ney. He could travel the world, buy a new house, or inv

ded like footsteps, light and gentle. He looked up, expecting to see one of the lawyers

tly. "I came to take your orders for dinner. W

ash over him. "Yes, please," he said.

beef is particularly good tonight," she said. "And I can

to have someone like Mrs. Jenkins around, someone who didn't wa

nse of peace wash over him. He was ready to face whatever challenges lay ahead, and

ive, he couldn't help but think about the day it a