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Beyond Their Gates: A Billionaire's Rise

Chapter 4 

Word Count: 593    |    Released on: 25/06/2025

edes SUV pulled up my long, gravel driveway. It was Nicole. She got out, looking compl

old friends. "I found you! Your YouTu

ong piece of Douglas fir for the bar top of my

fferson from your porch. It wasn't hard to triangulat

," I said, not looking at

I brought groceries. I thought I could make you dinner

ive cuts of meat, organic vegetables, things she woul

," I said. "I don't wa

e porch. "Molly misses you. She asks abou

ssment. She showed up unannounced, sometimes with Molly, whose leg was now in a heavy cast. Nicole would try to "help" with the chores, clumsily attempting to sweep the por

lly's sad eyes. I had to. Any crack in my armor and she would wedge her

o do my laundry, having mixed a load of whites

le?" I yelled, the frustr

of now-grey socks. "I'm trying to show you I

. "There is no family. There is just you, trespassing on my property a

ag, my brewing notes, and my camera gear into the Ranger. I lef

d small, independent breweries across the country, from Idaho to Colorado, from Texas to Tennessee. I interviewed brewers, shared their stories, and documented the va

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Beyond Their Gates: A Billionaire's Rise
Beyond Their Gates: A Billionaire's Rise
“For seven years, I was a ghost in their sprawling estate, officially a husband but truly a glorified servant, burying my dreams to pay off their 'generosity.' My own daughter, Molly, called me "Ethan" and saw me as just another part of the staff, while my wife and her parents constantly reminded me of my "place." Then, after a late celebration for a minor promotion, I returned home only to find myself locked out, Nicole having changed the gate code as a petty power play. I spent the night curled in my old pickup, staring at the grand house that was never my home, watching my own daughter look at me and walk away, leaving me to the cold. How could I have so completely lost myself, and how could they be so utterly devoid of empathy for the man they claimed to have "saved"? The next morning, I walked back into that house, handed her the divorce papers, and walked out of that life forever, ready to reclaim every single piece of myself they had stripped away.”
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