Vanessa believed she had uncovered a secret fortune after stealing a folder from her brother’s locked office. Excited by what she thought was a massive savings account, she rushed to show her parents.
Instead of questioning her actions, her parents encouraged her. They insisted that family members should share everything and saw nothing wrong with accessing his private files.
The family celebrated what they assumed was hidden wealth that could pay for Vanessa’s college education. They even mocked her brother for supposedly keeping money from them.
Throughout the commotion, her brother remained calm. He knew something they didn’t: the documents were not what they thought they were-
