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Chapter 4 - Ethan's Promise

That evening Ethan handed me a sealed envelope.

Inside...

Every hospital bill.

Stamped:

PAID IN FULL.

$52,000.

Balance: Zero.

I couldn't speak.

"I said it wasn't charity."

"You owe me nothing."

Tears blurred the paper.

"My mother spent her whole life trying to keep us alive."

He nodded quietly.

"Then honor her."

"Live without fear."

Before leaving, he added one sentence.

May you like

"And don't resign."

"I have a feeling we're going to need brave people."

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