Chapter 20: Never Amounting To Anything

Byron drove a brand-new Maybach, with his parents and kid sister riding along as they headed for the old Showyer Villa out in the countryside. The car's sleek lines and lavish interior left his family wide-eyed and excited. Sunlight poured through the windows, bathing their eager faces in a warm glow. The roadside scenery blurred past-trees thick with shade, fields stretching to the horizon. Byron kept his eyes on the road, though his thoughts were already at the family gathering ahead. He pressed...