Chapter 66 A New Challenger.

The news hit like a thunderbolt: Marcus had launched his own foundation, complete with a billion-dollar donation to various charities. It was all over the media, the headlines praising him as a philanthropist of the highest order. To the public, he was a hero, a man of unparalleled generosity. But to us, it was clear that this was yet another calculated move in his ongoing war against Kai and everything we stood for. I stared at the television screen in disbelief as the reporter gushed over Marcus’s sudden “change of heart,” spinning it as if he had suddenly discovered his conscience. But I knew better. This was no act of kindness; it was a strategic maneuver designed to undermine us and our foundation. Marcus wanted to make us look small in comparison, to paint us as greedy and selfish in the public eye. I turned off the TV, my mind racing. Kai was still in the study, working with his physical therapist. He had been making slow but steady progress, and while he was still using the w