Chapter 38: A Rigged System
Time passed almost without notice for Tyler.
Days blended into one another like brushstrokes on a canvas. On some days, he was deep in thought, mapping out ideas and fine-tuning his plans.
On other days, he was downstairs helping Devin with homework, cooking breakfast with his mom, or just sitting in the backyard, watching the light shift across the sky like it used to before life became complicated.
He made time for all of it.
Because Tyler understood something most people never grasped until it was too late: life isn’t just about building empires. It’s also about living inside the moments you’re building for.
Yes, his head was filled with plans—strategies for financial domination, political maneuvering, and technological superiority—but it was also filled with memories he was making in real time.
Laughing with Devin as they tried to assemble Lego bricks and played puzzles.
Watching his mom hum softly as she organized the kitchen cabinets is their new place, with a calm she hadn’t known in years finally settling across her shoulders.
These things mattered to him.
And after buying the house and cars, Helena made a decision that Tyler had hoped for—but never pressured.
She resigned from her job.