Days later, while running errands, Karen spotted something that made her heart skip a beat: a shiny, red sports car parked outside the corner store, with Jake climbing into the driver’s seat. Confusion and suspicion immediately flooded her mind. How could her son, who hadn’t held a steady job, suddenly afford such a lavish car?

“I got a new job, Mom,”he explained, twirling the car keys nonchalantly.Karen wasn’t buying it.You’ve never held a job, Jake. Where did you get the money?”she pressed, her voice trembling with doubt.Jake’s defensiveness only fueled her suspicions.

he snapped, anger flickering in his eyes. But the pit in Karen’s stomach grew deeper. Desperate for answers, she couldn’t shake the gnawing thought that her son might have had something to do with the recent theft of her savings.