“Sir, the car is leaking brake fluid,” Ethan pleaded. “Someone punctured the brake line.”

Marcus scoffed.

“Get out before I call security.”

He grabbed a hose and blasted Ethan with cold water, forcing him out of the garage.

Humiliated and soaked, Ethan hid behind the bushes. But when he saw the wedding guests celebrating nearby, he knew he couldn’t leave.

He ran into the party trying to warn people, but no one listened. They only saw a dirty child interrupting a wealthy celebration.

A security guard grabbed him and dragged him toward the gate.

Just then the mansion doors opened. Applause erupted as Daniel and Emily appeared.

The Rolls-Royce pulled up.

Desperate, Ethan bit the guard’s hand and ran straight toward the car.

“Don’t get in!” he shouted.

He collided with Emily, leaving greasy handprints across her white dress.

“I said don’t get in! The brakes are ruined!”

The crowd fell silent.

Marcus grabbed Ethan angrily.

“You again!”

“Let him go,” Emily said firmly.

She knelt beside the trembling boy.

“What’s your name?”

“Ethan.”

“Why are you saying this?”

“Because the car is bleeding brake fluid.”

Daniel frowned.

Marcus scoffed again.

“It’s just condensation.”

“It’s DOT 4 brake fluid,” Ethan insisted. “A punctured hose. The pedal still feels strong now, but if you hold it down, it will sink.”

Daniel studied him.

“Marcus,” he said finally. “Get in the car. Press the brake and count to ten.”

Marcus obeyed.

“One… two… three…”

The pedal stayed firm.

“Five…”

His expression changed.

“Six…”

The pedal sank.

“Seven…”

With a dull drop, it hit the floor.

No brakes.

Marcus stepped out pale and shaking.

“The pedal… went down.”

Shock rippled through the guests.

Then Lydia shouted, “It’s a trick! The boy sabotaged the car himself!”

“I didn’t!” Ethan cried. “I saw her pay a man to do it!”

Marcus hesitated, then spoke.

“I installed a security camera in the car,” he admitted.

Daniel quickly pulled up the footage on Marcus’s phone and played it for everyone.

Lydia’s voice filled the garden:

“I want their fairy tale to end in blood and twisted steel.”

The video showed everything.

Lydia screamed in rage when the clip ended.

“Because I hate you!” she shouted at Emily. “You stole everything that should have been mine!”

Security dragged her away while the stunned guests watched.

Daniel turned to Marcus.

“You nearly killed us because of your arrogance,” he said coldly. “But your camera saved us.”

Then Marcus knelt before Ethan.