Blurb：
Annelise Bishop's perfect life shatters when she discovers her trust fund from Crestview Legacy Ventures drained to a mere $117.34. As her husband Graham and mother-in-law Brenda Kent enthusiastically welcome an Aeterna Life Bio-Resonance Pyramid into their Cypress Creek home, Annelise uncovers a web of lies threatening her daughter Sophie's future. Richard Bishop's legacy hangs in the balance in this psychological thriller of suburban betrayal and hidden agendas.Content：
§PROLOGUEThe morning tasted of perfection.
Annelise Bishop believed this with the certainty of a zealot.
The aroma of freshly ground Ethiopian coffee beans curled through the sun-drenched kitchen of their Cypress Creek condominium.
Outside the panoramic window, the manicured lawns glistened with dew, a perfect emerald against the perfect blue of the sky.
Graham, her husband, had kissed her goodbye precisely seven minutes ago.
His lips had been warm, his smile effortless, the faint scent of his expensive cologne a lingering promise of the successful man he was.
Their daughter, Sophie, was still asleep in her room, a tangle of blonde hair and pink comforter, dreaming the sweet, untroubled dreams of a seven-year-old.
Annelise took a slow sip of her coffee, the warmth spreading through her chest.
It was all so… right.
A life meticulously built, a fortress of quiet, suburban affluence.
She sat down at her sleek, minimalist desk in the corner of the living room, the polished wood cool beneath her forearms.
It was the first of the month, a day for ritual.
She opened her laptop, the screen glowing to life, and navigated to the private banking portal of Crestview Legacy Ventures.
There it was: the trust fund her father, Richard Bishop, had established for her before her marriage.
It wasn't her entire world, but it was her safety net.
Her independence, rendered in crisp, digital numbers.
A silent testament to a life before Graham, a life of Bishop security.
She typed in her password, her fingers moving with familiar ease.
The page loaded.
Annelise leaned in, her brow furrowing slightly as she waited for the numbers to resolve.
And then they did.
Current Available Balance: 2000-500017.34
Annelise stared.
She blinked once.
Twice.
The number didn’t change.
One hundred seventeen dollars and thirty-four cents.
The coffee in her stomach turned to acid.
The perfect morning shattered into a million silent, glittering shards.
From the front door, she heard the cheerful jingle of keys, followed by Graham's warm, familiar voice, a sound that had, until thirty seconds ago, been the soundtrack to her perfect life.
"Hey, Annie. Guess what? Your mom-in-law has a surprise for us."
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Graham stood in the doorway, a portrait of casual charm.
His smile was bright, his eyes crinkling at the corners in that way she used to find so endearing.
Behind him, Brenda Kent bustled in, her face flushed with a kind of triumphant excitement.
She was clutching a large, ornate box as if it contained the Holy Grail.
"Annelise, honey, you will not believe the miracle I've brought into this house today!" Brenda announced, her thick Midwestern drawl filling the suddenly too-small apartment.
Annelise didn't move from her chair.
The number on the screen burned in her vision: 2000-500017.34.
"What is it, Mom?" Graham asked, playing his part in this strange, surreal play.
Brenda set the box down on their polished coffee table with a reverent thud.
She opened it, revealing a pyramid made of some kind of polished, obsidian-like material, veined with what looked like gold wiring.
It looked absurd.
Expensive and absurd.
"This," Brenda declared, her hands gesturing grandly, "is the 'AuraHarmonix' Bio-Resonance Pyramid."
Annelise remained silent, her heart beating a slow, heavy rhythm against her ribs.
"The people at Aeterna Life explained it all," Brenda continued, her voice dropping to a conspiratorial whisper. "It balances the body's energy fields, cures everything from arthritis to anxiety, and even attracts wealth! It's an investment in our family's health and prosperity!"
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