At 25, I built my own house, and at the housewarming party, my mother took me aside: “Son, give this house to your brother, and a room with us will be enough for you.” It seems she forgot how she threw me out on the street seven years ago. Her face twisted in h0rr0r when I answered loudly in front of everyone…
Marcus Langenfeld never knew a mother’s love. From childhood, he was treated as an inconvenience—unwanted, ignored, and pushed aside while his younger brother, Stefan, received every scrap of affection Irina had to offer. At seventeen, Marcus was told to leave their Dresden home and fend for himself. With nothing but a duffel bag and a…