Ethan's Journey

Chapter 1: The Mysterious Benefactor

The rain pounded against the cracked, grimy windows of the construction site trailer, casting a somber mood over the cramped space. Ethan Cooper hunched over a rickety table, his calloused hands gripping a worn-out pencil as he stared at the blueprints before him. The sound of his foreman's voice barking orders outside only added to the growing sense of frustration and hopelessness that had become a constant companion in Ethan's life.Three years ago, he had woken up in a hospital bed, his memory a blank slate. The doctors had attributed it to a severe head injury, but the details of his past remained elusive. All he knew was that he had been found wandering the streets, disoriented and alone. With nowhere else to turn, he had ended up working as a laborer on this construction site, clinging to the meager wages that barely kept him and his wife, Isabelle, afloat.Ethan sighed, his gaze drifting to the framed photograph on the wall – a smiling Isabelle, her arm wrapped around a man who