The Mysterious Midnight Magnate

152: He Awakes

Jacob McCall paced around his lavish living room, the mysterious ring he had pulled from Eric's bloody finger glinting ominously in the ambient light. The space, filled with priceless artifacts and luxurious furnishings, felt suffocating in its grandeur. Jacob poured himself a glass of vodka, the clear liquid swirling as his hand trembled with a mix of frustration and anger.

"This should work," he muttered, staring intently at the ring. "It has to work."

His mind raced back to the $15 million property he had purchased earlier that day. He had expected his income to double instantly, as the ring had supposedly promised.

Yet, as he checked his bank account for the umpteenth time, the numbers remained stubbornly unchanged. He slammed his fist on the table, the glass in his hand sloshing its contents.

"Damn it!" Jacob hissed, his eyes narrowing in fury because it was just beyond exasperating.

Desperate to prove the ring's power, he picked up a knife from the table and, with a steely reso