Beginning of the End

The next few weeks passed with a lot of buzz around Lake City. The main piece of news was about the downfall of the wealthy Smith family. The city was floored by their overnight disaster. 

The Smith family had always been a symbol of hope for the commoners because they did not come from generational wealth. It was known that John Smith used to be a common villager who experienced luck.

It was the dream of every commoner to have overnight wealth through a windfall. The Smiths were proof that it could happen to anyone. Therefore, the downfall of the family was strange and unexpected. 

It seemed to come like a wildfire, just like the one that had destroyed their guest house. It started with the announcement that the Smiths' financial manager had disappeared mysteriously.