Kate Brown's half-sister, Sue Clark, tampered with the brakes out of envy and malice, causing an accident that took Rick Gray's beloved, Casey Anthony, from him. Rick's hatred for Kate ran deep because of Casey's death. Despite marrying into the Gray family for their mutual interests, Kate was treated poorly and eventually cast out. In a few months, she gave birth to a son with a congenital heart condition. But after everything, Rick finally realized his animosity towards Kate was based on a misunderstanding and a plot.
They say the chances of winning the lottery are the same as getting struck by lightning. So it'd be nut and absurd to have both happen to you, right? You're broke. You're abandoned. You're kicked out of your girl's house by her all-about-political image father. You've reached rock bottom. Lightning strikes. You are different now. You're gonna make all rich, spoiled folks respect you, envy you, or even better, fear you.