Chapter 9 - Michael Confronts His Mother At The County Precinct
Early the next morning under harsh fluorescent lights, Michael sat across from Diane inside the county precinct visiting booth.
Diane looked through the thick glass partition, her hair slightly disheveled but her arrogant expression completely intact.
“I suppose you came here to thank me for keeping your precious little wife out of our corporate boardrooms,” Diane scoffed.
“You tried to murder my ten-month-old daughter, and you lied to me about my entire identity for twenty-eight years,” Michael whispered coldly.
“I protected you! I gave you a name, a multi-billion-dollar empire, and a legacy most men only dream of having!” Diane yelled.
“You gave me a cage built on stolen children and forged birth certificates,” Michael countered with unyielding fury.
“You’re not a Bennett, Michael! You’re nobody without my name and my money!” Diane spat venomously through the intercom.
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“Then watch me tear your empire down to dust and rebuild it with clean hands,” Michael promised, standing up from his chair.
He turned his back on her for the final time, walking out of the precinct into the bright Los Angeles morning sunlight.
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