Chapter 3 - Richard Tries To Defend His Cowardly Silence Today
Richard Montgomery wiped a nervous hand across his pale forehead, taking three hesitant steps forward across the lobby floor.
“Amelia, please... let's not make a public spectacle out of a misunderstanding in front of all these guests,” Richard pleaded.
Amelia turned her head slowly, her eyes locking onto her cousin with a gaze so frigid it cut deeper than winter wind.
“A misunderstanding, Richard? You watched your wife put a metal chain around my neck and said absolutely nothing,” Amelia stated.
“Vanessa was just stressed out by the corporate merger gala planning! She didn't mean to take it that far!” Richard defended.
“You had eighteen months to correct her impression of me, Richard, but you enjoyed letting her play the social queen,” Amelia fired back.
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Richard opened his mouth to formulate another excuse, but the words withered in his throat under her unsparing scrutiny.
The silence between cousins was absolute, severing a family bond that had supposedly lasted through decades of business ventures.
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