Chapter 10 - Father Confronts Relatives Defending the Cold-Hearted Grandmother
News of Eleanor’s arrest sent shockwaves through the extended Vance family across the state of Georgia.
Arthur’s aunt called him late that evening, demanding an explanation for putting his mother behind bars.
“How could you do this to your own flesh and blood over a little family dispute?” his aunt scolded over the phone.
Arthur listened in silence for a moment before letting out a cold, humorous laugh.
“A dispute? She poured foxglove poison into my son’s drink with the intent to kill him,” Arthur snapped back.
“She’s an elderly woman; she probably just made a mistake with her herbal remedies,” the aunt defended blindly.
“Check the public court docket for the thirty-year-old insurance fraud logs, then call me back,” Arthur retorted.
He hung up the phone abruptly, blocking his aunt’s number before she could utter another word of excuse.
The toxic enablers in his family were cut off permanently along with the matriarch who manipulated them.
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Arthur turned off his phone, focusing entirely on his wife and son resting peacefully in the next room.
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