Chapter 2 - The Father Confronts The Stepmother About The Phone Call
The bright foyer of the upscale suburban home felt suddenly suffocating as the echoes of the phone call faded away.
Richard’s face drained of all color, his charcoal-gray jacket still damp from the freezing rain falling outside.
He slowly lowered his arms from his children, his eyes locked onto Vanessa who sat trembling against the broken console table.
“Who were you just talking to on that phone, Vanessa?” Richard asked, his voice dangerously low and steady.
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Vanessa dropped her smartphone onto the shattered porcelain fragments, her manicured fingers digging into the hardwood floor.
“You... you didn't hear the whole conversation, Richard; it was just a misunderstanding with my attorney,” she stammered.
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