Chapter 4 - The Mother In Law Loses Her Arrogant Composure
The mother-in-law stepped forward, her sharp black suit rustling sharply as she abandoned her haughty posture for raw, unadulterated fury.
“You ungrateful little cheat! You manipulated my son into signing prenuptial agreements without telling him the true extent of your wealth!” she shrieked.
The wife turned her head slowly, fixing her mother-in-law with a gaze so chillingly composed that the older woman instinctively faltered.
“I didn't trick anyone, Eleanor; I simply let your arrogant son dig his own financial grave while you cheered him on,” the wife stated flatly.
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Eleanor opened her mouth to launch another verbal assault, but no words came out as the terrifying magnitude of their ruin set in.
The pearl necklace resting against her collarbone rose and fell rapidly as she struggled to catch her breath in the stifling silence.
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