Chapter 7 - David Confronts His Mother Inside The County Holding Cell
Hours later, after receiving a stable medical update from the doctors, David walked into the county holding facility downtown. Margaret sat behind the thick glass partition in an orange jumpsuit, looking smaller and older than her wealthy facade suggested.
“Why, Mother? Why would you try to destroy my family over a piece of property?” David asked through the intercom speaker. Margaret glared at him with cold, unyielding eyes, refusing to show a single ounce of genuine remorse or maternal affection.
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“That estate belongs to the Sterling name, not to some outsider who trapped you with a baby,” Margaret spat venomously. David shook his head slowly, feeling the last remaining threads of filial loyalty snap permanently inside his chest.
“You are dead to me, Margaret; enjoy your stay in federal prison,” David whispered, hanging up the phone.
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