Chapter 14 - Mother Joyce Confronts Her Neglected Son
Mother Joyce pushed past her defeated husband, walking slowly toward Kenneth with a pathetic, pleading expression.
“Kenneth... please... look at your mother,” Joyce whispered, trembling in her expensive navy silk dress.
“After all the sleepless nights I spent raising you, how can you humiliate me like this in public?”
“You spent my entire life teaching me that my only value was how much money I could provide,” Kenneth answered.
“You never once asked how I was feeling, whether I was tired, or if my own children were happy.”
“Brenda was your child; I was just your bank account with a heartbeat,” Kenneth stated plainly.
“That is not true! I love both of my children equally!” Joyce cried out, though her voice lacked conviction.
“If you loved me, you wouldn't have banished my kids to the potted plants while Brenda’s kids lived in luxury.”
“That was just a seating arrangement! It meant nothing!” Joyce screamed, clutching her pearls in desperation.
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“It meant everything, Mother, and it showed me the exact value you place on my family,” Kenneth replied.
He turned his back on her, signaling to Sarah that it was time for their family to leave the banquet hall.
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