Chapter 5 - Mother Joyce Realizes Something Is Wrong
Sensing the escalating confrontation, Mother Joyce swept across the room in her navy silk dress and heavy pearls.
Her silver hair was coiffed to absolute perfection, but her eyes narrowed into hard, disapproving slits.
“What is the meaning of all this shouting on my birthday, Kenneth?” Joyce demanded, gripping her designer handbag tightly.
“The bar is closed, Mother, and the premium catering upgrades have been removed from the contract,” Kenneth answered.
Joyce gasped, pressing a manicured hand against her chest as if she had just received a physical blow.
“Removed? You paid for those upgrades weeks ago! How dare you ruin my party over a minor seating detail!”
“It wasn't a minor detail to my children, Joyce,” Kenneth said, using her first name intentionally for the first time.
Joyce staggered backward, color draining from her powdered cheeks as she registered the total lack of respect in his tone.
“I raised you better than to talk back to your mother in front of our esteemed guests!” Joyce stammered furiously.
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“You raised me to be your personal ATM while Brenda got all the love and luxury,” Kenneth countered coldly.
The guests standing nearby pretended to look at their phones, desperately absorbing every single scandalous word of the family feud.
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