Chapter 5 - Witnessing the desperate groom panic as his desperate phone calls to his betrayed billionaire bride go unanswered while his luxurious lifestyle instantly crumbles.
Down on Fifth Avenue in the freezing night air, Ethan and Eleanor stood stranded on the sidewalk without their coats or wallets.
Ethan's smartphone buzzed incessantly in his pocket as he frantically dialed Amelia's direct number for the twelfth consecutive time.
"She's screening my calls! She actually blocked my number!" Ethan panicked, pacing back and forth across the damp concrete pavement.
"Stop panicking like an idiot and call our corporate lawyer; we need an emergency injunction filed before sunrise," Eleanor snapped sharply.
"What lawyer, Mom?! All our offshore accounts were linked to the penthouse server access that she just locked out!" Ethan yelled back angrily.
Passersby stared at the mother and son shouting in the middle of Manhattan in full wedding attire and expensive evening suits.
A black cab pulled up to the curb, but when Ethan reached into his pocket, he realized his titanium credit cards had been frozen.
"Your card is declined, sir; pay cash or get out of the cab," the driver growled, unlocking the doors and kicking them onto the street.
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The realization of their total financial ruin hit Ethan like a physical blow as the taxi sped away into the rainy night.
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