Chapter 17 - THE EXPULSION FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD
An audible gasp rippled through the clubhouse as the gravity of the board's decision sank in.
"Revoked?! You can't revoke my membership! I built half the landscaping in this subdivision!" Richard roared in disbelief.
"Your continued presence poses a direct threat to the safety and well-being of neighborhood children," Arthur replied calmly.
"You have forty-eight hours to place your home on the market or face immediate foreclosure proceedings for code breaches."
Richard looked around the room, desperately seeking a friendly face among the dozens of neighbors who had eaten at his barbecues.
Every single resident stared coldly at the floor or avoided his frantic gaze entirely.
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He was completely isolated, abandoned by the very community he had lorded over for years.
Richard stormed out of the clubhouse doors, slamming them shut with a thunderous crash that echoed through the night.
