Chapter 15 - Daniel Visits Margaret’s Estate To Beg For Mercy
With nowhere else to turn, Daniel drove his failing sedan back to the Hudson Valley gates as a torrential autumn rain poured down.
He abandoned his umbrella, walking through the gates on foot until the estate security guards intercepted him on the gravel path.
“Let me see my mother! Just five minutes! I need to talk to her!” Daniel pleaded, rain soaking through his designer suit jacket.
Arthur the butler walked out under a large black umbrella, looking at Daniel with quiet, professional pity in his eyes.
“Mrs. Ellis is unavailable, Daniel. She instructed me to give you this envelope if you ever returned to the property,” Arthur said calmly.
He handed a sealed white envelope to Daniel, who ripped it open frantically right there in the pouring rain.
Inside was a printed list of local apartment rentals within their new budget, along with a contact card for a bankruptcy attorney.
“Is this some kind of sick joke?” Daniel screamed toward the mansion windows, his voice breaking with sheer desperation.
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“It’s a lifeline, Daniel. Your mother believes in self-reliance now,” Arthur replied before turning around and walking back inside.
Daniel fell to his knees in the wet gravel, weeping tears of pure humiliation as the gates locked firmly behind him.
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