Chapter 4 - Mark Returns Home To Absolute Fury
The garage door rattled open at six o'clock sharp, signaling the arrival of Julia’s husband, Mark, from his engineering firm.
Mark stepped into the kitchen, tossing his briefcase onto the counter and loosening his silk tie with a weary sigh.
He took one look at Julia’s pale, strained face and knew instantly that something catastrophic had occurred.
“What happened? Did your parents do something else?” Mark asked, stepping forward to pull her into his arms.
Julia didn't cry; she pulled up the security video on her phone and pressed play without a single word.
Mark watched as his mother-in-law methodically fabricated a malicious CPS report standing right in their own hallway.
The color drained entirely from Mark’s face, his jaw clenching so hard that a muscle twitched violently along his cheek.
“That wicked, miserable excuse for a grandmother,” Mark hissed, his voice trembling with an anger Julia had rarely seen.
“She tried to steal our daughter, Mark. She tried to have Peggy taken away because we dared to evict them,” Julia said quietly.
Mark turned on his heel, marching straight down the hallway toward the guest room where her parents were currently staying.
Julia followed him closely, knowing that stopping him now was impossible and perhaps entirely unnecessary.
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Mark flung the guest room door open without knocking, startling the elderly couple who were sitting comfortably watching television.
“Pack your bags right this second, or I will throw every single one of your suitcases out onto the front lawn,” Mark roared.
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