Chapter 6 - Parents Receive the Devastating News
Ten miles away in a suburban hotel suite, Arthur and Martha Miller were enjoying breakfast when their landline telephone rang loudly.
Arthur adjusted his reading glasses, picking up the receiver with a grumpy expression expecting a telemarketer.
“Dad! You have to get down to the estate right now! Marcus Vane is throwing us out!” Ashley sobbed hysterically down the line.
“Throwing you out? What nonsense are you talking about, sweetheart? You’re the bride!” Arthur scoffed, buttering his toast.
“Elena canceled the contract! She lied to us about everything! The venue doesn't belong to us!” Ashley wailed through her tears.
Martha dropped her coffee mug, watching dark brown liquid splatter across the white hotel carpet as the words registered.
“What do you mean Elena canceled it? She’s just the older sister helping out with logistics!” Martha shouted into the air.
“She’s the corporate guarantor! She paid for everything through her firm, and she just pulled the plug!” Ashley screamed.
Arthur’s face turned a dangerous shade of purple as the sheer financial reality of the situation crashed down upon his retirement savings.
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If the Weisetta Estate contract was voided, they were legally liable for hundreds of thousands of dollars in vendor cancellation fees.
“Get dressed, Martha; we are going down to that country club right now,” Arthur ordered, his hands shaking with blind rage.
