Chapter 8 - Vendors Cancel All Deliveries
Back at the estate service entrance, chaos erupted as catering vans, florists, and rental trucks arrived in quick succession.
Drivers hopped out of their cabs, clipboard in hand, looking for someone to sign off on their morning deliveries.
Instead of wedding coordinators, they were met by venue managers handing out official cancellation notices and deposit forfeiture forms.
“What do you mean the event is off? We prepped two hundred prime rib entrees!” the head chef of the catering company yelled.
“The corporate sponsor withdrew the discretionary funding agreement; take it up with the Miller family,” Marcus Vane replied professionally.
The florist slammed his clipboard onto the asphalt, cursing loudly as he realized his expensive California orchids had nowhere to go.
“Who is going to pay for these flowers? They cost twenty grand!” the florist shouted at the closed estate doors.
News trucks from local Minneapolis news stations began pulling up near the entrance, tipped off by an anonymous disgruntled vendor.
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Camera lenses zoomed in on the locked iron gates where Arthur and Martha sat trapped in their sedan like caged animals.
The grand society wedding was turning into a public relations disaster broadcast live across morning television networks.
