Chapter 10 - Relatives Storm the Hotel Lobby
By 9:00 AM, the lobby of the downtown Minneapolis hotel where the extended family was staying looked like a refugee camp.
Aunts, uncles, and cousins milled about in expensive suits and cocktail dresses, confused by conflicting text messages about the venue.
Ashley walked into the lobby wearing her rumpled bridal gown, her mascara smeared across her tear-stained cheeks.
“What is going on, Ashley? Why are we sitting in a hotel lobby when the ceremony starts at noon?” Aunt Linda demanded loudly.
“Elena canceled the wedding! She stole our venue out from under us!” Ashley sobbed, falling dramatically onto a velvet sofa.
The relatives exchanged stunned looks of disbelief, trying to process how the quiet, dependable older sister could orchestrate such a stunt.
“Where is Elena? We need to call her and give her a piece of our minds!” Uncle Bob shouted, waving his fist in the air.
“She blocked all our numbers, and her office security won't let anyone past the front desk,” Martha whimpered, walking in behind her.
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The family had spent months treating Elena like a utility, never imagining that the utility could turn off the power.
Now, sitting in a drab hotel lobby surrounded by luggage, they realized they were completely powerless against her legal authority.
