Chapter 7
The court summons required Julian and Clara to appear before the municipal housing judge regarding their unlawful residency. Margaret had filed a formal motion to expedite their removal based on breach of verbal residency agreements and harassment.
Julian took the paper with shaking hands, reading the bold legal text that confirmed his total defeat. "She's actually evicting us... her own flesh and blood... through the county court system," Julian whispered in disbelief.
"That's what happens when you spend your entire life treating your mother like an ATM machine," a cold voice said from behind. Julian spun around to see Margaret standing in the entryway, wearing a tailored charcoal coat and leather gloves.
She had returned to inspect the property and ensure the legal proceedings were moving forward without bureaucratic delay. "Mother, please... let's talk about this like family over dinner," Julian pleaded, his voice breaking with false humility.
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Margaret stopped in her tracks, her icy blue eyes piercing straight through his desperate facade with terrifying clarity. "We stopped being family the moment you brought this gold-digger into my home and taught my grandchildren to mock me," she stated.
She walked past him toward the kitchen, her footsteps echoing like a metronome counting down the final seconds of their reign.
