Chapter 6 - THE SUDDEN FREEZE
Mark forced a harsh, nervous laugh to cover the sudden cold knot tightening rapidly in his stomach.
"What is this theatrical nonsense? You think a fake phone call scares me?" Mark demanded, stepping closer to the bed.
Clara looked up at him as if he were a minor insect crawling across her pristine hospital sheets.
"You wanted the truth, Mark," Clara said softly, her voice cutting through the tense air like broken glass.
"You are about to find out exactly what happens when you bite the hand that feeds your entire existence."
Before Mark could reply, his pants pocket vibrated violently with an incoming text message alert.
He pulled out his smartphone, expecting a standard banking notification for his morning coffee purchase.
Instead, a string of crimson warning banners flashed across his OLED screen from his primary Chase and American Express accounts.
May you like
Account Frozen Pursuant to Emergency Family Asset Injunction, the digital notification blazed relentlessly.
Mark tapped open his investment portfolio app, watching in sheer horror as his net worth plummeted to zero in real-time.
