Chapter 5 - The Mother's Ruin
Victoria tried to rush forward to defend her son, but a towering military escort stepped directly into her path, blocking her completely.
"Step back, ma'am," the officer ordered firmly.
Victoria backed away in sheer panic, her aristocratic facade crumbling as high-society patrons entering the hospital stopped to record the scene on their smartphones.
"Audrey! You can't do this!" Victoria shrieked, tears ruining her heavy makeup. "Dominic is your husband! We are family!"
"You're not family. You're parasites," Audrey stated with quiet, unwavering dignity. "You used my money to fund your pathetic vanity, and your son left me to bleed alone in a hospital room."
Dominic dropped to his knees on the hard pavement in complete desperation, his dark suit scraping against the concrete as he reached his hands out desperately toward his wife and newborn child.
"I'm sorry! I'll pay it back! I'll cancel the lunch! Just let me take you home!" Dominic wept, completely humiliated in front of the hospital staff and armed soldiers.
Audrey looked down at the pathetic man kneeling at her feet. She slowly raised her hand, looking at the folded twelve-dollar bills he had forced upon her minutes earlier.
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With absolute calm, she opened her fingers and dropped the crumpled bills directly onto the pavement in front of Dominic’s knees.
👉 Read Part 6 to see Audrey deliver her final, chilling goodbye.
