Chapter 3 - Hysteria in the Ballroom
Shattered by public shame and exposed in front of two hundred high-ranking military officials, her mother completely lost control of her remaining sanity and composure.
"How dare you talk to me like that!" her mother screamed at the top of her lungs, pointing a manicured, violently trembling finger straight at Nora’s face. "I raised you! I gave you a roof over your head when no one else wanted you! You owe me every single penny of your father's estate, you ungrateful brat!"
The hysterical screeching echoed off the grand marble pillars, making several high-ranking officers shake their heads in disbelief at the unhinged behavior of General Vance's widow.
In the background, three high-ranking senior officers quietly reached into their formal uniform jackets, pulling out their encrypted military communications devices.
"Escort her out immediately," a senior four-star general whispered sternly into his phone receiver, his sharp, veteran eyes fixed on the chaotic scene with cold, unbending authority. "She is disrupting a federal military function and assaulting an officer."
Caleb held Nora close to his side, their combined presence dignified, resolute, and towering over the hysterical, screaming woman in dark navy silk.
Security officers clad in crisp black suits stepped smoothly into the frame behind her mother, surrounding the erratic woman and effectively ending her public outburst before she could cause further chaos.
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Nora leaned forward slightly, her eyes burning with quiet, absolute victory as she looked into her mother's eyes. "It's over, Mother."
👉 Read PART 4 to discover why Nora's mother was so desperate for her late husband's money!
