Chapter 4 - The Unforgivable Lie
Marcus ignored his mother entirely. He dropped to his knees on the marble floor beside Clara, gently taking the wooden spoon from her hand and pulling her trembling body into his arms.
"Are you okay? Did she hurt you?" Marcus asked, his voice soft, frantic, and filled with deep guilt.
Clara buried her face in Marcus’s shoulder, her entire body shaking as she held onto his shirt.
"She took them two hours ago, Marcus..." Clara sobbed, pointing a shaking hand toward the hallway. "She locked the phone in the dining room so I couldn't call you. She forced me to cook on the stove while standing on one leg..."
Marcus’s head snapped up toward his mother. His eyes burned with an icy, dangerous fury that made Phyllis step back toward the counter.
"Is this true?" Marcus demanded, his voice dangerously quiet. "You forced a woman with two broken legs to stand over a hot stove?"
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"She's lying, Marcus!" Phyllis shrieked, her defensive tone turning sharp and manipulative. "She's trying to turn you against your own mother! I've done everything for this family while she sits around doing nothing! She wanted to prove she could cook, and when she dropped the pan, she threw a tantrum!"
👉 What crucial piece of evidence did Marcus pull from his pocket to prove his mother was lying?
