Chapter 4: The Price of Cruelty
The family trust board requested an emergency meeting.
The security footage spread quickly among relatives and business partners.
Brenda's reputation collapsed almost overnight.
She was removed from the board of the family foundation.
Rachel lost her management position in the family company.
Even worse, several charities quietly ended their partnerships with Brenda after learning how she had treated her pregnant daughter-in-law.
Marcus accepted none of their apologies.
"You weren't sorry when Maya was suffering."
"You were sorry after everyone found out."
He blocked both women from every phone, email, and social media account.
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Then he changed every lock on the house.
For the first time in months, Maya slept through an entire night without waking in fear.
