Mark snatched his phone off the table and dialed his lawyer's direct office number.
He placed the call on speakerphone so every word resonated through the room.
Lawyer: Hello Mark, I have finalized the disinheritance filings as requested.
Mark: Please execute the total revocation order immediately on all accounts.
Chloe: Stop him right now, Dad! You cannot do this!
Lawyer: The funds will revert back to your main estate trust today.
Mark: Thank you Arthur, please send police officers if necessary later.
Mark hung up the call and slipped the phone back inside his pocket.
Chloe stumbled back against the white wall in absolute shock and total disbelief.
Her face lost all its color as the harsh reality set in heavy.
Chloe: You actually cut me off from the entire family fortune?
Mark: You chose money over love, so now you have neither.
Chloe: How am I supposed to pay for my luxury apartment now?
Mark: You will find a real job and pay your own bills.
Sarah: Mark, maybe we should give her one more chance later.
Mark: No Sarah, she put you and our child in severe danger.
Chloe's shock quickly transformed into a wave of sharp, venomous anger again.
She pointed a long trembling finger directly at her stepmother's tear-stained face.
Chloe: This is all your fault, you gold-digging manipulative snake!
Mark: Leave this house right now before I have you arrested!
Chloe: I will sue you in court for every single dollar!
Mark: No court will award a penny to an abusive extortionist.
Mark pointed firmly toward the tall wooden front doors of the estate entrance.
His protective stance left zero room for further negotiation or whiny excuses.
Chloe looked around the grand high-ceilinged room she had taken for granted daily.
The crystal chandelier, fine artwork, and marble floors suddenly felt completely out of reach.
Chloe: You are making the biggest mistake of your entire life!
Mark: My only mistake was spoiling you until you lost your soul.
Sarah held her husband's wrist tightly as she sat up on the couch.
She felt relief washing over her heart after hours of fear and panic.
The dark storm inside the household was finally coming to a decisive end.