Chapter 10 - Consequences and Steel Doors
Things escalated into dangerous territory when Leo's bookies finally lost their patience.
Vance informed me that Leo had been severely beaten in an alley behind a dive bar.
He was in the hospital with two broken ribs and a fractured jaw.
The criminal syndicate had sent a very clear message about his unpaid millions.
My mother, completely unhinged by this development, violated her restraining order.
She bypassed my building's security by sneaking through the loading dock.
I was sitting in my living room reading a book when she started banging on my door.
"Victoria! You have to help him! They are going to kill your brother!" she screamed.
I calmly picked up my phone and dialed the police.
I didn't utter a single word to her through the heavy oak door.
She spent ten minutes sobbing, begging, and cursing my name into the hallway.
She told me I was a monster for letting my own flesh and blood die.
She conveniently forgot that she was the monster who had bred this exact disaster.
The police arrived and physically dragged her away from my door.
She was charged with trespassing and violating a protective order.
Because it was her second offense, the judge denied her bail.
My elegant, snobby mother spent the weekend wearing an orange jumpsuit in a holding cell.
I felt a profound sense of peace settling over my entire apartment.
I ordered high-end sushi and watched a comedy special on television.
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I realized I no longer felt any emotional connection to the woman sitting in jail.
The cord was completely cut.
