Chapter 7 - The Boardroom ConfrontationWhen Margaret arrived at my parents' house, she didn't knock politely. She walked directly through the front door, holding a printed copy of the vendor contract summary she had demanded from Meadow Creek Barn.
Arthur and Diane sat at their dining table surrounded by unpaid bills and legal demand notices.
âIs this true, Diane?â Margaret demanded, setting the paperwork down on the table.
My mother turned pale. âMargaret... let me explainââ
âYou told me you had one daughter!â Margaret snapped, her eyes flashing with disdain. âYou used your eldest daughter's international credit to fund a thirty-eight-thousand-dollar circus for my son, and then you turned her away at the door like a beggar?!â
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âWe didn't want to overwhelm you with our family dramaââ Arthur tried to interject.
âYou didn't want me to know you were broke!â Margaret corrected coldly. âCole and Brooke's marriage is built on a foundation of lies and financial fraud! If this debt isn't settled by Monday, I will personally hire estate lawyers to protect my son's assets!â
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