Chapter 8 - Cracks in the Bennett FamilyThree weeks later, Martin and Elaine were living in a cramped, damp residential motel while emergency crews gutted their mold-infested house.
Their savings were completely wiped out to pay the first installment of the restoration bill.
Rachel, humiliated by the public backlash at her job, moved out of her parents' temporary apartment, arguing bitterly with Elaine over who was to blame for ruining their reputation.
The Bennett family dynasty, built on decades of taking Audrey for granted, had completely fractured into pieces.
One afternoon, Audrey sat in her commercial office downtown, reviewing blueprints for a new twenty-million-dollar medical center she was supervising.
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Her assistant knocked on the door. "Ms. Bennett, your mother is in the lobby. She's crying."
Audrey adjusted her watch. "Tell her I am busy managing a real construction project. If she needs help with a ladder, she can hire a professional."
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