You are destroying my family. You are destroying everything we have built. Derek is facing prison because of your vicious, petty jealousy. I stood perfectly still, my hands clasped behind my back in a parade rest stance.
He is facing prison because he committed massive federal fraud and tried to arrange my take a life for a life insurance payout, I replied coldly. But we both know Derek is just a coward. You are the real architect of this nightmare, Barbara. You are the one who engineered the ultimate violation.
I wanted her angry. I needed her pushed completely past the point of rational thought. I took a step forward, boxing her into the corner of the small room, using my presence to physically and psychologically dominate the space. Derek is completely sterile, I stated, my voice dropping to a harsh, accusing whisper.
He has been sterile since college. You knew your golden boy was a genetic dead end. You could not stand the thought of a stranger’s DNA inheriting the Foster name. So you bought the clinic director.
You committed federal medical fraud. Barbara’s breathing became shallow and rapid. Her chest heaved. The sheer, overwhelming narcissism that had fueled her entire life finally boiled over.
She could not handle being spoken to with such absolute contempt. She needed to assert her dominance, to prove that she was the one in control, even as her world burned down around her. You ungrateful, pathetic woman, Barbara shrieked, the veins in her neck bulging, her voice bouncing violently off the walls of the coatroom. You think you are so smart.
You think you are so righteous. We gave you a life you never deserved. We had to use Brandon’s sample. My older son was brilliant and perfect, and his legacy deserved to live on.
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