Chapter 2 - The Vulture Returns
Margaret woke up the next morning in the sterile and brightly lit intensive care unit.
The rhythmic beeping of the heart monitor was a harsh reminder of her terrifyingly close brush with death.
Alicia stood quietly by the bedside with a warm and comforting smile on her exhausted face.
The heavy door of the hospital room suddenly swung open with an aggressive push.
Daniel and Brooke rushed into the room with fake tears streaming dramatically down their faces.
Brooke fell to her knees beside the bed and loudly begged the heavens for forgiveness.
Daniel aggressively reached for Margaret's personal cell phone resting on the bedside medical tray.
He nervously claimed he just wanted to delete the angry text messages to spare his mother any further emotional stress.
Margaret slapped his hand away with a sudden surge of adrenaline and pulled the device to her chest.
She unlocked the glowing screen and finally looked at the full text message thread.
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Her simple reply of "Okay" had not been a response to her cruel son at all.
It was actually an automated response to a bank fraud alert confirming a massive wire transfer to Brooke's offshore business account.
