Chapter 12 - The Liquidation of Entitlement
While Julian began serving his sentence, the final legal phase of untangling his mother’s parasitic lifestyle reached its climax.
Eleanor had attempted to contest her eviction from the downtown high-rise, filing three separate injunctions claiming she was a "dependent relative" entitled to lifetime housing allowances under unwritten family agreements.
Darcy demolished every single claim in less than ten minutes during a summary judgment hearing.
“There is no legal precedent for entitlement without documentation, Your Honor,” Darcy had argued smoothly, presenting copies of every fraudulent expense report Eleanor had submitted over the last five years.
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By the end of the month, Eleanor’s designer handbags, luxury furs, and imported art pieces were publicly auctioned off to recover a fraction of the embezzled funds.
She was last seen moving into a cramped, outdated studio apartment on the industrial outskirts of the city, forced for the first time in her life to clip coupons, wash her own clothes, and face a world where her last name no longer opened doors.
