Margret turned her back on the country club entrance, her posture straightening with a renewed sense of fierce determination.
She slowly walks away from the venue along the paved path as the bride and groom watch from the entrance[cite: 1].
SFX: Footsteps[cite: 1]
Chloe: Look at her walking away so dramatically. She really thinks she can intimidate us.
David: I don't know, Chloe. Something doesn't feel right about the way she left.
Chloe: Stop being paranoid on our wedding day! She's just an old woman throwing a bitter tantrum.
David adjusted his velvet tuxedo jacket, his eyes lingering on his mother's retreating figure down the garden path.
David: She didn't even ask for her personal belongings or her car.
Chloe: Because her lawyer probably told her she has zero legal standing against my family's trust fund.
David: I hope you're right. I really do.
Chloe: Of course I'm right. Now come back inside before the champagne toast gets ruined by all this negativity.
David took a step back toward the foyer doors, but a sudden flash of white caught his eye near the folding chairs by the side exit.
Realizing what is happening, the fair-skinned American groom suddenly runs after her, tears in his eyes[cite: 1].
Voice (Groom - BOLD & DESPERATE): "Mom!"[cite: 1]
Chloe: David! Where are you going?! The photographer is waiting for us!
Can David reach his mother in time to stop the legal avalanche, or has he sealed his own financial destruction?
David: Mom, wait! Please stop walking away!