HIS SON SERVED HIM DOG FOOD AT SEVENTY—THEN EVERY CARD IN THE HOUSE STOPPED WORKING
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Chapter 18 - THE RELATIVES WHO LAUGHED
Ernest turned toward the guests.
Some had laughed because they thought the joke was harmless.
Others laughed because Louis was paying for dinner.
A few had seen Ernest humiliated before and remained silent.
He did not accuse everyone equally.
But he did ask one question.
“How many of you believed I deserved that bowl because you thought I had no money?”
No one answered.
Evelyn began collecting phones from guests who had recorded the humiliation.
Not by force.
She simply asked them to preserve the footage for Ernest’s attorney.
Several people complied immediately.
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Others deleted their videos.
The dining room camera had already captured their reactions.
