“Zachary…” Annalise started.
“No, Annalise. He has to know there are consequences to his actions.”
“And you think growing up with you, I didn’t realize that?” Victor asked.
“I mean it. If you walk out of this place, you are going to be cut off. No more trust fund,” Zachary went on and Victor shrugged.
“It has always been about money with you and if you want me cut off, then I’m fine with it,” he said before he made his way to the door.
He could hear his mother calling for him, but he could not dare turn around or even walk back to the balcony. He was not about to allow his father at his worst. There was no way he could go back after all these years of living under his thumb. He was not going back and Zachary Racine had to know that. He knew what being cut off from his trust meant. After all, he was used to a certain kind of lifestyle and now he had to learn to live without his Italian leather shoes and designer suits. But being a firefighter was more than just living within a budget he was barely used to. Being of service to his city meant helping people that truly needed his help and having peaceful nights. Nights that were not tormented by thoughts of some criminal who would come for him at a moment’s notice because he lost a case for him or her.
His heart was racing by the time he walked out of the house. As he climbed into his car, he knew what the first order of business was going to be. Trade in that thirty thousand dollar car for a more affordable car. Maybe something that will save him at least twenty grand. He was done living a life that was always predetermined by his surname. He needed to live life the way God intended. A life that was not scripted out for him. And even though he was less twenty million dollars as he left his parents’ house than when he walked in, he was feeling ridiculously free. Almost like he had a weight lifted off his shoulders. A smile was playing on his lips as he drove away.
“Three weeks and I am going to be a certified firefighter,” he thought. Nothing made him happier or more excited than he felt at that moment.