Chapter 14 - Tabloids Explode Across America

By sunrise the following morning, major news networks and online tabloid sites broke the sensational story nationwide.
High-Society Horror: Millionaire Stepmother Arrested After Locking Stepson in Secret Mansion Cell and Embezzling Millions.
Footage of Elena being hauled out in handcuffs played on endless loops across every major morning talk show in America.
Socialites who had once begged for invitations to her charity galas now rushed to delete every trace of her from social media.
Commentators debated the shocking depravity of elite domestic crimes, analyzing the unedited police bodycam footage frame by frame.
Inside her cell, Elena woke up to the sound of reporters shouting her name outside the barred window facing the street.
May you like
She pulled her orange jumpsuit tightly around herself, realizing her face was plastered across every television in the nation.
The illusion of untouchable perfection had shattered into a million sharp, unforgiving pieces overnight.