Chapter 18 - Reporters Swarm My Parents Suburban Virginia House Today
Back in Richmond, local news crews and investigative reporters had staked out my parents' new apartment building. Microphones and television cameras shoved into my father’s face as he walked out to pick up his mail.
"Mr. Bennett, do you have any comment on your daughter Sienna taking over your corporate empire?" a reporter shouted aggressively. My father pulled his coat collar up high, swatting at the camera lens before scurrying back inside the lobby.
My mother refused to answer the door, drawing the window blinds tight to block out the relentless media glare. The scandal dominated local news segments, talk radio shows, and digital gossip forums across the entire state of Virginia. People everywhere discussed the cautionary tale of a wealthy family destroyed by their own unforgivable callousness.
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Social media influencers used the story as a viral lesson in empathy, karma, and the dangers of family narcissism. My parents became social pariahs, ostracized by the very country club circles they had desperately tried to impress. They couldn't walk down the street without people whispering behind their backs and pointing fingers.
The social armor they had worn for decades had completely shattered into dust. They were finally forced to experience the cold, lonely isolation they had so casually inflicted upon me.
