Chapter 10 - Karen Desperate Plea At The Local Diner
Later that afternoon, my mother sent me a urgent text message, begging to meet at a quiet roadside diner along Highway 9. I drove there alone, finding her sitting in a corner booth, wearing dark sunglasses and a trench coat to hide her identity from locals.
"Maya, you have to convince your father to drop the criminal fraud charges against Gregory!" she pleaded, reaching across the table to grab my wrist. "If Gregory goes to federal prison, he will release private photos and videos of me to the press and ruin my reputation forever!"
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I pulled my arm back, staring at her with pure, unadulterated disgust at her unbelievable selfishness and total lack of remorse. "You care more about your social reputation than the fact that you destroyed Dad's life and ruined our family?" I asked, my voice deadly quiet.
"You don't understand how high society works, Maya!" she hissed back. "If this scandal breaks, none of our friends will ever speak to me again!"
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