Chapter 6 - Terrified Guests Flee Through The Grand Estate Doors
The wealthy socialites and business associates gathered around the dining table realized the situation had turned dangerously volatile.
Without waiting for another word, three prominent Chicago investors stood up hastily from their velvet chairs.
“We... we think we should take our leave now, Thomas. Good evening,” one stuttered nervously while grabbing his coat.
The guests stampeded toward the double doors, eager to distance themselves from the warring Vance family dynasty.
Within ninety seconds, the grand dining room emptied of all outsiders, leaving only the immediate family and estate staff.
The heavy oak doors slammed shut behind the last fleeing guest with a hollow, echoing thud.
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Silence reclaimed the room, pressing heavily against the walls where scattered soup and broken crystal lay forgotten.
Only the low hum of the estate’s central heating system broke the suffocating tension hanging in the air.
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