Chapter 16 - Eleanor Realizes Her Decades-Long Reign Of Power Is Collapsing
Inside a cold, fluorescent-lit federal interrogation room, Eleanor stared at her reflection in the mirrored glass wall.
Her makeup was completely smeared, her emerald-green velvet dress replaced by a standard-issue orange federal detention jumpsuit.
The heavy steel door swung open, and her court-appointed public defender walked in carrying a thin stack of legal paperwork.
“Mrs. Sterling, the prosecutor’s office has declined all bail requests due to extreme flight risk,” the lawyer stated plainly.
“When is my trial? I want the supreme court justices on my defense team by tomorrow morning!” Eleanor demanded angrily.
“There is no trial, Mrs. Sterling. You are facing twenty-five counts of federal racketeering and treason with a guaranteed life sentence.”
Eleanor gripped the metal table with trembling hands, finally realizing that no amount of money could buy her way out of this cell.
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Her decades-long reign of untouchable power, aristocratic privilege, and social dominance had vanished into thin air.
She was entirely alone, forgotten by the world she once ruled with an iron fist and a sneering, arrogant smile.
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