Chapter 8 - The Media Explosion
By noon, front-page headlines across major American news outlets exploded with the shocking scandal.
The Los Angeles Times blared: "BILLIONAIRE'S SECRET DAUGHTER SAVED FROM SOCIALITE'S BRUTAL ATTACK."
Leaked security stills from the penthouse kitchen showed Victoria raising the carbon hockey stick above the child.
Public outrage surged across social media platforms, with millions demanding maximum sentencing for Victoria.
At the Los Angeles County Jail, Victoria sat in her holding cell, watching the news broadcast on a wall monitor.
Her cellmate, a hardened inmate, glared at her from across the room with dark, menacing eyes.
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"You're the lady who hit a little kid with a stick?" the inmate asked, slowly standing up from the bench.
Victoria backed into the corner of the concrete cell, her arrogance dissolving into pure, unadulterated terror.
