Chapter 16 - Clarissa Loses Everything As Her Fake Engagement Dissolves
Inside the maximum-security holding facility, Clarissa Hart sat on a cold metal bench in her orange jumpsuit. Her designer makeup was entirely ruined, and her hair hung in wild, unwashed tangles around her face.
A prison guard unlocked the heavy iron door, handing her a legal tablet containing court filings. Clarissa flipped open the pages, her breath catching in her throat as she read the bold legal headings.
Her family’s corporate board had officially voted to strip her of all executive titles and voting shares. Hart Industries had publicly severed all ties with her name to distance themselves from her federal criminal indictments.
And worst of all, the public announcement of her permanent separation from Sebastian Vale was plastered across every tabloid cover. She had lost her fortune, her social standing, and her freedom all in less than forty-eight hours.
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“This is all Elena’s fault... I will destroy her if it’s the last thing I do,” Clarissa muttered hysterically to the empty walls. The guard banged his baton against the iron bars, ordering her to shut her mouth and prepare for transfer.
Her reign as the undisputed queen of Manhattan high society was officially and permanently over.
