Chapter 7 - Guests Notice The Sudden Party Changes
The live mariachi band stopped playing mid-song, packing up their instruments as their performance contract was officially voided.
The professional photographer packed his lighting equipment into his hard black cases and walked right out the front doors.
Whispers erupted among the high-society guests who had come expecting an extravagant, free-flowing VIP celebration.
“I heard the son is cutting off all funding because his kids were shoved into a corner,” a local banker whispered.
“After everything Joyce bragged about him paying for? That is absolute social suicide,” another guest replied quietly.
Brenda’s husband Marcus tried to salvage his pride by announcing loudly that he would cover the remaining bar tab.
He pulled out his corporate credit card and handed it to the bartender with a confident, arrogant flourish.
The bartender swiped the card through the portable terminal, waiting for the authorization code to clear the system.
Instead, the terminal emitted a harsh, repetitive beeping sound and flashed a bright red DECLINED message across the screen.
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Marcus frowned, grabbing his card back and handing him a backup American Express card from his leather wallet.
The terminal rejected that one too, accompanied by a polite voice message from the bank indicating zero available credit.
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