Chapter 20 - High Society Discards The Forgotten Socialite Behind Bars

Years passed, and the sensational scandal that once dominated Seattle news headlines slowly faded into distant memory.
High-society circles stopped mentioning Victoria’s name entirely, treating her as if she had never even existed.
In her cold, gray prison cell, Victoria stared out the tiny reinforced window at the distant highway traffic.
None of her former friends had visited her, her offshore accounts had been seized, and her designer clothes were long gone.
She realized that the power and luxury she had killed her reputation for were completely meaningless behind iron bars.
She was entirely alone, forgotten by the world she had tried so desperately to conquer through lies and deception.
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The consequences of her own malice wrapped around her like a heavy winter blanket she could never remove.
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