Chapter 19 - Confronting the desperate ex husband in a crowded charity ballroom before private security escorts him off the premises for violating his strict restraining order.
Three months later, Clara attended a high-profile charity gala inside the grand ballroom of the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan.
While mingling with federal judges and tech executives, a disheveled figure burst through the service doors holding a crumpled letter.
It was Richard, out on a temporary bond appeal, looking thin, frantic, and desperate as he spotted Clara across the room.
"Clara! Please, just listen to me for one minute! I'm sorry for everything!" Richard screamed, rushing toward her VIP table.
Before he could take three steps, four massive private security guards tackled him onto the expensive carpeted floor.
"Restraining order violation! Stay down or face immediate physical submission!" the head guard barked, twisting Richard's arm behind his back.
Clara didn't even flinch, turning her back on her pathetic ex-husband as security dragged him out through the heavy oak doors.
The gathered crowd applauded Clara's icy indifference, returning to their champagne glasses as if nothing unusual had happened.
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Richard was locked out of her world for good, left to face a federal judge without a single ally left in society.
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