Chapter 15 - THE STREETS OF REJECTION
Stripped of their vehicles, their credit cards, and their home, Julian and Vanessa found themselves standing on the curb.
The rain had stopped, leaving behind damp, cold autumn air that bit right through their expensive clothes.
Passersby hurried past them on the sidewalk, casting disgusted glances at the fallen socialites.
Vanessa clutched her designer handbag tightly, her royal blue dress looking horribly out of place in broad daylight.
"Julian, do something! Call your friends! Call anyone who owes you a favor!" Vanessa shrieked hysterically.
"Every single person I call is blocking my number, Vanessa! They know we're toxic!" Julian yelled back.
Their high-society friends had vanished like smoke the moment the financial lifeline was severed.
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In the cutthroat world of American high finance, loyalty only existed where the money flowed.
And the money now belonged entirely to Chloe Vance.
