Chapter 5 - ARREST OF THE MATRIARCH
Gasping sounds echoed through the grand ballroom as heavy steel handcuffs snapped around Eleanor Vanderbilt's wrists.
"You can't do this to me! Do you have any idea who my family is?!" Eleanor roared, thrashing against the officers' firm grip.
"You have the right to remain silent, Mrs. Vanderbilt," the officer recited calmly, guiding the thrashing matriarch toward the exit.
Clara watched with a cool, unblinking gaze as her abusive mother-in-law was escorted past her shocked, wealthy peers.
A young associate from a top Manhattan law firm rushed through the front doors, carrying a sleek leather briefcase under his arm.
"Mrs. Vanderbilt-Hayes? I'm David Vance from Sterling & Associates. Your husband sent me," the attorney introduced himself respectfully.
Clara glanced at the attorney, her dark eyes reflecting zero regret. "Did Arthur sign the emergency power of attorney documents?"
"Signed, sealed, and filed with the county clerk twenty minutes ago," David confirmed, pulling a legal folder from his briefcase.
Clara smiled faintly, dabbing her earlobe with her blood-soaked linen napkin as Eleanor was shoved into the back of a police cruiser outside.
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The reign of Eleanor Vanderbilt over the multi-billion-dollar family dynasty had officially come to a catastrophic, public end.
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