Chapter 10 - Beatrice Tries To Shift Blame Onto Valeria Publicly
Back in her suburban home, Beatrice sat at her kitchen table surrounded by unanswered phone calls and mounting panic. Refusing to accept personal accountability, she dialed a local Chicago tabloid reporter to spin a false narrative.
"My poor son was scammed by a cold, arrogant heiress who hid her wealth to humiliate our family!" Beatrice sobbed into the receiver.
The online gossip blog published the sensationalized article by Monday afternoon, portraying Valeria as a manipulative villain. However, Arthur’s legal team monitored Chicago media feeds twenty-four hours a day.
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Within two hours of publication, Sterling Capital's defamation lawyers dispatched a devastating legal cease-and-desist letter to the blog. The publication instantly took down the article, issuing a public retraction and apology accompanied by a threatening legal warning.
Beatrice’s desperate attempt to salvage her public reputation had completely backfired in her face. Her high-society friends stopped returning her calls, blocking her number to avoid getting caught in the crossfire of the billionaire's wrath.
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