Chapter 12 - THE BETRAYAL OF THE INNER CIRCLE
As the pretrial hearings progressed, Eleanor's closest social allies began cutting ties with her with astonishing speed.
Her country club membership was permanently revoked by a unanimous board vote within forty-eight hours of her arrest.
Charity organizations she had chaired for decades scrubbed her name from their donor plaques and promotional materials.
Even her longtime confidantes refused to answer her jailhouse phone calls, terrified of being implicated in her financial crimes.
Eleanor sat in her holding cell, realizing the brutal reality of high society: loyalty only exists when power and wealth remain intact.
She had spent her entire life stepping on everyone around her to maintain supremacy, and now she was entirely alone.
Her defense attorney Harrison informed her that her personal bank accounts were subject to a federal asset-seizure order.
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"Mrs. Sterling, unless we can negotiate a plea deal involving house arrest and asset forfeiture, you're looking at twenty years," Harrison warned grimly.
"I will never plead guilty to a crime committed against an ungrateful nobody!" Eleanor shrieked, slamming her fist against the metal table.
