Chapter 18 - Marjorie Sits Alone In Her Empty Mansion

Back at the sprawling Hale estate, the morning sun illuminated an empty, silent tomb of wealth and manufactured status. Marjorie sat alone at her mahogany dining table, her phone buzzing incessantly with calls from lawyers, reporters, and panicked investors.
Not a single family friend or socialite called to offer sympathy, proving that transactional loyalty dies the moment power vanishes. She had spent a lifetime trading love for prestige, and now she possessed neither.