Chapter 17 - Arthur and Martha Face Bankruptcy
Back in Minnesota, Arthur and Martha Miller sat at their empty kitchen table surrounded by towering stacks of unpaid bills.
Without the corporate sponsorship backing their lifestyle and the upcoming legal defense fees for Ashley, they were completely insolvent.
The bank had already issued a notice of default on their mortgage, threatening foreclosure within thirty days.
Friends and neighbors who used to wave cordially now crossed to the other side of the street when their car passed.
The social standing they had spent decades building in Minneapolis society vanished faster than morning fog under a summer sun.
Arthur buried his face in his hands, weeping softly as he realized the true cost of enabling their youngest daughter's toxic narcissism.
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They had sacrificed their relationship with their most capable, successful child to cater to an ungrateful fraud.
And now, there was no one left to fix the wreckage they had proudly helped create.
