Chapter 16 - Linda And Sabrina Realize Their Grand Scheme Has Collapsed
By late afternoon, a battered taxi cab idled outside the front gates of the suburban estate. Linda and Sabrina dragged their garbage bags down the driveway under the unforgiving glare of the autumn sun.
Neighbors peeked through their living room curtains, whispering about the dramatic downfall of the social-climbing family. Sabrina dropped her bags on the curb, looking back at the grand house with bitter, unrepentant tears.
“You ruined my wedding, you ruined my life, and now we have nothing!” Sabrina screamed at the closed front door. Linda opened the taxi door, shoving her daughter into the back seat with rough impatience.
“Shut your ungrateful mouth and get in the car before the sheriff arrests us too,” Linda snapped bitterly. The taxi sped away down the suburban street, disappearing around the corner into absolute obscurity.
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Arthur watched them leave from the second-story study window, feeling neither anger nor sorrow for their fate. They had chosen a path of greed and betrayal, and they had reaped the exact harvest they planted.
He closed the curtains, turning back into the quiet, peaceful room that finally felt like a true home again.
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