Chapter 9 - Eleanor Panic As Elite Credit Cards Are Declined
Across town at an exclusive designer boutique on Newbury Street, Eleanor Vance attempted to pay for a diamond brooch.
She slid her titanium black card across the glass counter with an air of aristocratic entitlement.
The boutique clerk swiped the card through the terminal, waiting for the authorization beep that never came.
The terminal screen flashed a sharp red error message: “Transaction Declined - Contact Issuing Financial Institution.”
“There must be some mistake. Try the secondary corporate card,” Eleanor instructed, tapping her manicured nails impatiently.
The clerk swiped the second card, receiving the exact same chilling error message accompanied by a low administrative beep.
“I’m sorry, madam, but both cards have been locked by the bank due to an immediate security freeze,” the clerk apologized politely.
Eleanor snatched the cards back, her face turning crimson with embarrassment as surrounding shoppers began whispering.
She pulled out her phone to call Julian, but her calls went straight to voicemail without even ringing through.
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A sudden wave of vertigo hit her as she realized the family’s entire financial liquidity had vanished overnight.
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