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Chapter 12 - Margaret’s High-Society Friends Abandon Her In Seconds

As federal agents placed cold steel handcuffs around Margaret’s wrists, her phone began vibrating incessantly inside her pocket.

One of the agents pulled the device out, seeing a flood of text messages from high-society club presidents and board directors.

News of the Sterling family scandal had already leaked to regional news outlets through automated police scanner feeds.

Within minutes, group chats were purged, and prominent friends blocked Margaret’s number to protect their own reputations.

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The social currency she had hoarded for decades evaporated into the cold night air before she even reached the patrol car.

Margaret offered no resistance as she was guided down the steps, her head bowed in utter humiliation.

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