Chapter 5: The Final Exit
The silence that followed was total. No music, no chatter from the ballroom, just the sound of the wind through the trees.
"You aren't just losing your status, Elena," Mia said, stepping forward. "You’re losing your freedom. The police are waiting in the parking lot. Arthur has the proof of the forgery, the embezzlement, and the coercion. You’re done."
Elena tried to run toward her car, but the security team—the same guards who had taken orders from her for years—stepped in her way. They weren't looking at her. They were looking at Mia.
Robert took Mia’s arm, turning them away from the chaos. "Let's go home, Mia. It's time to actually enjoy the view."
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As they climbed back into the SUV, Mia looked back one last time. Elena was being led away in handcuffs, the furs dragging in the mud, her expression one of utter, hollow defeat. The country club door closed, shutting out the past, and for the first time, the future didn't belong to the stepmother. It belonged to the daughter who had finally decided to stop playing the victim and start owning the empire.
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