Chapter 5: The Final Campaign
The silence was broken by the sound of sirens in the distance—not for an ambulance, but for the police officers Clara had summoned ten minutes before Marcus even walked through the door.
Marcus collapsed into a chair, his political future flashing before his eyes. He realized too late that the woman he had treated like furniture was the only thing standing between him and total destruction.
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Evelyn watched in horror as the officers entered, not to escort Clara out, but to serve an eviction notice—to the Senator and his wife. As Clara was helped out the door by the staff, she didn't look back at the mansion, the Senator, or the woman who had tried to destroy her. She walked out into the sunlight, finally free.
The Senator had built his entire world on a foundation of lies, and in one afternoon, the maid had simply pulled the rug out from under him. The empire hadn't just fallen; it had been reclaimed.
