Chapter 7
News trucks from every major American news network swarmed the gates of the estate within thirty minutes of the raid. Aerial footage of the handcuffed groom being loaded into a federal transport van broadcasted live nationwide.
Social media timelines exploded with viral headlines exposing the dark underbelly of the high-society wedding. Eleanor's elite friends instantly deleted their association with her, blocking her phone numbers across all platforms.
Financial auditors from the federal treasury began freezing every single corporate and personal account linked to the family name. The multi-million-dollar empire built on fraudulent contracts and predatory loans dissolved overnight.
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Richard sat in a cold holding cell, staring blankly at the concrete block walls of the county jail. The charcoal grey tuxedo he wore was now wrinkled and stained with the mud of his total defeat.
He finally realized that his mother's toxic arrogance had dragged them both into an inescapable abyss.
