Chapter 15 - The Mistress Faces Her Own Reckoning
In a luxury apartment across town, Chloe woke up to the sound of pounding on her front door just after dawn.
She slipped into a silk robe and unlocked the bolt, expecting room service or a morning delivery from her boutique stylist.
Instead, two corporate bailiffs and a county sheriff’s deputy stood in the hallway holding official legal eviction notices.
“Chloe Vance, or associated alias? You have thirty minutes to vacate this property,” the deputy announced sternly.
“Vacate? What are you talking about? This apartment is leased by Diego Harper!” Chloe shrieked in protest.
“Diego Harper’s assets have been seized by federal order, and this lease was funded with embezzled corporate funds,” the bailiff replied.
“You can't throw me out! I’m pregnant with his child!” Chloe cried, clutching her stomach dramatically.
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“Take your personal belongings and leave before we impound everything remaining in this unit,” the deputy warned.
Chloe slammed the door in tears, realizing her sugar-daddy’s grand empire had collapsed before her baby was even born.
