Chapter 8 - The Fall of Eleanor Vance“You cannot do this!”
Eleanor struggled as agents placed her under arrest.
“This is political!”
“No,” Arthur replied.
His voice was calm.
“This is evidence.”
She stared at him.
“You owe me.”
Arthur's expression hardened.
“I owe you nothing.”
“You wouldn't even have that position without people like my family!”
“And that,” Arthur said, “is precisely the problem.”
The ballroom watched in silence.
The same people who had laughed at Eleanor's jokes now avoided her eyes.
Her social power vanished in minutes.
Her son was taken away beside her.
As Eleanor passed Maya, she stopped.
For a moment, hatred filled her eyes.
“You ruined everything.”
Maya's voice was barely audible.
“No. You did.”
Eleanor was led away.
May you like
The doors closed behind her.
For the first time in years, the ballroom felt honest.
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