Chapter 4 - The Fall of a HeiressIsabella Rossi's arrest became the biggest scandal New York had seen in years.
By sunrise, her photograph was everywhere.
Television networks replayed the surveillance footage.
News commentators dissected her motives.
Social media exploded.
The Rossi family's luxury offices were surrounded by reporters.
Within hours, her father released a statement distancing the family from her actions.
Then came the financial consequences.
Investors panicked.
Business partners withdrew.
Charities rejected Rossi donations.
Friends disappeared.
People who had once competed for Isabella's attention suddenly refused to answer her calls.
Inside the hospital, however, Khloe's world had narrowed to one question.
Was her baby alive?
For two agonizing hours, Marcus waited outside the maternity unit.
Arthur stood beside him.
Neither man spoke.
Finally, the doctor emerged.
"Mr. Thorne?"
Marcus stood immediately.
"The baby is safe."
Marcus closed his eyes.
The breath leaving his lungs sounded almost like a sob.
"Khloe?"
"She'll recover. It was a serious trauma, but she was fortunate."
Marcus lowered his head.
He had billions of dollars.
Corporate power.
Security.
Influence.
Yet none of it had mattered when the woman he loved was lying on a marble floor.
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He promised himself something that night.
Never again would Khloe face danger alone.
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