Chapter 10 - The House of Cards
The fallout was swift and brutal. By Tuesday, the local news outlets had caught wind of the scandal. "Wealthy Heir Frames Child in Fraud Scheme" flashed across television screens and social media feeds. The Harrington family’s carefully curated public image disintegrated overnight.
Julian’s fiancée, Chloe, a woman from a respectable, quiet family, watched the news with horror. She immediately packed her bags, leaving her engagement ring on the kitchen counter of their shared penthouse.
Meanwhile, Eleanor’s phone rang incessantly with calls from board members of her various charities, all politely but firmly asking her to step down from her positions. The high society that had once bowed to them was now locking them out. The Harringtons had broken the ultimate unspoken rule: their mess had become public, and worse, it involved injuring an innocent child.
