Chapter 10 - The Fallen Empire

"Get your hands off me!" Miranda thrashed, her styled hair coming loose, falling in messy strands over her face. She glared at Valerie with pure, unadulterated hatred. "You dirty little maid! You think you won? You're nothing! You cleaned my toilets!"
Valerie didn't flinch. She adjusted the heirloom diamond necklace around her neck, looking at Miranda with quiet pity.
"I cleaned your house so I could clean out your corruption," Valerie replied calmly. "Take her away."
The agents escorted the screaming, sobbing matriarch through the center of the ballroom, right past the dozens of high-society guests who recorded her downfall on their smartphones.
The story was already trending online. Headlines were flashing across social media feeds nationwide: Society Queen Arrested at Gala After Housekeeper Exposes Decades of Fraud.
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As Miranda was shoved into the back of a police cruiser outside, the ballroom guests turned back toward Valerie, bowing their heads in profound respect and apology.
👉 What happened when the board of directors approached Valerie on the spot?