Chapter 17 - Vanessa’s Reckoning
With the corporate lease terminated, a flatbed tow truck pulled up to Vanessa’s rental home on Wednesday morning to repossess the silver crossover.
Neighbors reported that Vanessa came out onto the front lawn in her bathrobe, screaming at the tow truck drivers and throwing potted geraniums at the windshield until the local police were called.
She was issued a citation for disorderly conduct.
Two days later, unable to pay her rent without Ben’s monthly subsidies, Vanessa was served an eviction notice by her landlord. Jonah’s music conservatory dream was completely dead; Saint Jude had permanently barred the family from future applications due to the ethics violations and public harassment.
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Evelyn was forced to sell her beloved country club membership and take out a high-interest equity loan against her home to keep Ben out of prison. The Miller family dynasty of pride, prestige, and posturing had collapsed under the weight of its own greed.
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