Chapter 6 - Social Exile
With Richard in custody awaiting bail and the family firm in receivership, Penelope tried to organize a charity fundraiser to rebuild their public standing and raise funds for legal defense.
She booked a high-end ballroom, spent her remaining personal savings on catering, and sent invitations to every prominent family in Florida.
On the night of the gala, Penelope stood near the entrance in an expensive designer gown, waiting for guests to arrive. An hour passed. Then two.
Not a single guest showed up.
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Blake had discreetly let it be known throughout Miami high society that attending any Vance family event would result in immediate exclusion from all Campbell enterprises and investments.
The caterers began packing up early. Penelope sat alone at an empty table surrounded by untouched champagne towers, sobbing uncontrollably as she realized the cruel reality: without money and power, the friends she cherished so deeply did not care about her at all.
