CHAPTER 4: THE FALL OF ELEANOR WHITFIELD

The Whitfield empire collapsed in less than 48 hours.
Board members resigned.
Accounts were frozen.
Investors pulled out overnight.
And the reason was simple:
No one protects the family that harms a governor’s daughter.
Eleanor sat alone in the mansion that used to define her power.
For the first time, she looked small.
Not angry.
Not proud.
Just… lost.
I stood in front of her.
“You ruined everything,” she whispered.
“No,” I answered.
“You did.”
She looked up at me.
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And for a second… I saw regret.
But it was too late.