The photo hit every tabloid by dawn.
Victoria Langford, once the face of legacy wealth and elite power, now in an orange jumpsuit.
Her hair unstyled. Her wrists cuffed.
Her empire reduced to plastic ID bands and supervised phone calls.
> *“The Heiress Behind Bars."*
> *“From Red Carpet to Restraints: The Fall of Victoria Langford."*
Assets frozen. Properties seized. Private jets grounded.
Langford Media filed for bankruptcy within 48 hours.
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Kaylee watched the footage from her tablet in a quiet café downtown, Ophelia's metronome beside her coffee.
A young barista leaned over, wide-eyed. “Is that really her?"
Kaylee nodded once. “Yes."
“She tried to ruin you."
“Didn't work," Kaylee said simply.
Then she slid her tablet back into her bag.
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In the courtroom, Victor
