Chapter 16 - The Billion-Dollar Regret
Back in the miserable apartment, Eleanor was struggling to survive.
Without Arthur's income, she was forced to get a job for the first time in thirty years.
She found work as a cleaner at a local budget motel.
Every day, she scrubbed toilets and changed dirty bedsheets.
Her back ached, and her hands were rough and calloused.
She had no friends left to brag to; they had all blocked her number.
Chloe barely visited, too embarrassed by her mother's current state.
One afternoon, while cleaning the motel lobby, Eleanor saw a magazine on the table.
It was a prestigious business magazine, featuring the top women in tech.
Right on the cover was a stunning, high-definition photo of Elena Hayes.
The headline read: "The Billion-Dollar Mind of Elena Hayes."
Eleanor stared at the magazine, a single tear rolling down her cheek.
She realized the colossal magnitude of her own stupidity.
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She had thrown away a billionaire daughter-in-law because she wanted a servant.
She threw the magazine in the trash, sobbing quietly in the empty lobby.
