Not everyone’s mother was a disgraced billionaire, but hers was, and the mounting pressure of the week—the oppressive heat on the courtroom steps, the carnivorous news cameras, the triumphant tone of the judge as he announced six months in prison and six more home confinement—got to her just as she entered the benefit, bringing sudden ruin to the bright brave face she had painstakingly arranged beneath her blue dragonfly fascinator.
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