Several customers quietly left. No one wanted to witness what was unfolding.
“I spent seventy years wondering if I’d ever show the Hayes family what happens when someone like me refuses to stay invisible,” Margaret said.
Charles shouted for security again, panic cracking his voice.
Before anyone moved, the main doors opened.
Gerald Simmons entered—senior vice president, founding board member, authority incarnate.
“Charles,” Gerald said calmly, “why can I hear shouting from the tenth floor?”
Charles rushed to explain. “A confused woman with fake documents—”
Gerald walked past him.
Straight to Margaret.
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