“Deliver them to the auditors, young man,” Easton replied with a nod.

Lisa looked back at the grand mansion one final time, feeling entirely complete.

Three weeks later, Lisa Bartlett signed her first major executive contract, one built to protect small agricultural suppliers across the region. That same day, the criminal investigation against Ava accelerated, and months later she was forced to sell her mansion to cover her massive legal debts.

Lisa kept her old denim uniform in a box beside the golden invitation. It reminded her of hard work and intended cruelty, but she felt no shame.

The legendary story of the cleaning lady always ended the exact same way: the woman who entered through the service entrance left through the front gates—and those who mocked her never slept peacefully again.

THE END.