From Trash to Titan
Armand walked onto the balcony with Casey on his arm, both dressed with the casual elegance of people who never really relaxed.
"Armand! Casey, dear, welcome," Debra said warmly, her expression softening the way it only ever did for her legitimate children.
"Mom. Dad," Armand said, pulling out a chair. He looked around the table. "Did you all see what happened to the Mercer family? Completely bankrupted. Overnight."
"We have," Debra said.
"I was just watching a video on it," Matthew added, still half-distracted by his phone.