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Claire and her mother looked for work, but no one who recognized them dared to hire them. They were forced to trade their mansion for a cheap apartment far from London where Claire worked the streets for quite some time. Her mother was practically catatonic. The shock was too much. Her hair grayed early. She never left bed. As far as Claire was concerned, she was long-dead before the stroke killed her. | Claire and her mother looked for work, but no one who recognized them dared to hire them. They were forced to trade their mansion for a cheap apartment far from London where Claire worked the streets for quite some time. Her mother was practically catatonic. The shock was too much. Her hair grayed early. She never left bed. As far as Claire was concerned, she was long-dead before the stroke killed her. | ||
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One day, Claire found herself in the hospital. She came in for a regular check up to find that she lost a child; a child she never even knew she was carrying. She was at a complete loss for words. She didn't know whether it was a pity that she lost it or a relief. Claire went home and sat down in the floor trying to figure out what it was she felt. For days, she couldn't say. Eventually, she realized that she didn't feel anything. When rent was due and Claire had not been out working all month, she contacted her ex-fiance in the hopes that he would help. Once he knew who she was, he refused to answer his phone. Claire responded by visiting his parents at their house in the city. Claire threatened to expose their son for drug abuse, womanizing, and dating the daughter of a known criminal (that would be herself). It was not that they couldn't survive a scandal. It was just that she knew it would be easier for them to deal with her than with the lawyers and the public disgrace. They helped her to change her name, paid her off, and gave her a plane-ticket to America. | |||
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In America, Claire bought an old, unsuccessful, New York night club and "freshened it up". Because of the initial state of the building, it only attracted low-end and often illegally affiliated characters. Claire used that to her advantage, selling information for a little extra money on the side. Eventually, she was able to start importing and selling weapons on the side. Using her business sense and training, she got a profit out of it before she sold the club for more than double what she paid for it. She used the money to buy a better spot, fix it up, draw in some business, and flip it. Wash. Rinse. Repeat for six years. Four months ago, she bought a three floor hotel with a night club on the bottom floor. Almost as soon as she finished renovating the night club (now known as "The Snazzy Duckling") and got the business opened, the world was swept into the coronavirus pandemic. Since then, she allowed the club to be used as a temporary field hospital for the duration of the pandemic while keeping the upper levels of the Hotel off-limits to everyone but herself. | In America, Claire bought an old, unsuccessful, New York night club and "freshened it up". Because of the initial state of the building, it only attracted low-end and often illegally affiliated characters. Claire used that to her advantage, selling information for a little extra money on the side. Eventually, she was able to start importing and selling weapons on the side. Using her business sense and training, she got a profit out of it before she sold the club for more than double what she paid for it. She used the money to buy a better spot, fix it up, draw in some business, and flip it. Wash. Rinse. Repeat for six years. Four months ago, she bought a three floor hotel with a night club on the bottom floor. Almost as soon as she finished renovating the night club (now known as "The Snazzy Duckling") and got the business opened, the world was swept into the coronavirus pandemic. Since then, she allowed the club to be used as a temporary field hospital for the duration of the pandemic while keeping the upper levels of the Hotel off-limits to everyone but herself. |
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