The St@_(erling ^^%Wife%;,’s Exit

Clara, daughter o?*
f New: York's real‑estate nouvea.,u‑riche:!, ente?r(`s a marri[age‑of‑convenienc#e w,ith Richard fr$=om. Boston'@s old‑money fa
,mily% . ]Pla\/gued by her hus/ban:/d's(  ,col_#dness[ and in‑la .*w=%s' *[;clas@`s prejudice\, s;he -sees h];
er son Leo turn \against he`r, while Richard's s-,ubordinat:/e. ; Vi!_:[ctoria ]?)sows d
]isco[\rd. A doct@.ored family p  hoto tr=iggers the showd /own. Clara r#*enounces wea+lth+@y.  privi^leg_
es and leaves/ th `e man-@sion. Remor sefu=.l R??ic:_hard be(_$gs for r \e#conciliatio/n a[ \n[-d $,eve(:]n Leo plea^:ds for her re,(tu=`rn#, y^)%et $ Clara r(
 efus#es to ] go back\, cutting loose her-*
 painful past to start a.] n[;ew l;=]ife.