So true. Also calling volunteers dear friends (there's something she could really benefit from: embracing the concept that friends are actually the ones you don't have to pay and do not want something in return for their presence...sad to say, but she does not have any altruistic relationships left in her money overflowing life), putting the blame for creating that monstrous gag channel on Hanni so she can dodge responsibility when she has to finally admit to its ethical questionability, changing the rules of her games by now saying she's going to put the names of ALL patrons behind the ugly fake panelling (I'm waiting for confirmation but have heard rumors that cousin Armoir found clues that the panelling is not only in a very bad state but is much younger than SJ made everyone believe but he is ordered to keep that information to himself) and not just the ones who actually paid big bucks for that privilege.
It will probably be enough to keep the patrons aboard, that is the ones who still believe in her ability to manage the unnecessary renovation of a building that was burned down for a reason (Think French! Think Revolution!) and lost all its esthetic and historic value since and should have never been rebuild but certainly not tarnished by turning it into the princess palace she envisions. She will not be able to ignore the costs though and I don't mean the money, but the stress of having to lie all the time has turned all of their lives upside down and has extracted every single piece of joy and turned it into a circus. Happiness has become a distant memory for SJ and those of us who know her can see that all sparkles have faded in her eyes. She might still be able to fool strangers, her once peers should know it's time to put an end to it, long overdue, to avoid lasting damage to her health.