Chapter 8 - Justice at the Gala
"You arrogant fool," Clara spat, her voice changing from sweet innocence to raspy contempt as she glared at Victor. "You were going to hand over fifty percent of your family's shipping contracts to me after our wedding anyway! But you were too slow! My father couldn't wait any longer!"
"Your father's greed ends tonight," Victor said coldly.
He signaled to the police chief standing among the guests near the entrance. Federal officers entered the grand ballroom with arrest warrants already prepared.
"Clara Whitmore, you are under arrest for attempted murder, high treason, and conspiracy," the chief announced, snapping heavy steel handcuffs around her wrists.
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As the officers dragged the screaming, thrashing heiress out of the Grandeur Hotel, the high-society guests backed away in shock, realizing that the humble maid had just exposed the biggest conspiracy in the city's history.
👉 Read Part 9 to see how Victor clears Lena's father's name.
