Chapter 8 - The Fall of the Leech
"Get off me! Jessica, do something!" Ryan shrieked as the cold steel closed tightly around his wrists. "Evelyn, call our lawyer!"
Evelyn rushed forward, trying to grab the officer's arm, but a deputy stepped in front of her. "Ma'am, stand back or you will be charged with obstruction."
"She set me up!" Ryan yelled, his face slick with sweat, his voice cracking into high-pitched panic. "Jessica, tell them! You knew about the money! You used the lake house account for your shopping!"
Jessica gasped, stepping back as if hit. "What? That was your business account! You told me it was your company bonus!"
"You idiot!" Ryan screamed at her, abandoning all affection, his true vile nature exposed to everyone in the room. "I did all of this to keep up with your stupid family's standards! You think I cared about this stupid house? I needed the collateral to pay off my gambling debts!"
The room fell into a stunned, horrified silence.
Evelyn froze in her tracks, her mouth open in absolute shock. The relatives whispered in disgust, looking at Ryan like he was a venomous snake.
"Gambling debts?" Jessica whispered, her heart breaking into a thousand pieces. "You stole my sister's house... to pay off bookies?"
"She has millions!" Ryan spat, glaring at Emily through the open doorway. "She doesn't deserve any of it! She's never here!"
"Take him out," Major Vance ordered calmly.
The officers dragged Ryan out the front door, his shoes scraping against the hardwood floor as he kicked and screamed curses into the night air.
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The remaining family members stood in frozen silence, unable to meet each other's eyes. The luxury getaway had turned into the scene of a federal arrest, and every single person who had enabled Ryan's arrogance was now left holding the guilt.
👉 Read Part 9 to see how Emily handles her mother and the relatives who betrayed her!
