Chapter 9 - The Federal Trap
"I'm a cybersecurity CEO, Grant," Claire whispered smoothly, completely ignoring his pathetic legal defense. "I don't need it to be admissible in a civil court. I just needed it to be admissible to the FBI."
The heavy glass doors of the hospital waiting room violently swung open.
Four heavily armed federal agents and two uniformed police officers marched directly into the corridor. They completely ignored the shocked hospital staff and walked straight toward the kneeling, terrified husband.
"Grant Mercer and Tessa Vance," the lead federal agent barked loudly, resting his hand firmly on his utility belt. "You are both under arrest for attempted murder in the first degree, conspiracy to commit murder, and massive corporate fraud."
Grant let out an apocalyptic scream of pure terror. He wasn't just losing his fifty-million-dollar payday; he was going straight to a federal penitentiary for the rest of his natural life.
The massive officers violently grabbed Grant by the arms, forcefully hauling him to his feet. Heavy steel handcuffs snapped loudly around his wrists, completely stripping him of his freedom, his pride, and his fake billionaire status.
Tessa thrashed wildly as a female officer grabbed her, ruining her expensive red gown. She screamed and cried in total, undeniable disgrace, completely humiliated in front of the woman she had tried to murder.
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The agents dragged the screaming, desperate couple aggressively backward down the hospital corridor, permanently erasing them from Claire's life.
👉 Claire put her tablet away, entirely ready to reclaim the brilliant empire she had built from scratch.
