Chapter 14 - The Arrest in the Lobby
As security guards escorted Adrian and Brooke through the grand marble lobby of the corporate skyscraper, two uniformed NYPD officers and a lead detective stepped out of the elevators.
"Adrian Hale and Brooke Lawson?" the detective called out, holding up an official arrest warrant.
Brooke gasped, backing away in terror. "No! I didn't do anything! It was all his idea!"
"You are both under arrest for grand larceny, corporate embezzlement, and wire fraud," the detective announced sternly.
Before Brooke could run, the female officer grabbed her arm, twisting it behind her sparkly gold evening gown and clicking heavy steel handcuffs around her wrists.
"Get your hands off me! Do you know who I am?!" Brooke shrieked, her gold gown disheveled as journalists and news crews—tipped off by the firm's PR team—began snapping photos through the glass entrance.
Adrian was forced onto his knees on the polished lobby floor, his hands cuffed tightly behind his back.
He looked up toward the balcony above.
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Claire stood on the second-floor glass mezzanine, looking down at him with serene, quiet majesty, her hand resting over her baby bump as police led her unfaithful husband away in shame.
👉 What was the final outcome of Adrian and Brooke's trial six months later?
