Chapter 7 - The Arrest

Intense red and blue emergency lights violently illuminated the dark Chicago skyline through the massive floor-to-ceiling windows, completely blinding the toxic husband and his arrogant mistress.
Claire hadn't just humiliated him at a gala; she had actively, flawlessly orchestrated the exact time and place of his absolute public destruction. She had federal agents waiting exactly two blocks away, completely ready to move in the exact second she dropped the flash drive.
The heavy, ornate mahogany doors of the luxury ballroom violently burst open.
Six massive, heavily armed federal agents marched directly into the high-society event. They completely bypassed the furious investors and walked straight up to the terrified, weeping CEO.
"Sebastian Ryland," the lead agent barked loudly, aggressively grabbing the screaming billionaire by the arm with bone-crushing force.
"Get your filthy hands off me!" Sebastian shrieked hysterically, his custom black suit tearing slightly as he desperately tried to pull away. "I am a billionaire! You can't do this to me!"
"You're completely bankrupt, sir," the agent replied coldly, violently snapping heavy steel handcuffs around his wrists. "You are under arrest for massive corporate fraud, federal wire embezzlement, and grand larceny."
"Claire, please!" Sebastian wailed pathetically, dropping completely to his knees on the polished marble floor. He looked like a feral, cornered animal. "Tell them to stop! I'll leave her! I'll come back to you! Please, think of our baby!"
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"I am thinking of my baby," Claire replied smoothly, entirely devoid of mercy. "Which is exactly why you will never see us again."
👉 The federal agents drag the screaming CEO away, entirely exposing the mistress to her own horrifying reality.