Chapter 12 - A Child's Truth
"You were never my daddy," Lily said softly, her small voice carrying an eerie, heartbreaking clarity that cut through Patrick's pathetic, frantic sobs like a razor blade. "Real daddies protect their daughters and their mommies. You let that mean lady try to hurt Mommy, and you lied to me every single day."
Patrick froze, his tears freezing on his pale cheeks as he stared up at the six-year-old girl. He couldn't speak. He couldn't breathe. The pure, innocent truth coming from his daughter hit him harder than any physical blow or legal verdict ever could.
The second federal agent stepped forward, placing a firm, heavy hand on Patrick’s trembling shoulder. "Patrick Vance, you are under arrest for grand corporate embezzlement, bank fraud, and accessory to attempted murder."
As the cold metal handcuffs clicked tightly around his wrists, Patrick’s desperate eyes darted toward the front entrance of the ballroom, where two armed officers were escorting another handcuffed man into the light.
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It was Julian Thorne.
👉 Read PART 13 to see Julian Thorne’s bitter confession as he passed Patrick!
