Chapter 6 - The Fall of Victor
The heavy brass doors of the boardroom swung open, and three uniformed NYPD officers entered, accompanied by two federal investigators from the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The lead investigator, Agent Reynolds, pulled a folded warrant from his trench coat pocket and walked straight up to Victor.
"Victor Vance?" Agent Reynolds asked calmly. "You are under arrest for grand larceny, corporate tax fraud, wire fraud, and illegal misuse of non-profit foundation funds."
Victor looked around the room frantically, his eyes searching the faces of the board members who had catered to his every whim for three decades. Every single executive looked away, staring down at their hands or studying their laptops in stone-cold silence.
As the officers pulled Victor's arms behind his back and clicked the steel handcuffs around his wrists, Victor glared at Landon with pure venom. "You destroyed your own father, Landon! You'll burn in hell for this!"
"You destroyed yourself, Victor," Landon replied calmly. "I'm just cleaning up the trash."
As the officers began leading Victor toward the door, Sienna tried to slip out through the executive pantry exit.
"Don't move, Sienna," I called out, my voice echoing through the room.
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She froze, turning around slowly, tears ruining her makeup. "Aubrey... please! We're sisters! Half-sisters! Our father loved us both! Victor tricked me, he took advantage of me!"
"You stood in front of me with a glass of wine, sneered in my face, and slapped me," I reminded her, standing up from my chair. "You tried to ruin my life out of pure jealousy. I've already pressed formal criminal assault and defamation charges against you. The police outside are waiting for you, too."
