Chapter 9 - The Trap Springs
"Murdered?!" Vanessa shrieked wildly, her red satin gown swishing as panic completely destroyed her arrogant facade. "My father didn't kill anyone! He legally acquired the Monroe empire!"
"He didn't acquire anything," Gabriel commanded flawlessly, completely dominating the room. He pulled a heavy, encrypted black folder from his security team.
"Arthur Monroe didn't die of a sudden heart attack," Gabriel announced to the shocked elite crowd. "Richard systematically poisoned his business partner over six months, forged the corporate transfer signatures, and saddled Arthur's grieving daughter with millions in fake debt to hide his massive embezzlement."
Richard physically collapsed backward, clutching his chest in absolute, apocalyptic terror.
"When I was on the streets testing this city's elite," Gabriel whispered coldly, staring directly at Vanessa. "I watched you kick a starving man for fun. But the woman you bankrupted? She gave me her very last meal."
The heavy, golden doors of the ballroom violently swung open.
A dozen heavily armed federal agents marched directly into the gala, completely bypassing the stunned billionaires. They walked straight toward the weeping, disgraced father and daughter.
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"Richard and Vanessa Sterling," the lead agent barked loudly. "You are under arrest for grand larceny, massive corporate fraud, and murder in the first degree."
👉 Beatrice watched the monsters get dragged away in handcuffs, finally realizing she was entirely free.
