Chapter 11 - The Public Arrest
The grand double doors of the ballroom swung open, and four uniformed police officers alongside two federal investigators walked briskly down the marble aisle.
"Richard Vance and Victoria Vance?" the lead investigator called out, pulling two official arrest warrants from his coat.
Victoria began to scream hysterically as an officer stepped forward, grabbing her wrists and snapping heavy steel handcuffs over her gold bracelets.
"Get your hands off me! Do you know who I am?!" Victoria shrieked, her red silk dress rumpled as she struggled against the officer. "Julian, tell them to stop! You can't do this to me!"
Richard Vance was forced onto his knees on the marble floor as officers cuffed his hands behind his back. The wealthy guests pulled out their phones, videoing the disgraced billionaire father and daughter being dragged out of the grand venue in utter shame.
As the heavy doors closed behind the screaming traitors, the ballroom fell into a quiet, peaceful stillness.
Julian turned around slowly. He didn't look at the crowd, the cameras, or the luxury around him.
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His eyes locked onto Naomi and little Mia.
👉 What did Julian do to make up for the six years he had missed?
