Chapter 10 - The Steel Handcuffs
The sound of steel handcuffs snapping closed echoed loudly through the silent ballroom.
CLICK! CLICK!
Vanessa shrieked as the cold metal clamped around her wrists, locking her hands behind her back over her ruined white ballgown. The officers turned her around, leading her down the center aisle past rows of horrified friends, relatives, and elite business partners.
"Adrian! Help me! You love me!" Vanessa screamed, kicking her heels against the marble floor as she was dragged toward the exit. "You can't let them do this to me! Tell them it was a mistake!"
Adrian didn't move an inch. He stood with his back turned to her, his jaw set, staring straight ahead as the police led Vanessa and her father out through the glass doors into the waiting patrol cars outside.
The heavy doors shut, leaving the grand hall in a heavy, breathless silence.
The wedding coordinator approached Adrian cautiously, her voice trembling. "Mr. Vance... should we... should we cancel the catering?"
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Adrian took a deep breath, taking off his boutonniere and tossing it onto the floor. "Cancel everything."
👉 Read PART 11 to see the emotional conversation between Adrian and Maya outside!
