Chapter 6 - The Fall of the House of Sterling
The entire ballroom was in an uproar as guests pulled out their phones, broadcasting the dramatic downfall of one of the city's wealthiest families live on social media.
Richard Sterling’s phone slipped from his trembling hands, shattering against the marble floor as the federal agents forced his arms behind his back and clicked heavy steel handcuffs around his wrists.
"You can't do this to me!" Richard roared, his face turning purple with indignity. "I built this city! I know judges! I know senators!"
"You used to, Mr. Sterling," the lead agent replied coldly. "Now you know your rights. Keep walking."
Meanwhile, two state troopers approached Victoria, who was cowering near the floral arch, her magnificent white lace gown now crumpled and torn around the hem from her frantic thrashing.
"Victoria Sterling," a female trooper said, pulling a set of handcuffs from her belt. "You are under arrest for breaking and entering, tampering with evidence, and physical assault."
"Assault?!" Victoria shrieked, backing away into the flowers. "I just slapped a poor old woman! You can't arrest a bride on her wedding day for a family argument!"
"Assaulting a senior citizen is a felony, Miss Sterling," Ethan reminded her coldly, putting a protective arm around his mother. "And you did it in front of two hundred eyewitnesses and four security cameras."
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The trooper clicked the handcuffs shut around Victoria's slender wrists. As she was marched down the aisle past her former friends and high-society acquaintances, people turned their heads in disgust, avoiding her desperate gaze.
👉 Read Part 7 to see what was discovered during the raid on the Sterling estate.
