Chapter 9 - The Silver Gown Arrest
Ethan’s private security detail had contacted the FBI the second Maria handed him the vial of poison in the hallway.
A dozen federal agents and local police officers swarmed into the ballroom, their weapons drawn. Ethan calmly handed the lead detective the glass vial of poison and the security footage from the dressing room.
"Vanessa Vance," the detective announced, reading the horrific evidence. "You are under arrest for conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, massive wire fraud, and attempted extortion."
"Don't touch me!" Vanessa wailed hysterically as the female officers forcefully hauled her to her feet.
They didn't let her change out of her ruined silver evening gown. They violently slapped heavy steel handcuffs over her wrists, completely snagging the delicate, expensive fabric.
The officers dragged the screaming, thrashing socialite directly through the center of the grand ballroom. She was forced to do the ultimate walk of shame, paraded in handcuffs past every single elite guest she had tried to manipulate for the last year.
Because the media had been tipped off, news cameras flashed wildly outside the front gates. They captured the arrogant, cruel fake bride being shoved into the back of a police cruiser, weeping like a pathetic criminal.
Her high-society reputation, her freedom, and her toxic life were permanently, entirely destroyed. She was going to spend the rest of her natural life rotting in a federal prison.
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Ethan stood perfectly still in the center of the ballroom, watching the police cruisers speed away into the night.
👉 Ethan turned his attention back to Maria and Lily, preparing to deliver a reward that would change their lives forever.
