Chapter 7 - The Police Response
Before Isabella could reach the front doors, two uniform police officers and a state investigator stepped into the foyer, blocking her path entirely.
"Isabella Sterling?" the lead officer asked, pulling out a pair of steel handcuffs.
"Get away from me!" Isabella shrieked, backing into a decorative marble pedestal. "This is a private dispute! You have no right to touch me!"
"We have a warrant for child endangerment, unlawful confinement, and fraud," the officer stated firmly, catching her arm and twisting it behind her back.
The handcuffs clicked shut with a sharp, metallic ring that echoed across the grand entrance.
Isabella kicked and screamed as she was pulled past the whispering crowd, her expensive black gown dragging on the floor where Ethan had just been rescued.
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William didn't even look at her as she was pushed into the back of the police cruiser outside. His entire world was focused on the boy sitting on the hallway bench.
👉 How did William make amends to the brave housekeeper who saved his son?
