Chapter 9 - The Father Who Lost ControlRichard sat alone in his penthouse office when the knock came.
He looked up.
Two FBI agents stood outside.
Behind them were federal officers.
Richard's confidence disappeared.
"Mr. Bennett, we have a warrant."
"For what?"
The agent placed a document on the desk.
Richard read it.
His face drained of color.
"You're making a mistake."
"No," the agent said quietly. "We're not."
The arrest happened in front of Richard's colleagues.
The same people who had once admired his polished suits and effortless authority now watched him being handcuffed.
His career collapsed within hours.
His board suspended him.
His accounts were frozen.
His carefully protected reputation shattered.
But Richard's greatest loss came when he saw the photograph investigators had taken from Sarah's home.
Lily.
Standing between her injured mother and the man Richard had hired.
Richard stared at the image.
For the first time, he understood something he had refused to accept.
He had not simply attacked Sarah.
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He had placed his own daughter in danger.
And no amount of money could undo that.
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