Chapter 5 - The First DecreeArthur tried negotiation.
"Charlotte, we're family."
"No."
His face tightened.
"We can solve this privately."
"You forged my medical records."
"That was for your protection."
"You stole forty-two million dollars."
"Accounting errors."
"You lied about my mother's death."
He stopped.
The lobby went silent.
That sentence changed everything.
I looked toward Mr. Henderson, the hotel's longtime operations director.
"Lock every executive account connected to Arthur Sterling and Victoria Vance."
"Yes, Ms. Vale."
"Revoke their access to every Solmere property."
He nodded.
"Anything else?"
"Have their belongings packed."
Victoria screamed.
"You can't do this!"
I looked at her.
"You already tried to throw me out."
I paused.
"Now I'm returning the favor."
Before Victoria could attack me again, two federal marshals entered.
They placed her under arrest.
Arthur tried to run.
He didn't get far.
The cameras outside captured everything.
The billionaire patriarch.
The socialite heiress.
The stolen empire.
The handcuffs.
The humiliation.
As Arthur was dragged away, he turned toward me.
"This isn't over."
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I believed him.
Because somewhere deep inside me, I knew Arthur had never been the real enemy.
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