Chapter 5 - The HandcuffsThe accusation came like a thunderclap.
Wire fraud.
Money laundering.
Embezzlement.
Corporate conspiracy.
Four hundred million dollars missing from the Sterling-Vance development fund.
Preston laughed.
“This is a joke.”
“No,” the investigator replied. “It isn't.”
A warrant was presented.
Then another.
Preston looked toward his mother.
Victoria Sterling had gone pale.
“Mom?”
She said nothing.
The agents moved in.
Preston resisted.
“You have no idea who you're dealing with!”
One officer calmly replied:
“We know exactly who we're dealing with.”
The handcuffs clicked.
The sound seemed louder than the wedding music had been.
Preston turned toward Alivia.
His eyes burned with hatred.
“You did this.”
Alivia said nothing.
He shouted her name as officers pulled him away.
The guests stood frozen.
Some were crying.
Some were filming.
Others were already sending messages to reporters.
By midnight, the story would be everywhere.
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But Preston still believed he had been betrayed by his bride.
He didn't yet understand that his own greed had destroyed him.
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