Chapter 9 - The Last EscapeCaroline suddenly ran.
She pushed through a cluster of guests and sprinted toward the private corridor.
Two agents chased her.
She reached the cellar entrance.
Locked.
She tried another door.
Locked.
Every exit had already been secured.
Caroline pounded on the wood.
“Let me out!”
Her voice became desperate.
“I have money!”
No one answered.
“I can pay you!”
Still nothing.
She sank against the wall.
For the first time in her life, Caroline understood what helplessness felt like.
The mansion she had once considered her kingdom had become a prison.
Behind her, footsteps approached.
Elena appeared.
Caroline looked up.
“Why?”
Elena stopped.
“Why did you have to destroy me?”
Elena's expression softened slightly.
“I didn't destroy you.”
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She glanced toward the cellar.
“You did that yourself.”
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Chapter 10 - The InterrogationHours later, Caroline sat beneath fluorescent lights inside a federal interrogation room.
Chapter 11 - The Empire Beneath the EmpireThe investigation continued for weeks.
Chapter 12 - The Man Who Knew Too MuchVictor Hale disappeared.
Chapter 13 - The Hidden LedgerElena discovered the missing piece inside an old foundation archive.
Chapter 14 - The CourtroomThree months later, Manhattan watched as Caroline Vance entered federal court.
Chapter 15 - Forty-Five YearsThe judge sentenced Caroline to forty-five years in federal prison.
