Chapter 17 - Federal Agents Arrive At Vale House With Search Warrants
Before Victor could pull the trigger, the muffled sound of shouting echoed from the upper levels of the mansion. Sirens wailed outside the estate as a convoy of federal law enforcement vehicles breached the front gates.
"FBI! Federal search warrant! Nobody move!" a loud megaphone boomed across the moonlit lawns. Victor cursed under his breath, lowering his weapon as red and blue strobe lights flashed through the basement windows.
Marcus and Margot rushed down the spiral stairs, followed closely by a squad of armed federal agents in tactical gear. "Drop the gun, Victor! Your syndicate is finished!" Marcus shouted, leveling his service pistol at his former partner.
Victor looked around the underground vault, realizing he had walked straight into a federal trap engineered by Celeste. He let out a dark, mocking laugh, tossing his revolver onto the concrete floor with a metallic clatter.
"You think the FBI can touch a multi-billion-dollar trust managed by offshore banks?" Victor mocked coolly. Special Agent Vance stepped forward, slapping steel handcuffs around Victor’s wrists with practiced efficiency.
"We seized your Swiss accounts twenty minutes ago, Victor," Agent Vance stated flatly. Celeste stood silently in the corner of the vault, watching the man who had raised her being led away in chains.
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Adrian walked over to her, holding the silver flash drive tightly in his hand while the agents secured the room. "You used the federal government to finish what your mother started," Adrian said, realizing the full scope of her plan.
Celeste didn't deny it, turning her back on him as the federal agents escorted her toward the exit stairs. "Some empires are built on blood, Adrian," she whispered without looking back. "They deserve to fall."
