Chapter 4 - The Eviction Spectacle
Diane screamed from the master bedroom hallway, clutching a half-packed Louis Vuitton duffel bag to her chest.
"This is an outrage! My designer clothes are in these closets!" Diane wailed, her voice cracking with hysterics.
"Everything in this home was purchased through fraudulent funds embezzled from Claire Bennett's private estate," the officer stated firmly.
"All luxury goods, jewelry, and high-value items are currently seized under a temporary court restraining order."
Brooke stood in the corner of the kitchen, frantically recording the police officers on her phone while crying hysterically.
"You can't do this to us! My brother owns this place!" Brooke shouted, her voice echoing off the high ceilings.
"Your brother's name is not on the title deed, Miss Bennett," the officer replied, locking the handcuffs around Ryan's wrists behind his back.
"And as of twenty minutes ago, all bank accounts associated with Ryan Bennett have been frozen by federal court order."
Ryan stared at the floor, his shoulders slumping as the reality of his total downfall began to set in.
"Ryan, do something!" Grant yelled, his voice cracking as two officers escorted his handcuffed son toward the elevator.
"Call her! Tell her we're family! Tell her she can't do this to her own child's grandfather!"
Ryan looked up at the ceiling security camera mounted above the foyer—the very camera that had recorded his brutal betrayal.
"She's not answering her phone, Dad," Ryan whispered, his voice trembling with sheer terror.
"She's not coming back."
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The elevator doors closed, taking Ryan down to the police transport vehicle waiting in the snowy street below.
Fifteen minutes later, Grant, Diane, and Brooke were escorted out onto the freezing Denver pavement wearing only the clothes on their backs.
