Chapter 11 - Federal Investigators Arrive At The Luxury Dinner Party
Downstairs in the grand dining hall, the elite guests were finishing their dessert when the heavy oak entrance doors swung open again.
A team of federal investigators wearing dark suits marched into the room carrying silver briefcases and digital auditing tablets.
Evelyn dropped her dessert fork onto her plate, her sophisticated composure shattering as she watched the agents surround the room.
“Remain seated, ladies and gentlemen; this residence is now an active federal asset recovery zone,” the lead investigator announced loudly.
Panic erupted across the dining table as socialites realized their association with Carter Vance was about to become public media poison.
Cameras flashed from the outside courtyard where paparazzi had already swarmed the perimeter gates to capture the dramatic downfall.
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The glittering facade of the Vance household had collapsed into a chaotic spectacle of corporate crime and social disgrace.
Evelyn grabbed her designer handbag and bolted toward the side exit, only to find her path blocked by two security officers.
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