Chapter 8 - Victoria’s High Priced Defense Attorney Arrives Downtown
Back at the Stamford police precinct, Victoria sat in an interrogation room with her arms crossed stubbornly across her chest. The metal door swung open, and Marcus Sterling, her high-priced defense attorney and distant cousin, strode inside.
"What on earth were you thinking, Vanessa? You compromised the entire operation with a brute-force attack?" Marcus scolded sharply. Victoria glared at him across the metal table, tapping her manicured nails impatiently against the surface.
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"The old hag wouldn't sign the papers, and Edward walked in right as I was about to finish it," Victoria snapped defensively. Marcus sighed, tossing a thick legal briefing folder onto the table between them.
"Edward has already filed for an emergency annulment based on fraudulent misrepresentation and criminal conspiracy," Marcus stated grimly. "If we don't act fast, you'll be facing ten years in federal prison for interstate wire fraud."
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