Chapter 10 - Stripped of Everything

By 2:00 PM that afternoon, federal judges had frozen every personal bank account, credit card, and asset tied to Ethan Vance.
His luxury penthouse apartment in Tribeca was padlocked by court marshals, forcing him onto the rainy pavement with zero cash.
He tried calling his high-society friends, but every single one of them sent his calls directly to voicemail without answering.
The arrogant husband who had terrorized a pregnant woman hours earlier was now a homeless fugitive in his own city.
He walked aimlessly down Fifth Avenue, sheltering under a concrete awning as the cold autumn rain soaked through his suit.
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For the first time in his life, Ethan experienced the paralyzing terror of being utterly powerless and entirely alone.
And somewhere across the Hudson River, Clara was safely resting in the luxurious sanctuary of her father's estate.