Fourteen Hours After Saying I Do, My Husband Locked Me Upstairs—Then My Hidden $45,000, Passport, and One Deadly Secret Turned His Trap Against Him
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Chapter 5
"Richard Vance, you and Beatrice Vance are hereby served with federal indictments for corporate embezzlement, domestic coercion, and securities fraud," the lead marshal announced. Richard froze mid-step, his aggressive facade melting into stark, paralyzing terror.
Elena walked past them effortlessly, her black travel suitcase rolling smoothly across the marble floor. She didn't look back once as she stepped out into the crisp American evening air.
