Chapter 5
Three days later, the high-profile arrest dominated the front pages of every major newspaper and financial journal in the United States. "WALL STREET HEIRESS ARRESTED IN MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR CORPORATE EMBEZZLEMENT SCANDAL," screamed the bold headlines.
Inside the federal holding facility in downtown Manhattan, Bianca sat in a stark, windowless interrogation room wearing an orange jumpsuit. Her hair was pulled back loosely, and her expression was a mask of cold, calculating fury.
Across the metal table sat her defense attorney, sweating profusely as he flipped through the overwhelming volume of digital evidence. "Bianca, the prosecution has your IP address, your offshore wire confirmations, and signed corporate authorization slips," the lawyer warned.
"Find a loophole, or I'll make sure you lose your license before the week is over," Bianca hissed venomously. "There are no loopholes when the Department of Justice handles the indictment directly," the attorney muttered, shaking his head in defeat.
Meanwhile, back at the Hamptons estate, Julian was working in his private study when his private investigator called. "Mr. Vance, we checked the offshore accounts again following your wife's arrest," the investigator reported urgently over the encrypted line.
"And? Did we locate the remaining capital?" Julian asked, leaning back in his leather chair. "That's the problem, sir; the money didn't just go to the Cayman Islands; it was funneled into a domestic political campaign fund."
Julian frowned, a cold knot forming in his stomach. "Whose campaign fund?" he demanded sharply. "Senator Arthur Sterling, your wife's maternal uncle," the investigator replied grimly.
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The revelation hit Julian like a physical blow, exposing a conspiracy far deeper than simple corporate greed. Senator Sterling was running for federal office on a platform of strict corporate accountability and law enforcement reform.
If the public discovered the senator's campaign was funded by stolen money from Vance Industries, it would trigger a national political earthquake. Julian realized that Bianca was not just a rogue criminal; she was a foot soldier in a much larger syndicate.
