Chapter 12 - The Arrest on the 50th Floor
Pandemonium erupted inside the glass boardroom as board members frantically demanded explanations from Eleanor's defense team.
"Is this true, Eleanor? Did you forge the guardianship documents?" the lead shareholder demanded angrily.
Eleanor stood motionless at the head of the table, her emerald dress gleaming under the cold fluorescent lights.
"This is a complete fabrication staged by my ungrateful son and his low-class domestic worker!" Eleanor shrieked arrogantly.
Agent Jenkins stepped forward calmly, pulling a set of heavy steel handcuffs from her belt.
"Eleanor Vance, you are under arrest for federal wire fraud, witness intimidation, and felony child endangerment," Jenkins stated clearly.
"You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law."
The room fell dead silent as the steel cuffs clicked tightly around Eleanor's thin wrists.
For the first time in her life, the proud matriarch of the Vance dynasty was completely stripped of her power.
She glared at Maria with a look of pure, unadulterated venom as federal marshals guided her toward the door.
"You will rot in prison for this, nanny!" Eleanor spat viciously as she passed.
"I may be a nanny, Mrs. Vance, but I protect the children I love," Maria replied with calm, dignified composure.
Leo looked up at Maria, a soft smile finally breaking across his small face.
Richard walked up to Maria and took her hand into his own in front of every executive in the room.
"The board meeting is officially adjourned," Richard announced firmly to the stunned audience.
"Effective immediately, I am resuming my role as CEO of Vance Enterprises."
The board members burst into frantic applause, desperate to distance themselves from Eleanor's fallen regime.
Outside the tower glass windows, the sunny Miami skyline seemed brighter than ever before.
Yet as Eleanor was escorted into the elevator, she subtly slipped a small USB flash drive into her attorney's pocket.
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The legal battle was far from over.
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