Chapter 8 - Victoria’s Bank Accounts Are Frozen
Before Victoria could utter another defense, her smartphone buzzed aggressively inside the pocket of her dark teal silk wrap dress.
She pulled the device out with shaking fingers, tapping the screen to check the urgent notification from her private Swiss bank.
A stark red banner flashed across her display: Account Frozen Pursuant to Federal Court Order Docket 4492-B.
“No... all my capital, my liquid reserves, my offshore holdings...” Victoria whispered, her voice dropping into a horrified wheeze.
“Your private piggy bank has been sealed by the federal government until every cent of embezzled trust funds is recovered,” Ethan noted.
Victoria looked up at her son, seeing a stranger where a submissive, obedient child used to stand for thirty years.
“You planned this... you waited years for the right moment to destroy everything I built,” Victoria accused, her breath coming in shallow gasps.
“I waited until my children were old enough to understand why their father had to take back our family’s honor,” Ethan answered.
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The police officers stepped closer, their hands resting on their duty belts as they waited for the matriarch to surrender.
Victoria’s knees buckled completely beneath her, forcing her back down onto the cold marble flooring in total defeat.
