Chapter 11 - The Federal Warrant
The lead federal agent stepped forward, placing a thick leather binder onto the glass table in front of Evelyn.
"Evelyn Sterling, you are being served with a federal search warrant for fraud, treason, and child endangerment," the agent announced.
Tessa jumped up from her chair, her eyes wide with unhinged panic.
"This is ridiculous! He's lying! He attacked me at the garden party!" Tessa shrieked, pointing a manicured finger.
The agent opened the binder, displaying high-resolution photographs of the micro-dermal tracker removed from Lily's shoulder.
"We traced the purchase of this military-grade tracking device directly to your personal credit card, Miss Sterling," the agent stated.
Tessa's voice caught in her throat; she sank back into her leather chair, her arrogance collapsing completely.
"Where is Victor?" Mark demanded, leaning across the table until his eyes were inches from Evelyn's face.
Evelyn clutched her pearl necklace, her mouth opening and closing like a fish out of water.
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"He... he's at the docks," Evelyn whimpered pathetically. "He's loading the server drives onto his yacht!"
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