Chapter 9 - The Shocking Revelation of Wealth
“What... what did they just say, Richard?” Susan asked, her voice trembling with sudden, unadulterated terror.
Richard slowly raised his head, his bloodshot eyes locking onto mine with a mixture of disbelief and blind, furious rage.
“You... you did this,” Richard whispered, pointing a shaking finger directly at my face. “You called the bank!”
“I didn't just call the bank, Richard; I inherited eighty million dollars of controlling shares that you spent a decade trying to embezzle,” I stated.
“That’s a lie! The old woman was broke! She had nothing!” Richard screamed, lunging forward off the sofa.
Before he could take two steps toward me, the front door burst open with a deafening crash that echoed through the foyer.
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Two armed federal marshals and four local police officers rushed into the living room with heavy tactical boots pounding the floor.
“Mr. Richard Henderson? You are under federal arrest for corporate wire fraud, embezzlement, and conspiracy,” the lead marshal announced.
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