Chapter 4
The police officer led the handcuffed Ethan toward the grand entrance, his shoes dragging along the floor.
"Clara! Please don't do this to our unborn child!" Ethan sobbed, turning his head back in sheer desperation.
"I'm the father of your baby! You can't let them lock me away in a federal prison!"
Clara placed her hand gently over her baby bump, looking at him with absolute detachment.
"My child will never grow up in a home filled with violence and deceit," Clara answered steadily.
"My father and I will raise this baby without your toxic presence."
Arthur gestured to the second federal agent, who stepped forward with another pair of handcuffs ready.
"Evelyn Miller, you are also under arrest for conspiracy to commit grand larceny," Agent Harris stated.
"No! Get your hands off me!" Evelyn screamed as the steel cuffs clicked around her wrists.
"My husband was a United States Congressman! You cannot treat me like a common criminal!"
"Your late husband was an honest man, Evelyn," Arthur reminded her with cold disgust.
"He would be deeply ashamed of what you and your son have become."
As the officers escorted both Ethan and Evelyn out into the flashing red and blue lights, silence returned to the room.
Arthur turned to Clara, wrapping his arms around her in a warm, protective embrace.
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"It's over, sweetheart," Arthur whispered softly into her dark hair.
"You're coming home to New York tonight."
