Chapter 16 - THE SHOWDOWN IN THE SKYSCRAPER
Lord Sterling stepped closer to the desk, slamming his gloved hands onto the glass surface with sudden violence.
"You have no jurisdiction over Sterling Global, girl! My legal team will have those warrants thrown out in an hour!" he roared.
Agent Miller stepped out from the adjacent conference room, holding an official arrest warrant signed by a federal judge.
"Lord Julian Sterling, you are under arrest for international racketeering, wire fraud, and conspiracy," Agent Miller announced.
Lord Sterling turned toward his four private security guards, but federal agents swarmed the room with drawn weapons.
"Drop your weapons! Hands on your heads!" the agents shouted, disarming the British bodyguards in seconds.
Lord Sterling backed away against the panoramic glass window, his face turning a sickly shade of gray as steel cuffs locked his wrists.
"My sister was right about you, Clara! You are a cold, heartless viper!" Lord Sterling spat in utter fury.
"I am a woman protecting her family and her company from royal parasites," Clara replied calmly without blinking.
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She watched as the powerful European lord was escorted out of the building in chains, joining his sister in federal custody.
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