Chapter 14 - Discovering illegal wire transfers linking a malicious matriarch to offshore corporate espionage rings that threaten her only son multimillion business empire right now.
Federal agents moved swiftly across the Plaza Hotel ballroom, approaching Helen with heavy steel handcuffs glinting under the lights.
"Helen Montgomery, you are under arrest for grand larceny, wire fraud, and conspiracy against Montgomery Logistics," the lead marshal stated.
Helen opened her mouth to scream in protest, but no sound came out as panic seized her throat and paralyzed her limbs.
She attempted to push past the agents toward the exit, but her expensive gown tangled around her legs, causing her to stumble awkwardly.
Marshals snapped the handcuffs shut around her wrists, dragging her away in front of the horrified, gaping high-society elite crowd.
Julian Vance, watching the live-streamed feed from his office skyscraper, slammed his fist into his desk in blind, unadulterated rage.
His corporate takeover strategy had just exploded in his face before he could even execute the first hostile share acquisition.
Ethan projected forensic bank ledgers onto the giant ballroom screens, proving every single illicit wire transfer Helen had executed.
The documents exposed how she had sold corporate trade secrets to foreign competitors to fund her extravagant lifestyle and secret accounts.
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The wealthy guests who had praised her hours earlier now turned their backs, desperate to distance themselves from her criminal fallout.
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