Chapter 16 - The Toxic Relatives Face Criminal Charges For Extortion
Within forty-eight hours of the courtroom victory, federal marshals executed simultaneous raids on Arthur’s estate and Clara’s penthouse.
Both were arrested and charged with wire fraud, embezzlement, extortion, and child endangerment.
The morning news programs broadcasted their perp walks across every major network in the United States.
The high-society empire built on decades of lies and cruelty crumbled into absolute dust before the public eye.
Nathan watched the broadcast from his kitchen while Ellie happily colored in her new animal workbook at the table.
She looked up, pointing a pink crayon at the television screen where her aunt Clara was ducking behind a designer handbag.
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“Are those the bad people, Daddy?” Ellie asked innocently, her voice free of any lingering fear.
“They can never hurt you again, sweetheart,” Nathan smiled, walking over to ruffle her dark curls.
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