Chapter 13 - The Biological Father Faces A Terrifying Reality Check
Marcus tried to push past the federal marshals toward the exit doors, but heavy steel handcuffs snapped around his wrists. “You can’t do this to me! Do you know who my political connections are in Washington?!” Marcus roared.
Agent Miller shoved Marcus hard against the mahogany podium, tightening the cuffs with professional precision. “Your political connections just abandoned you the moment your bank accounts hit zero, Mr. Vance,” Miller replied.
Sabrina watched in absolute horror as her biological father was hauled away in disgrace past the shattered guests. She turned her tear-streaked face toward Arthur, her voice cracking with sudden, desperate realization.
“Daddy... please help us... I didn't know he was a criminal,” Sabrina sobbed, reaching out for comfort. Arthur stepped backward, avoiding her touch with a cold, impenetrable expression in his tired eyes.
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“You knew he was a stranger who abandoned you, yet you traded your family for his dirty money,” Arthur said softly. Linda crawled across the floor toward Arthur’s boots, begging for forgiveness between hysterical cries.
“Arthur, please... we’re your family! Don't throw us out on the street!” Linda pleaded pathetically. Arthur looked down at them both, feeling nothing inside his heart except the quiet peace of absolute closure.
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