Chapter 3 - Police Officers Expand The Investigation To Include Aunt Evelyn
Officer Vance took two heavy, deliberate steps away from the handcuffed Gareth and turned his sharp gaze toward the marble pillars.
“Hold on to Mr. Gareth Sterling, but do not let anyone in a plum-purple dress leave this room,” Vance commanded his junior deputies.
Three uniformed officers immediately pivoted, forming a physical barrier around the perimeter of the ballroom to block all service exits.
Evelyn clutched her diamond-encrusted evening bag tightly against her chest, her knuckles turning stark white with mounting terror.
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“This is an outrageous misunderstanding! I am a pillar of this community; you cannot treat me like a common criminal!” Evelyn shrieked.
Officer Vance stepped closer, his heavy boots clicking rhythmically against the polished floor until he stood face-to-face with the trembling matriarch.
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