Chapter 9 - The Glamorous Mistress Desperately Tries to Escape
Seeing the patriarch of the Vance dynasty in handcuffs shattered any remaining illusion of security for Chloe.
She turned on her heel and sprinted frantically toward the floor-to-ceiling glass doors leading out to the terrace.
“You can't arrest me! I didn't sign anything! I was just his girlfriend!” Chloe shrieked, slamming into the locked glass.
An armed federal officer stepped out from the terrace shadow, blocking her only path of escape with absolute calm.
“Step away from the glass, ma'am; your name is listed as the primary beneficiary on several illegal shell companies,” the officer said.
Chloe turned around, tears streaming down her carefully contoured face as she looked toward Alexander for help.
“Alexander, tell them! Tell them I had nothing to do with your family’s shady business dealings!” she sobbed.
Alexander didn't even look at her, his eyes fixed blankly on the floor where his shattered coffee mug still rested.
“She was never smart enough to be part of the business, officer; she was just an expensive ornament,” Alexander muttered bitterly.
Chloe gasped in utter betrayal, realizing how easily Alexander cast her aside the moment his wealth vanished.
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Two female agents escorted the weeping mistress away toward the front foyer, her designer heels clicking in despair.
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