Chapter 16 - Celeste Makes A Desperate Attempt To Liquidate Corporate Assets

Handcuffed and shoved into the back of a black SUV, Celeste screamed obscenities that shattered the quiet night. "You can't do this to me! I am a Vandermark! We own half of this damn city!" she shrieked.
"You own a jail cell now, Celeste," I told her, closing the heavy armored door against her howling protests. Liam drove the transport directly toward the federal holding facility downtown under heavy armed escort.
The legal documents seized from her private safe contained enough evidence to lock her away for multiple consecutive life terms. Her family's syndicate allies had already distanced themselves, cutting all ties to a failing asset.
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