Chapter 10 - The Federal Raid At The Estate
Five miles away, at the grand Sterling estate, three dark armored SUVs tore through the iron security gates at high speed.
Ten armed federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security spilled out onto the brick driveway, rifles raised in tactical formation.
Special Agent Miller stepped up to the massive carved oak front doors, wielding a federal search warrant signed by a federal judge at dawn.
Inside the grand dining room, Arthur Sterling sat at the long table, still wearing his forest green polo shirt from the previous evening.
Evelyn stood beside him, her hair messy, her eyes wide with terror as the loud, rhythmic thud of federal boots echoed down the hall.
The heavy dining room doors were thrown wide open, and federal officers flooded into the room, commanding Arthur to put his hands up.
“Arthur Sterling! Evelyn Sterling! You are under federal arrest for treason, corporate fraud, and obstruction of justice!” Agent Miller shouted.
Arthur tried to stand, his face turning a deep, dangerous shade of purple as he clutched his chest in sheer, overwhelming shock.
Evelyn shrieked hysterically as a female officer grabbed her arms, twisting them behind her back to apply heavy steel handcuffs over her sweater.
Her eyes landed on the hardwood dining floor, where small black soot marks from the burnt steak still stained the expensive Persian rug.
The high-society life she had built on a foundation of theft, murder, and cruelty had collapsed into complete, undeniable ruin in public view.
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As she was dragged out through her own front doors past her wealthy neighbors, news helicopters began to hover over the property overhead.
The Sterling dynasty was trending across every major American news network before the clock on the town hall struck nine.
