Chapter 7
Three days later, national news networks were saturated with wall-to-wall coverage of the stunning federal arrest.
"BILLIONAIRE HEIRESS VICTORIA CROSS ARRESTED IN COLD-BLOODED HUSBAND MURDER AND CHILD ABUSE SCANDAL."
Headlines flashed across television screens from coast to coast, shocking high-society circles in New York and Chicago.
Inside his private study, Ethan watched the broadcast with a calm, unbothered expression while sipping black coffee.
His chief corporate counsel, Marcus, stood near the mahogany bookshelf holding a thick stack of newly delivered legal documents.
"The federal prosecutor accepted all our submitted surveillance logs and financial wire records, Mr. Vance," Marcus reported.
"Victoria will not be seeing the outside of a maximum-security prison for the rest of her natural life."
"Good," Ethan replied without looking up from his screen. "What about her financial associates in Chicago?"
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Marcus hesitated for a moment, adjusting his tie nervously before opening the folder.
"That's where things get complicated, Ethan. The shell companies funding her legal defense trace back to Vanguard Global."
