PART 3: THE ARREST AT THE GALA
Three days later, Daniel and Vanessa hosted an exclusive corporate celebration at a downtown hotel, showing off their newly acquired real estate expansion to city investors.
Vanessa wore a velvet gown, boasting to the guests about how she had recently “cleared away the old baggage” in Daniel’s life, laughing openly as she raised a glass of champagne.
The heavy ballroom doors swung open, and the music suddenly cut out as six state investigators flanked by uniformed officers marched directly toward the main stage.
Daniel’s arrogant smile vanished as my former supervisor stepped forward, holding a high-court warrant for grand larceny, evidence tampering, and connection to a major felony investigation.
Vanessa gasped as officers pulled her hands behind her back, placing her in handcuffs in front of two hundred horrified colleagues and local news cameras.
I stepped out from behind the officers, my sharp new haircut framed with absolute confidence and dignity, holding the certified forensic report in my hands.
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