Chapter 10 - The Fall
Right on cue, the boardroom doors opened a second time.
Four uniformed officers from the Federal Financial Crimes Unit walked into the room, led by a senior detective.
"Julian Vance? Chloe Thorne?" the detective asked, pulling out two pairs of heavy steel handcuffs. "You are under arrest for grand larceny, corporate fraud, and interstate embezzlement."
Chloe let out a blood-curdling shriek as an officer grabbed her wrists and pulled her arms behind her back.
"Julian! Do something!" she screamed, thrashing against the officer's grip. "You promised you would protect me! You promised!"
Julian didn't even look at her. He didn't move as the officers slapped the cold steel cuffs onto his wrists and dragged him to his feet.
As they led Julian past the head of the table, he stopped. He looked at me, his eyes hollow, desperate, and completely drained of hope.
"Evelyn..." he whispered, his voice cracking. "What am I supposed to do?"
I looked at him calmly from my leather chair at the head of the table.
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"Custodians use the service elevator, Julian," I said softly. "Security will take you down."
The entire boardroom watched in absolute silence as the former president of the company was dragged out in handcuffs, his pathetic weeping fading down the long, carpeted hallway.
