Margarethe stumbled back against the white marble wall in absolute terror.
Her face lost all color as heavy sirens sounded in the distance.
Two security guards entered the hall and stood beside the grand entrance.
Julian: Do not let her step one foot outside this house!
Margarethe: Julian, please remember everything I did for you!
Julian: You stole two years of my life with my wife and son!
Elena: Show him the trust fund paperwork you signed last week, Margarethe!
Julian's eyes narrowed as he turned his gaze back to Margarethe.
Julian: What trust fund paperwork is she talking about?
Elena: She attempted to transfer Ethan's inheritance into her private offshore bank!
Elena: I found the forged legal documents in her desk drawer yesterday!
Margarethe shook her head violently as tears ruined her heavy makeup.
Margarethe: That is not true! I was managing his estate safely!
Julian: You were stealing his money while hiding him like an object!
Margarethe: I loved you, Julian! I deserved that wealth!
Julian: You never loved anyone except yourself and your own greed!
Julian pulled his smartphone from his tuxedo pocket and tapped the screen.
He showed a digital record of recent bank transfers to the security guards.
Julian: She transferred two million dollars from our family company yesterday!
Margarethe: That was my legal advisory fee for managing the estate!
Julian: You lied about my wife's death and committed corporate fraud!
The loud sirens grew intensely bright outside the floor-to-ceiling glass windows.
Flashing red and blue lights illuminated the high white walls of the hall.
Four armed police officers stepped through the grand front doors into the house.
Police Officer: Julian Vance? We received a distress call regarding child concealment.
Julian: Officer, this woman illegally held my son in a hidden chamber.
Julian: She also committed massive financial fraud and identity theft against my family.
Police Officer: Margarethe Cole, you are under arrest for kidnapping and felony fraud.
Margarethe screamed in frustration as the officers stepped forward calmly.
Margarethe: Get your hands off me right now!
Police Officer: You have the right to remain silent.
Julian: You are going straight to federal prison!
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