Chapter 10 - The Ultimate Victory
The police stormed the studio and dragged an unconscious Preston out in heavy metal handcuffs.
The national news broadcast completely destroyed the Vale family dynasty overnight.
Caroline and Richard were arrested at their mansion by federal agents for massive financial fraud and political bribery.
The corrupt judge was impeached, and my former boss was sentenced to twenty years in federal prison.
The authorities safely rescued my sister, and the kidnapping charges ensured Preston would never see the outside of a cell again.
I was fully cleared of all criminal charges, and my professional reputation was completely restored.
I opened my own elite forensic accounting firm, and my mother expanded her real estate empire across the country.
We were finally safe, completely wealthy, and entirely free from the toxic grasp of the Vale family.
Our lives were peaceful, happy, and filled with the genuine love we had always deserved.
I sat in my new penthouse office, enjoying the beautiful city skyline and sipping hot tea.
Then, my receptionist walked in holding a heavy, unmarked black envelope that had just been delivered by a private courier.
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I opened the wax seal and pulled out a single, perfectly dried black rose resting on top of a handwritten note.
The note simply read, "The Vales owed us fifty million dollars, and since you ruined them, you now belong to the cartel."
