Chapter 3: The Truth Comes Into the Light
The following morning, Ethan's legal team arrived at the Montgomery mansion.
Not alone.
They were accompanied by detectives and representatives from the district attorney's office.
Aria spent nearly six hours giving her statement.
For the first time in years...
Someone listened.
Every bruise was photographed.
Every threatening message was preserved.
Every financial document was examined.
The investigation uncovered far more than attempted coercion.
Forgery.
Tax fraud.
Money laundering.
Illegal payments to public officials.
The arrangement with Mr. Vance had not been a desperate decision.
It had been part of a long pattern of treating people as business assets.
Victoria was arrested before sunset.
Her husband, Charles Montgomery, admitted he had ignored years of abuse because confronting his wife would have endangered the family fortune.
His silence became part of the case.
Mr. Vance attempted to flee the country.
Airport authorities stopped him before his plane departed.
The empire Victoria had spent decades building collapsed within weeks.
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Not because of competitors.
Because the truth finally reached people who could no longer ignore it.
