Chapter 24 - THE TAKEDOWN
SWAT teams breached my apartment doors with tactical precision. Arthur didn't even have time to pull the flash drive from the laptop before he was thrown against the wall, handcuffs biting into his wrists.
Khloe and I walked into the apartment building lobby just as they were escorting him out. His bespoke suit was rumpled, his arrogant sneer replaced with a look of pure, unadulterated shock when he saw me standing there, perfectly calm.
"You really thought you were smarter than all of us," I said, my voice echoing in the quiet lobby. "You thought because I was a victim once, I would be a victim forever. But you forgot one crucial detail, Arthur."
He glared at me, seething. "What?"
"I'm a senior equity partner at the most ruthless litigation firm in the state. You didn't just attack a woman. You attacked a lawyer who knows exactly how to build a cage."
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As they shoved him into the back of the federal transport vehicle, I felt the last lingering shadow of Eleanor’s family dissipate into the night air. The nightmare was finally, permanently over.
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