Part 7
"You think you've won, Alexander?" Carmen snarled, her voice shaking with pure rage.
"You think you can destroy me with a few financial tricks?"
"We are legally family now. Sofia belongs to our household. I will drag her name through every tabloid in the country before I let you ruin me!"
"I was waiting for you to say that," Alexander replied, his voice entirely unbothered.
"You see, Carmen, I didn't just contact the banks and Javier's employers."
"I also contacted the District Attorney."
"And unlike you, I don't just have 'friends' in high places. I have ironclad evidence."
The sound of heavy footsteps echoed from the hallway outside my apartment.
Before Carmen could say another word, the front door was pushed open completely.
I heard the firm, authoritative voices of police officers entering the room.
"Carmen Vance? Javier Vance?" a detective called out.
"You are both under arrest for conspiracy to commit extortion, aggravated assault, and unlawful confinement."
"What? No! Get your hands off me!" Carmen screamed as the metallic sound of handcuffs clicking shut echoed through the apartment.
"This is a mistake! Do you know who I am?"
"We know exactly who you are," the detective replied coldly.
"Javier was crying now, his pathetic whimpers filling the hallway."
"It wasn't me! I didn't touch her! I swear I didn't touch her!" he wept.
"You watched," the detective told him. "Under the law, you are just as guilty."
I gently let go of Sofia’s hand and stepped out of the bedroom, wanting to see this moment with my own eyes.
When I walked into the living room, Carmen was being led out in handcuffs, her hair messy, her face red with fury.
She caught sight of me and spat in my direction.
"You and your pathetic daughter will pay for this!" she yelled.
I didn't say a word. I just stood next to Alexander, watching her get dragged down the hallway.
Javier looked at me with begging eyes as they led him away, but I turned my back on him.
The apartment finally grew quiet again.
The detective looked at Alexander and nodded.
"We have the other three women who were in the hotel room in custody as well, Mr. Vance. They confessed the moment we showed them the security tape."
"Thank you, Detective," Alexander said, shaking his hand.
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The door closed, leaving just the two of us in the living room.
The monster had been dragged away, but the healing process was only just beginning.
