Chapter 18 - The Viper's Downfall

While the emotional, beautiful reunion happened in the warmth of the living room, a completely different, intensely terrifying scene was unfolding in the cold, harsh light of a federal interrogation room downtown.

Corinne sat handcuffed to a heavy steel table, her dark green blouse wrinkled and ruined, the side of her face still bruised from Ethan's devastating slap. She was completely arrogant, smugly believing that her high-priced, corrupt lawyers would eventually manipulate the legal system and completely secure her release.

But the heavy steel door violently opened, and Ethan’s top corporate lawyer walked in, followed immediately by two grim-faced FBI agents.

"Your offshore accounts have been completely, permanently seized by the federal government, Corinne," the lawyer announced coldly, tossing a thick stack of printed, undeniable financial documents directly onto the metal table. "The medical examiner who signed the death certificate has fully confessed. The director of the Blackwood facility has completely flipped on you to avoid a life sentence."

Corinne’s arrogant, sociopathic smirk violently, instantly evaporated. All the blood completely drained from her face as the absolute, inescapable reality of her total destruction finally crashed down upon her.

"Ethan can't do this! I am legally his wife! I am entitled to half of his assets!" Corinne shrieked hysterically, desperately rattling the heavy steel handcuffs against the table.

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"You aren't entitled to a single penny," the lawyer replied, looking at her with absolute, freezing contempt. "Your marriage to Ethan was legally, entirely null and void the exact second he signed the certificate, because his first wife was never actually dead. You committed identity fraud, kidnapping, attempted murder, and massive financial extortion. You are going to federal prison for the absolute rest of your miserable life."

👉 How will the terrified, ruined monster react to the final, ultimate realization of her permanent doom?