Chapter 6 - THE LIQUIDATION OF PRIDE
The ninety-six hours following the grand jury presentation witnessed the total, systematic destruction of the life the Ross family had built upon their mountain of lies.
Their personal bank accounts were permanently dissolved, and the luxury stone estate they had used to parade their false status was foreclosed by the treasury division.
The expensive custom vehicles, the designer clothing, and every single premium asset they had accumulated through their deceptions were liquidated by the court.
Vivian was led through the high-security prisoner corridor in a standard orange institutional jumpsuit, her short blonde hair falling wildly around her wrinkled face.
"Margaret, please! You cannot leave my family in a place like this!" she sobbed frantically, her nails scratching uselessly against the glass partition as I walked past.
"We are members of the elite! Think of your grandson's reputation in this town! You cannot destroy our entire legacy over a minor disagreement about a signature!"
"You told me that your money made you the owners of this family, Vivian," I said down to her, my voice completely flat and empty of the old endurance.
"The ledger is perfectly balanced, your corporate empire is erased, and your position in my world is permanently closed."
Garrett Ross was transported to a separate maximum-security facility in the Midwest, his name permanently scrubbed from the commercial journals.
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The corrupt local authorities who had accepted their bribes were systematically stripped of their professional licenses and escorted into custody.
The long, suffocating night of their domestic cruelty and public vanity had finally burned away, leaving nothing but the clean space of our survival.
