Chapter 4: The Arrest
Uniformed officers entered the ballroom.
Conversations died instantly.
Detective Bennett walked at the front of the group, her expression calm.
“Mr. Caldwell,” she called.
“We have a warrant for your arrest.”
A gasp rippled through the crowd.
Ethan recovered quickly.
“This is absurd,” he snapped. “Do you know who I am?”
The detective held up a tablet.
“Yes. And we know exactly what you did.”
She tapped the screen.
On the ballroom’s massive display monitor, the CCTV footage appeared.
Guests watched Ethan grab Isabella’s face and threaten her.
Then another video began.
Ethan shouting.
Ethan throwing a glass.
Ethan striking a wall inches from Isabella’s head.
Someone in the crowd whispered, “Oh my God.”
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Another guest quietly set down his champagne and walked away from Ethan.
One by one, others followed
