PART 3
The agents did not arrest Daniel in the ballroom.
That would have been more dramatic.
Reality was quieter.
And probably worse for him.
They asked him to accompany them to a private conference room downstairs.
There, they informed him that investigators had questions regarding suspected wire fraud, false corporate disclosures, and unauthorized movement of company money.
The wedding continued upstairs.
Music played.
People danced.
Champagne was poured.
Meanwhile, Daniel’s life was beginning to fall apart one floor below.
Vanessa tried to leave the hotel.
One investigator stopped her.
“Ms. Cole?”
She turned.
“We’d like to speak with you as well.”
Her expression hardened.
“This has nothing to do with me.”
I finally allowed myself a small smile.
“That sentence usually doesn’t age very well.”
She glared at me.
“You planned this.”
“No.”
And that was true.
I had no idea Daniel would be at the wedding.
