Clara's father hurried over with his laptop, setting it on the altar table beside the wedding flowers[cite: 1].
Clara inserted the black USB drive into the laptop port, opening the encrypted files as the laptop screen mirrored onto the large presentation monitors mounted around the ballroom[cite: 1].
A collective gasp filled the room as bank statements, wire transfers, and email exchanges appeared on the screens for every guest to see[cite: 1].
Father: My God... look at those account numbers[cite: 1].
Clara: Five hundred thousand dollars transferred directly from my mother's estate into an offshore account owned by Julian[cite: 1].
Maya: Look at the date stamp on the bottom email!
Clara: It was sent two hours before my mother passed away[cite: 1]. He was emptying her accounts while she was lying in the hospital bed!
Julian: That drive is corrupted! It's a setup! Maya forged those documents!
Father: Shut your mouth, Julian! I trusted you with my daughter! I trusted you with my company!
Julian: Mr. Sterling, please! I was trying to save your business from collapse!
Father: You didn't save my business! You created the financial crisis so you could step in as a hero and marry my daughter!
Julian backed away until his shoulders hit the white wall of the ballroom[cite: 1]. His face was covered in cold sweat as three city police officers rushed through the front doors[cite: 1].
Detective Miller: Clara Sterling?
Clara: Over here, Detective[cite: 1]. The suspect is right there[cite: 1].
Detective Miller: Julian Vance, you are under arrest for grand larceny, estate fraud, and evidence tampering.
Julian: You can't arrest me on the word of a bitter ex-bride and a floral assistant!
Detective Miller: We have the certified bank audit logs on those screens, Mr. Vance[cite: 1]. You're coming with us[cite: 1].
The officers grabbed Julian's arms, pulling them behind his back as the sharp metallic click of handcuffs echoed through the room[cite: 1].
Julian struggled against the officers, glaring back at Clara with desperate eyes[cite: 1].
Julian: Clara! Don't throw away three years of our relationship over a past mistake!
Clara: You didn't make a mistake, Julian[cite: 1]. You committed a crime against my family and ruined an innocent girl's life[cite: 1].
Julian: I loved you! I really loved you!
Clara: You loved my mother's money. Take him out of my sight[cite: 1].