Arrested Chapter 27 +8 Points Roger's POV Holy s ** t , I can't believe my mother actually made the police arrest Elizabeth . I knew exactly what Elizabeth meant , and I was scared . My lies were catching up with me fast , but with my mother insisting that she be arrested , there was nothing I could do . She was already in handcuffs , and I needed to get her out of this as quickly as possible . I can only go to the station and bail her out , and talk Mom out of the bogus charges . I had spoken to my mother at length in the car ride home last night . She acted as if she heard me , that she understood it wasn't my house in the first place , yet she's here pushing this today . Wait , why is she here now ? I turned and looked at Sasha , and with the big smile on her face , I knew she had told my mother that Elizabeth was going to be here today at one . This was not a coincidence . This was a coordinated attack . How could they be so stupid ? This is going to backfire so badly on the company , and them . Did they not understand that ? I wanted to scream . Elizabeth didn't even argue . She just started firing off instructions like she expected this to happen . I knew she told me that Mom had threatened her last night , but I hadn't expected Mom to go this far with it . Arresting Elizabeth for selling her own house , my head is really starting to hurt . I can almost see the headlines on this now . Both bodyguards started recording the moment they saw the police . They weren't involved in this , so why are they recording ? " Mom , please stop what you're doing . Do you want to go to jail yourself ? Please think about what you just said . Elizabeth is in handcuffs now , and you're swearing out a statement that she committed fraud . Are you so willing to take the chance of going to jail yourself if they find out you lied ? Why would you do this ? " I asked . This entire situation has gotten completely out of hand . " What's she going to do , Roger ? She's an orphan . Who's going to help her ? These men are only actors . Sasha already told me what Elizabeth's trying to do . Elizabeth's just here trying to get you back , but it's too late . I will never let her be with you . I told you when she begged you to marry her , that she wasn't worthy of the Cook name ," Joyce replied with a smug smile . I hear one of the men scoff , but I couldn't tell who did it . I glared at the group of men before speaking , Regardless , Mom , Elizabeth helped me create my company from the ground up . She's owed respect if only for that . She's tied to my company . If she looks bad , we look bad . Why would you do this ? I've explained to you several times that the villa was never my home . It never had my name on the title . Are you trying to ruin me ? " I asked . " You lived there , Roger ; it was your home . You had possession of the house , son . Until it was legally taken from you , you couldn't break in and pack you up like that . Stop defending her . I warned her , and yet she still humiliated you . I I won't let her go ," my mother snapped out . Before turning to the officers and saying , " Well , what are you waiting for ? Take her to jail ." " Ma'am , if you will come with us . I'm sure we will have it sorted quickly , " one of the officers politely told Elizabeth . The female officer took her upper arm and led her to the elevator . 16 000 MONDEO 1/4 O < Arrested +8 Points > " We will sort it quickly . My attorney has already called my realtor . She will bring the necessary paperwork to clear this up quickly . If I might ask , what proof did she provide that the home didn't belong to me ? " Elizabeth asked calmly . " It doesn't matter , Elizabeth . If you do come up with any paperwork saying you're the owner , it's going to be forged , " Joyce answered before they could . " If it doesn't say that I'm the legal owner , then it was actually forged . I can't believe that you would involve your daughter in this , Joyce . You do know that Regina is going to go down with you . Forging legal documents is against the law . Whoever forged that paperwork for you is going to lose their job . Do you think they'll remain silent about who asked them to do it , once that happens ? I can assure you that I won't be pursuing the man who helped her . That will be between his job and the police . But the fact that you and Regina hate me enough to do this doesn't shock me . I don't know who came up with the idea , but this is going to backfire on you spectacularly . I already know that you have people waiting downstairs for me to be brought out in handcuffs . " Elizabeth stopped speaking to glance over at Sasha with a pointed look , before looking back at my mother and giving a low laugh . " Joyce , one day , very soon , you're going to be very sorry for what you've done to me . It's one thing to waste my time , but to do all this , in order to try to make me look bad ? It's truly pathetic ," Elizabeth said with a small smile . It was as if she had already known what my mother was planning to do all along . This was really not good . My mother is completely delusional . I'm sure Sasha had her hand in this as well . They both think Elizabeth will be unable to defend herself , but they're wrong . She showed up with her attorney . I knew they were up to something late last night . I hate that I knew Elizabeth was correct . Which means that there were reporters outside . This was going to be so bad for my business . Do they not care , or do they simply not understand the problem they've created for me ? I have to go downstairs with my mother . I need to stop her . She's about to ruin me , to try to hurt Elizabeth . I'm trying to be nice to her , as I need her designs . Now they've pushed her so far , she'll never sign my documents . Rodney was on the phone before Elizabeth was even handcuffed . " Where are you taking her ? " he finally asked . " Central booking , " they answered as they guided her to the elevator . " They're taking her to Central , okay , see you soon ," he said before ending the call . " Christine is on her way ." "Good , this should be settled quickly . Make sure that Joyce carries the bulk of the charges ," Elizabeth replied . " Already ahead of you ," Rodney answered with a smile . " While I'm waiting to get you out , I'll call around to see if a judge will sign an injunction to stop all jewelry production for Cook Custom Jewelry until we get this straightened out . The charges are really piling up . " " Wait , you don't have to do that . I can assure you that I'll stop production myself . Don't do this , Elizabeth . Please , I swear I won't use your designs anymore . Don't you understand that our company can't survive for long if you do that ? " I stated as a reminder . I could see that Rodney is fully intent on ruining me . " Your promises mean nothing to me , Roger . I do know exactly what's about to happen . You chose this when you refused to tell the truth to your family and friends . You told them that I was just an annoying designer who refused to leave you alone , instead of your partner and Co - owner of this company . I also know that when 16 MN 2/4 < Arrested +8 Points > I exit this building handcuffed , there will be a number of reporters stationed outside . There's a reason I was so put together today , Roger . I already knew that they would try to humiliate me . But we'll see who has the last laugh . I was wrong . I should never have asked you to marry me . I know that , now . You were never the man I thought you were . You deceived me into believing you cared for me . I hate I fell for that fantasy because that man never truly existed , " Elizabeth replied . " What are you talking about , Elizabeth? It's our company . We're in this together . Stopping production affects both of us , " I insisted . Elizabeth's smile made me freeze in place . Didn't she realize that , or did she just not care anymore ? The elevator pinged , and as they entered , I heard Elizabeth ask , " Please , I don't want to ride down with her . Can she ride down on the next one ? I've had about as much of her as I can take today ." " Not a problem . She can follow us to the police station . She still needs to fill out her statement , " the female officer quickly replied . " No , I'm going down with you , " Joyce insisted . " Sorry , there's no more room ," one of her bodyguards responded as they both stepped into the elevator . Her bodyguard then motioned for Rodney to come stand between them , stepping over to make room for him . The doors closed with Elizabeth grinning at my mother . I knew my mother wanted to be there to incite the reporters . This is really bad . My mother's going to cause a scene that's about to be recorded . I want to scream at my mother and Sasha , but several employees were standing around watching what happened . Some were even recording . This is horrible publicity . Why would Sasha and my mother do this to me ? Are they truly that clueless ? Were they trying to ruin me ? I called the elevator back up , and I was starting to sweat by the time it arrived . It seemed like it took forever to catch up with them . There were several reporters outside , just as Elizabeth predicted . My mother and Sasha smiled as they saw the reporters surrounding Elizabeth and calling out questions as she was escorted to the squad car . It was obvious they had planned this . They were making my business look bad . Elizabeth's bodyguards helped block her from the cameras , but there were at least twenty reporters out here . This had been a set - up , and Elizabeth had fallen into their trap . I used to respect my mother , but the last few months she's really shown her true colors . She wanted Elizabeth thrown out on her ear , with nothing . Why did she think Elizabeth didn't deserve to get her investment back ? I was going to pay her the millions I owed her , with interest . I just hadn't told them that . I was going to go forward with our marriage . It might not be legal , but I needed Elizabeth . She knew what she was doing in the business world . I wasn't a fool . Only with Elizabeth by my side would the company continue to flourish . The reporters left Elizabeth as she wasn't responding , and rushed back to us . I see my sister is now here , also dressed up . I was gritting my teeth so hard , my jaw actually ached . I would straighten them all out tonight . I walked away right before the reporters descended on us like vultures . Firing off question after question . Some called out after me as I walked away , but I ignored their questions . I needed to get Elizabeth out of jail before she got really pissed and refused to cooperate at all . This was a f ***** g mess . I don't know how it got to be this bad , this fast , but it's not what I wanted to happen at all . I will deal with them tonight , but they're actions may have just destroyed my business . 16