Chapter 10
"My dearest successor," the handwritten letter began, "you thought Evelyn was the head of the snake." Elena's breath hitched as she continued reading the chilling words inscribed across the historical parchment document.
"Evelyn was merely a diversion; the true master of the European syndicate has been sitting on your board of directors." The room seemed to drop several degrees as the terrifying implications of the hidden betrayal settled over her.
"They are preparing to execute a hostile takeover of your newly acquired assets before the end of the fiscal quarter." Elena dropped the letter onto the table, her hands trembling slightly for the first time since the mirror incident.
She rushed to the conference room door, flinging it open to call for the federal marshals stationed outside in the hallway. The hallway was completely empty, the security cameras were flickering offline, and the elevator doors were locked.
She ran back to her desk, picking up her encrypted satellite phone to call Julian down from the primary executive suite. "Julian, get into my office right now; the board has been compromised from the inside," Elena shouted into the receiver.
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Julian burst through the door three seconds later, his face pale as he saw the terrified expression on Elena's face. "What did the letter say, Elena? Who is backing this new threat?" Julian demanded urgently, grabbing her shoulders.
Elena pointed a shaking finger at the parchment paper resting on the mahogany conference table. "It's signed with the cipher of the Zurich banking cartel... the same syndicate my father fought twenty years ago," Elena revealed.
