Chapter 14
THE DOMESTIC THREAT WAS NEUTRALIZED, BUT THE GLOBAL COUNCIL IS WATCHING YOUR NEXT MOVE, the note warned cryptically.
Marcus's dark eyes narrowed as he read the classified account numbers and overseas routing codes listed inside the ledger.
It appeared that Claire's conspiracy had been merely a small tentacle of a much larger international syndicate operating in the shadows.
He walked over to the secure terminal, plugging the encrypted USB drive attached to the ledger into the master mainframe.
A series of complex firewall bypasses executed automatically, downloading gigabytes of offshore financial intelligence.
He realized that the war for absolute financial independence was far from over; it was simply expanding to a global scale.
Rather than feeling fear, an adrenaline-fueled excitement surged through his veins as he prepared for the next great challenge.
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He was a Sterling, and his family bloodline had been forged in the fires of adversity and absolute triumph.
He closed the ledger slowly, locking it inside the biometric vault beneath his desk alongside his grandfather's vintage pocket watch.
