Chapter 10 - The Manhattan Raid
The revelation that Clara was alive sent shockwaves through Julian's world, shattering everything he believed.
He brought Chloe to a fortified federal safehouse in downtown Manhattan under twenty-four-hour FBI protection.
Agent Miller organized a federal raid on a luxury pent house on Wall Street owned by one of Clara's shell companies.
Armored vehicles blocked the busy Manhattan street as tactical teams blew open the penthouse's private elevator doors.
Inside, agents discovered a high-tech surveillance command center monitoring dozens of corporate titans across the US.
Wall-to-wall screens displayed live video feeds from hidden pinhole cameras inside executive homes, libraries, and boardrooms.
"They've compromised over fifty major American companies," Agent Miller gasped, reviewing the digital network logs.
Julian stood in the center of the command room, staring at a framed photograph resting on a mahogany desk.
It was a picture of Clara standing next to a young Chloe on a sunny beach in Florida just six months ago.
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