Chapter 10 - Secret Pharmaceutical Tests Hidden In Private Research Files
Caleb refused to back down, his dark eyes locked onto Marcus with a lethal intensity that made the guards twitch nervously.
“You think a forged death certificate will protect you once the federal securities commission audits your laboratory accounts?” Caleb asked.
Marcus’s confident smile faltered for a fraction of a second before he recovered his polished, icy demeanor.
“You were always so focused on romance, Caleb, you never bothered to check what Vanguard was testing in those basement labs,” Marcus taunted.
“Human experimentation using paralytic neurotoxins to fake fatalities for insurance fraud and hostile estate takeovers,” Caleb deduced grimly.
“Precisely,” Marcus admitted without hesitation, knowing he believed Caleb had no way to transmit the data outside the hospital.
“Every transaction, every lab log, and every co-conspirator’s name is already uploading to my encrypted cloud terminal downtown,” Caleb lied smoothly.
Marcus’s eyes widened in genuine panic as he reached instinctively for his pocket communication device.
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“You’re bluffing,” Marcus hissed, though his voice lacked its previous ironclad assurance.
“Try me,” Caleb whispered, stepping forward with such authority that Marcus and his guards instinctively took a step back.
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