Chapter 10 - Arthur Sterling’s Betrayal Becomes Crystal Clear
Clara walked over to the desk, picking up the micro-cassette recorder that had miraculously survived the crossfire intact.
“Sterling knows that tape contains his voice, not yours,” Clara said, handing the device back to Julian.
Julian pocketed the recorder securely inside his charcoal-gray suit jacket, his jaw set in a hard, unyielding line.
“If Sterling compromised the primary server room downstairs, all external communications are dead,” Julian noted, checking his encrypted wrist terminal.
“Not all of them,” Clara corrected, tapping the tactical lapel pin she had placed on the corner of the table.
“This pin contains a direct satellite uplink to the Department of Justice’s internal audit division—untouchable by corporate firewalls.”
Julian looked at her with a new level of respect, realizing her infiltration of his penthouse was a meticulously calculated rescue mission disguised as revenge.
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“You didn't come here to assassinate me, Clara... you came to force me to choose a side before Sterling destroys us both,” Julian stated quietly.
“And now that you know the truth, Julian, whose side are you on?” Clara asked, her amber eyes locking onto his.
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