Chapter 5 - THE ROOTS OF THE BETRAYAL
Six months prior, Elena had trusted Jonathan with the master cryptographic keys to her family's energy conglomerate.
Instead of partnering in good faith, he had orchestrated a hostile corporate takeover, leaving her for dead in a warehouse fire.
He had underestimated her resilience, assuming a few burns and bruises would keep her permanently silenced.
Now, standing beneath the watchful eye of the ceiling dome camera, the tables had completely turned.
"You thought a warehouse explosion and a fabricated audit would wipe out the Vance family legacy," Elena said.
Jonathan swallowed hard, his charcoal grey suit jacket feeling suddenly restrictive around his sweating chest.
"I was running a business, Elena... corporate acquisitions are never personal," Jonathan tried to rationalize with a shaky smirk.
"Attempted murder isn't business, Jonathan; it's a federal felony," Elena replied, her tone dropping to an icy whisper.
She took a slow, deliberate step toward him, forcing the arrogant man to take a nervous step backward.
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The framed US flag hanging on the wall outside the room seemed to cast a symbolic shadow over his crumbling defense.
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