Chapter 13 - Dr. Vale Sends A Mysterious Warning Message
Before Evelyn could fire back a retort, her executive desk phone began ringing with a sharp, piercing chime. She ignored it, glaring daggers at Rachel across the expanse of the luxury boardroom table.
The phone kept ringing relentlessly, forcing Grant to walk over and press the speaker button to shut it off. A synthetic, distorted voice echoed loudly through the empty boardroom from the receiver.
"Evelyn... you should have kept your daughter-in-law on a shorter leash," Dr. Vale's altered voice mocked smoothly. Evelyn rushed to the phone, her face turning pale as she pressed the intercom button.
"Adrian, where are you?! You're destroying everything we built!" Evelyn shrieked into the speaker. "I built it, Evelyn; you just provided the money and the naive subjects," Vale replied with a chilling laugh.
"The federal marshals are already raiding your underground lab in Vermont," Rachel stated firmly into the desk mic. A brief silence hung on the line before Vale responded with eerie calm.
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"Let them look; by the time they dig through the ice, the final phase will already be complete," Vale teased. The line clicked dead, leaving a harsh dial tone echoing against the glass walls of the skyscraper.
Grant stared at the phone in sheer terror, realizing they were all playing a game they didn't understand.
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