Chapter 10
The discovery of the Swiss safety deposit boxes was the final, fatal nail in the coffin of Richard Sterling's legal defense. The boxes contained heavily classified corporate blackmail documents that Richard had used to manipulate US senators and federal regulators.
When the contents were leaked to the New York Times, the resulting political scandal rocked the foundation of Capitol Hill. Politicians who had previously accepted Richard's campaign donations scrambled desperately to distance themselves from the radioactive billionaire.
Sarah watched the breaking news from the quiet sanctuary of her private estate in the Hamptons, surrounded by heavy private security. A sudden, sharp pain radiated across her lower abdomen, causing her to grip the edge of the marble kitchen counter tightly.
She took a slow, deep breath, authentic micro-expressions of pain flashing across her face as she checked her Apple Watch timer. The contractions had officially begun, triggered early by the immense, unrelenting stress of the high-profile federal trial.
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"Call the medical transport team; we are moving to the secure wing at NYU Langone Hospital," Sarah instructed her head of security. Within minutes, a heavily armored medical convoy was speeding down the Long Island Expressway toward the heart of Manhattan.
The physical pain was immense, but it paled in comparison to the agonizing emotional trauma she had already survived and conquered. She was bringing new life into a world that she had personally violently cleansed of corruption, lies, and toxic arrogance.
