Chapter 17 - THE UNKNOWN HEIR
"Who are you?" Victoria demanded, keeping her pistol locked firmly on the intruder's chest.
The masked man slowly reached up, peeling off the silver mask to reveal a face covered in old burn scars.
"You don't remember me, Victoria?" the man asked, his voice dripping with venomous sarcasm. "I'm Julian Vance... the eldest son your precious father tried to erase."
Arthur stepped back slightly, his eyes widening in sudden realization. "Julian... the military declared you dead in Afghanistan fifteen years ago."
"The military lied, just like everyone else in this corrupt family," Julian sneered, stepping closer into the red light.
"You have no claim to the holding trust, Julian," Victoria stated coldly, refusing to lower her weapon. "Your father legally disinherited you in 2010."
Julian laughed bitterly, pulling a small electronic detonator from his coat pocket.
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"Legal documents mean nothing when I hold the master override codes to every satellite server in North America," Julian declared proudly.
He pressed a button on the detonator, and across the city, the lights of the New York Stock Exchange instantly flickered and died.
