Chapter 10 - Evelyn Attempts A Desperate Blackmail Scheme Against The Syndicate
While the boardroom confrontation unfolded, Evelyn Vance was pacing inside a private holding cell at the federal courthouse in lower Manhattan.
Her expensive tweed suit was rumpled, her silver hair unkempt, but her mind was still calculating a way to escape prison time.
She used her allowed legal call to contact Senator Thomas Vance, her estranged brother who headed the Senate Finance Committee in D.C.
“Thomas! You need to override the Federal District warrant immediately!” Evelyn demanded into the receiver, her voice rising in panic.
“If Arthur falls, he will drag the entire Vance family trust into the mud! He has records of your campaign contributions from 2016!”
On the other end of the line, Senator Vance sat in his office on Capitol Hill, looking at a televised broadcast of Eleanor’s return.
“Evelyn... you’re on your own,” Senator Vance replied coldly, his voice devoid of any remaining family loyalty or political sympathy.
“Eleanor Sterling delivered the unredacted offshore ledgers to the Department of Justice three hours ago. The Senatorial Ethics Board is meeting now.”
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“Do not call this office again,” the Senator said, hanging up the phone before Evelyn could utter another single word of blackmail.
Evelyn dropped the receiver, sliding down the tiled wall of the cell as the complete reality of her total destruction settled in.
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