Chapter 12 - Uncovering The Traitor Inside Sterling
Ivan slammed Marcus against the corrugated steel wall of the warehouse, pressing his forearm tightly against the man’s throat. “You’re done, Marcus,” Ivan whispered fiercely into his ear. “Every illegal wire transfer, every offshore account—it’s all on my phone.”
“Let me go! You can’t do this!” Marcus choked out, his eyes wide with absolute terror. “Jessi will ruin you!” “Jessi already knows everything,” Ivan replied coldly, pulling out his burner phone and hitting record to capture the confession.
“Okay! Okay! I did it!” Marcus sobbed, crumbling under the physical and psychological pressure. “Arthur put me up to it! He wanted to force a hostile takeover so we could sell off the company assets to our biggest competitor!”
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Ivan secured the digital audio file, uploading it directly to the secure corporate server via encrypted cloud storage. Satisfied that the trap had been successfully turned against its creators, Ivan shoved Marcus back onto the catwalk floor in disgust.
“Consider this your final warning, Marcus,” Ivan said, stepping back down the ladder. “If you or Arthur come anywhere near Jessi or my daughter again, the next files I send won't go to the board—they’ll go straight to the FBI.”
