Chapter 7 - Daniel Mercer Defends His Treachery Inside Vale Tower
Back at Vale Tower, federal marshals and state investigators swarmed the executive security wing with search warrants. Daniel Mercer was handcuffed to a steel chair in the interrogation room, sweating profusely under the harsh fluorescent lights.
The heavy metal door swung open, and Grandfather Grand Vale stepped into the room leaning heavily on his carved mahogany cane. The elderly patriarch looked down at his former head of security with undisguised contempt and freezing fury.
“You incompetent fool, Daniel... you couldn't even hide a few pieces of paper without leaving a digital footprint?” Grand Vale rasped. Daniel sneered up at the old man, realizing he was being thrown under the bus to protect the family legacy.
“I executed your exact orders to protect Sebastian from a gold-digging outsider, Grandfather!” Daniel shot back defensively. “My orders were to dissolve a temporary union, not to intercept legitimate heirs to the Vale fortune!” Grand Vale shouted, slamming his cane down.
Federal Agent Miller stepped between them, flashing a federal charging document directly into Daniel’s face. “Conspiracy, mail tampering, and racketeering carry a minimum of twenty-five years in federal prison, Mr. Mercer,” Miller stated.
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Daniel’s defiant expression finally cracked, realizing neither Grand Vale nor Sebastian was going to save him from ruin. “If I’m going down, I’m taking every offshore shell company the Vale family owns down with me,” Daniel threatened darkly.
Grand Vale’s face turned the color of ash as he realized his empire was about to be dismantled from within.
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